कचग्रह

m. seizing orﾠ grasping the hair MBh. Ragh. etc.

n. id. BhP.

m. the hair (esp. of the head) Ragh. Bhartṛ. etc.;

कचः [कच्यन्ते बध्यन्ते इति कचः, कच्-अच्]

1 Hair (especially of the head); कचेषु च निगृह्यैतान् Mb.; see ˚ग्रह below; अलिनीजिष्णुः कचानां चयः Bh.1.5.

-2 A dry or healed sore, scar.

-3 A binding, band.

-4 The hem of a garment.

-5 A cloud.

-6 N. of a son of Brihaspati. [In their long warfare with the demons, the gods were often times defeated, and rendered quite helpless. But such of the demons as would be slain in battle were restored to life by Śukrāchārya, their preceptor, by means of a mystic charm which he alone possessed. The gods resolved to secure, if possible, this charm for themselves, and induced Kacha to go to Śukrāchārya and learn it from him by becoming his disciple. So Kacha went to the preceptor, but the demons killed Kacha twice lest he should succeed in mastering the lore; but on both occasions he was restored to life by the sage at the intercession of Devayānī, his daughter, who had fallen in love with the youth. Thus discomfited the Asuras killed him a third time, burnt his body, and mixed his ashes with Śukra's wine; but Devayānī again begged her father to restore to life the youth. Not being able to resist his daughter's importunities, Śukra once more performed the charm, and, to his surprise, heard the voice of Kacha issuing from his own belly. To save his own life the sage taught him the much- coveted charm, and, on the belly of Śukra being ripped open, Kacha performed the charm and restored his master to life. Devayānī thence forward began to make stronger advances of love to him, but he steadily resisted her proposals, telling her that she was to him as a younger sister. She thereupon cursed him that the great charm he had learnt would be powerless; he, in return, cursed her that she should be sought by no Brāhmaṇa, but would become a Kṣatriya's wife.]

-चा 1 A female elephant; करिण्यां तु कचा स्त्रियाम् । मेदिनी.

-2 Beauty, splendour.

-Comp. -अग्रम् curls, end of hair.

-आचित a. having dishevelled hair; कचाचितौ विष्वगिवागजौ गजौ Ki.1.36.

-आमोदः a. fragrant ointment of the hair (वाळा).

-ग्रहः seizing the hair, seizing (one) by the hair; Mb.5.155.5; R.1.47, पलायनच्छलान्यञ्जसेति रुरुधुः कचग्रहैः R.19.31.

-पः 1 'cloud drinker', grass.

-2 a leaf. (

-पम्) a vessel for vegetables.

-पक्षः, -पाशः, -हस्तः thick or orna- mented hair; (according to Ak. these three words denote a collection; पाशः, पक्षश्च हस्तश्च कलापार्थाः कचात्परे).

-मालः smoke.

ग्रहः [ग्रह्-अच्]

1 Seizing, grasping, laying hold of, seizure, रुरुधुः कचग्रहैः R.19.31.

-2 A grip, grasp, hold; विक्रम्य कौशिकं खड्गं मोक्षयित्वा ग्रहं रिपोः Mb.3.157.11; कर्कटक- ग्रहात् Pt.1.26.

-3 Taking, receiving, accepting; re- ceipt.

-4 Stealing, robbing; अङ्गुलीग्रन्थिभेदस्य छेदयेत्प्रथमे ग्रहे Ms.9.277; so गोग्रहः.

-5 Booty, spoil.

-6 Eclipse; see ग्रहण.

-7 A planet, (sometimes more particularly 'Rāhu'; वध्यमाने ग्रहेणाथ आदित्ये मन्युराविशत् Mb.1.24.7.) (the planets are nine:-- सूर्यश्चन्द्रो मङ्गलश्च बुधश्चापि बृहस्पतिः । शुक्रः शनैश्चरो राहुः केतुश्चेति ग्रहा नव ॥); नक्षत्रताराग्रहसंकुलापि (रात्रिः) R.6.22;3.13;12.28; गुरुणा स्तनभारेण मुखचन्द्रेण भास्वता । शनैश्चराभ्यां पादाभ्यां रेजे ग्रहमयीव सा ॥ Bh.1.17.

-8 Mentioning; utterance, repeating (as of a name) नामजातिग्रहं त्वेषामभिद्रोहेण कुर्वतः Ms.8.271; Amaru.85.

-9 A shark, crocodile.

