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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

  • लभ् (cf. √ रभ्) cl. 1. Ā. (Dhātup. xxiii, 6) लभते (ep. also °ति and लम्भते; pf. लेभे/, ep. also ललाभ; aor. अलब्ध, अलप्सत, Br.; Prec. लप्सीय, Pāṇ. viii, 2, 504 Sch.; fut. लब्धा Gr.; लप्स्यते, °ति, Br. &c.; लभिष्यति, Kāv.; inf. लब्धुम्, MBh.; ind.p. लब्ध्वा/, AV. &c.; -लभ्य, -लम्भम्, Br. &c.; लाभम्, Pāṇ. vii, 1, 69),
    to take, seize, catch;
    catch sight of, meet with, find, Br. &c. &c. (with अन्तरम्, to find an opportunity, make an impression, be effective; with अवकाशम्, to find scope, be appropriate; with कालम्, to find the right time or moment);
    to gain possession of, obtain, receive, conceive, get, receive (‘from’ abl.; ‘as’ acc.), recover, ib. (with गर्भम्, ‘to conceive an embryo’, ‘become pregnant’; with पदम्, to obtain a footing);
    to gain the power of (doing anything), succeed in, be permitted or allowed to (inf. or dat. e.g. लभते द्रष्टुम्, or दर्शनाय, ‘he is able or allowed to see’), ChUp.; MBh. &c.;
    to possess, have, Sāh.; MārkP.;
    to perceive, know, understand, learn, find out, Kathās.; Kull. :
    Pass. लभ्य/ते (ep. also °ति; aor. अलाभि or अलम्भि, with prep. only अलम्भि; cf. Pāṇ. vii, 1, 69; Kāś.),
    to be taken or caught or met with or found or got or obtained, Br. &c. &c.;
    to be allowed or permitted (inf. sometimes with pass. sense e.g. नाधर्मो लभ्यते कर्तुम्, ‘injustice ought not to be done’, cf. above), Kathās.;
    to follow, result, Sāh.; Sarvad.;
    to be comprehended by (abl.), Bhāṣāp. :
    Caus. लम्भयति, °ते (aor. अललम्भत्), to cause to take or receive or obtain, give, bestow (generally with two acc.; rarely with acc. and instr. = to present with; in Kir. ii, 55 with two acc. and instr.; cf. Vām. v, 2, 10), MBh.; Kāv. &c.;
    to get, procure (cf. लम्भित);
    to find out, discover, Mn. viii, 109;
    to cause to suffer, MW.;
    Desid. लि/प्सते (mc. also °ति, TBr. लीप्सते), to wish to seize or take or catch or obtain or receive (with acc. or gen.; ‘from’ abl.), TBr. &c. &c. :
    Intens. लालभ्यते, लालम्भीति or लालब्धि Gr.
  • लभ् [Gk. λάφ-υρον, λαμβ-άνω; Lat. labor; Lith. lábas, लो/बिस्.]

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1890)

  • लभ् 1 A. (लभते, लेभे, अलब्ध, लप्स्यते, लब्धुं, लब्ध)
    1 To get, obtain, gain, acquire; लभेत सिकतासु तैलमपि यत्नतः पीडयन् Bh. 2. 5; चिराय याथार्थ्यमलंभि दिग्गजैः Śi. 1. 64.
    2 To have, possess, be in possession of.
    3 To take, receive.
    4 To catch, take or catch hold of; R. 1. 3.
    5 To find, meet with; यत्किंचिल्लभते पथि.
    6 To recover, regain.
    7 To know, learn, perceive, understand; भ्रमणं… गमनादेब लभ्यते Bhāṣā P. 6; सत्यमलभमानः Kull on Ms. 8. 109.
    8 To be able or be permitted (to do a thing) (with inf.); मर्तुमपि न लभ्यते; नाधर्मो-लभ्यते कर्तुं लोके वैद्याधरे. (The senses of लभ् are modified according to the noun with which it is used; i. e. गर्भं लभ् to conceive, become pregnant; पदं or आस्पदं लभ् to gain a footing, take a hold on; see under पद; अंतरं लभ् to get a footing, enter into; लेभेंऽतरं चेतसि नोपदेशः R. 6. 66 ‘was not impressed on the mind;’ चेतनां, संज्ञां, लभ् to regain one's consciousness; जन्म लभ् to be born; Ki. 5. 43; स्वास्थ्यं लभ् to enjoy ease, be at ease; दर्शनं लभ् to get an audience of &c.).
    — Caus. (लंभयति-ते)
    1 To cause to get or receive, cause to take; Ki. 2. 58.
    2 To give, confer or bestow upon; मोदकशरावं माणवकं लंभय V. 3.
    3 To cause to suffer.
    4 To obtain, receive.
    5 To find out, discover.
    — Desid. (लिप्सते) To wish to get, long for; अलब्धं चैव लिप्सेत H. 2. 8.