Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. (rā or rī f.) 1 Bring- ing near, procuring, getting; bhārā- hāraḥ kāryavaśāt Sk.
2 Going to fetch; ayaṃ gacchati bhartā me phalāhāro mahāvanaṃ Sāv. 4. 23. raḥ 1 Tak- ing, fetching, or bringing near.
2 Employing, using.
3 Tak- ing food.
4 Food; (āharaṃti rasamasmā- dityāhāraḥ Sk.); ºvṛttimakarot Pt. 1 took his dinner; phalāhāra, ºvṛttiḥ means of livelihood; bhaikṣāhāraḥ living on alms; yavāhāra, nirāhāra...