प्रतिग्रह [ pratigraha ] [ prati-grahá ] m. receiving , accepting , acceptance of gifts (as the peculiar prerogative of Brāhmans ; cf. Lit. IW. 237 ; 262) Lit. ŚBr. Lit. ŚrS. Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh. ( [ °grahaṃ-√ kṛ ] , to receive presents Lit. Mn.)

   friendly reception Lit. MBh.

   favour , grace Lit. MBh.

   taking a wife , marrying Lit. R.

   receiving with the ear i.e. hearing Lit. Kathās.

   a grasper , seizer ( [ keśa- ] , a hair-cutter , barber) Lit. Gobh. a receiver Lit. KātyŚr. Lit. R.

   a chamber-vessel or any similar convenience for sick persons Lit. Car.

   a spittoon Lit. L.

   a gift , present (esp. a donation to a Brāhman at suitable periods) Lit. Yājñ. Lit. MBh. (instr. " as a present " Lit. Kathās.)

   N. of the objects or functions corresponding to the 8 Grahas Lit. L.

   = [ kriyā-kāra ] Lit. L.

   the reserve of an army (a detachment posted with the general 400 yards in the rear of a line) Lit. W.

   the sun near the moon's node Lit. ib.