Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
3 U. 1 To take, receive, accept.
2 To take hold of, seize, grasp.
3 To bestow, give, pre- sent.
4 To restore, return.
5 To take off or away.
6 To apprehend, comprehend.
7 To undertake, be- gin.
8 To collect.
9 To think about, reflect on.
Source entryMonier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
P. A1. -dadāti, -datte, (P.) to give, bestow, present MBh.; Hariv.; to give back, restore BhP.; (A1.) to take away fully or entirely, take away with one, accept, receive RV. &c; to take out or away, remove, with draw Mn.; MBh.; to take hold of. grasp, seize... mfn. taken away, taken hold of. seized, received BhP. 147049 1159,2 234124 n. taking fully or entirely, taking upon one's self. contracting, incurring MBh....
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