glah

Dictionary meanings for glah from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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glah

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1 U., 10 U. (glahati-te, glāha- yati-te) 1 To gamble, to win by [Page0474-c+ 51] gambling.

2 To take, receive.

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

cl.1 A1. hate (Cond. P. aglahīṣyat MBh. ii, 2397), to gamble, play with any one (instr.) at dice for (acc.), win by gambling MBh. ii, vii f.; = grah, to take, receive Dha1tup. xvi, 49. 045344 374,2 69145 m. (grah Pa1n2. 3-3, 70) cast of the dice, game at dice AV. iv, 38, 1 f.; Ya1jn5. ii, 199; MBh. ii (glahaṃ-div, to play at dice for [ instr. ], 2179), v 374,2 69146 m. the stake in playing at dice MBh. ii f.; Hariv....

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