-1 An imp in general.

-11 A parti- cular class of evil demons supposed to seize upon children and produce convulsions &c. cf. Mb. Crit. ed. 3.219.26; कृष्णग्रहगृहीतात्मा न वेद जगदीदृशम् Bhāg.7.4.38.

-12 Appre- hension, perception; ज्योतिश्चक्षुर्गुणग्रहः....... श्रोत्रं गुणग्रहः Bhāg.2.1.21-22.

-13 An organ or instrument of apprehension; Bṛi. Up.3.2.1.

-14 Tenacity, per- severance, persistence; नृणां स्वत्वग्रहो यतः Bhāg.7.14.11.

-15 Purpose, design.

-16 Favour, patronage.

-17 The place of a planet in the fixed zodiac.

-18 The number 'nine'.

-19 Any state of mind which proceeds from magical influences.

-2 A house.

-21 A spoonful, ladleful; ग्रहान्त्सोमस्य मिमते द्वादश Rv.1.114.5.

-22 A ladle or vessel; चमसानां ग्रहाणां च शुद्धिः प्रक्षालनेन तु Ms.5.116.

-23 The middle of a bow.

-24 A movable point in the heavens.

-25 Keeping back, obstructing.

-26 Taking away, depriving; प्राण˚ Pt.1.295.

-27 Preparation for war; ग्रहो$वग्रहनिर्बन्धग्रहणेषु रणोद्यमे । सूर्यादौ पूतनादौ च सैंहिकेये$पि तत् त्रिषु । Nm.

-28 A guest (अतिथि); यथा सिद्धस्य चान्नस्य ग्रहायाग्रं प्रदीयते Mb.13.1.6.

-29 Imprisoning, imprisonment; Mb.13.136.11.

-Comp. -अग्रेसरः the moon; Dk.8.1.

-अधीन a. subject to planetary influence.

-अवमर्दनः an epithet of Rāhu. (

-नम्) friction of the planets.

-अधीशः the sun.

-आधारः, -आश्रयः polar star (as the fixed centre of the planets).

-आमयः 1 epilepsy.

-2 demoniacal possession.

-आलुञ्चनम् pouncing on one's prey, tearing it to pieces; श्येनो ग्रहालुञ्चने Mk.3.2.

-आवर्तः horoscope.

-ईशः the sun.

-एकत्वन्यायः the rule according to which the gender and number of उद्देशपद is not necessarily combined along with the action laid down in the विधेयपद. This is discussed by जैमिनि and शबर at MS. III.1.13-15 (opp. of अरुणान्याय or पश्वेकत्वन्याय).

-कल्लोलः an epithet of Rāhu.

-कुण्डलिका the mutual relation of planets and prophecy derived from it.

-गणितम् the astronomical part of a ज्योतिःशास्त्र.

-गतिः the motion of the planets.

-ग्रामणी the sun.

-चिन्तकः an astrologer.

-दशा the aspect of a planet, the time during which it continues to exercise its influence.

-देवता the deity that presides over a planet.

-नायकः 1 the sun.

-2 an epithet of Saturn.

-निग्रहौ (du.) reward and punishment.

-नेमिः 1 the moon.

-2 the section of the moon's course between the asterisms मूल and मृगशीर्ष.

-पतिः 1 the sun.

-2 the moon; तस्य विस्तीर्यते राज्यं ज्योत्स्ना ग्रहपतेरिव Mb.12.118.15.

-पीडनम्, -पीडा 1 oppression caused by a planet.

-2 an eclipse; शशिदिवाकरयोर्ग्रहपीडनम् Bh.2.91; H.1.51; Pt.2.19.

-पुषः the sun.

-भक्तिः f. division of countries &c. with respect to the presiding planets.

-भोजनः 1 oblation offered to the planets.

-2 a horse.

-मण्डलम्, -ली the circle of the planets.

-यज्ञः, -यागः worship or sacrifice offered to the planets.

-युतिः, -योगः conjunction of planets.

-युद्ध opposition of planets.

-राजः 1 the sun.

-2 the moon.

-3 Jupiter.

-लाघवम् N. of an astro- nomical work of the 16th century.

-वर्षः the planetary year.

-विप्रः an astrologer.

-शान्तिः f. propitiation of planets by sacrifices &c.

-शृङ्गाटकम् triangular position of the planets with reference to one another.

-सङ्गमः conjunction of planets.

-स्वरः the Ist note of a musical piece.