गृध्

{ gṛdh }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

गृध्    cl. 4. P. गृ॑ध्यति ( perf. 3. pl. जगृधुर्, [BhP. v, 4, 1]; जागृधु॑र्, ii, 23, 16"> [RV. ii, 23, 16]; aor. अ॑गृधत्, 34, 4"> [RV. x, 34, 4]; fut. गर्धिष्यति, [ŚBr. iii]; pr. p. गृ॑ध्यत्, iv, 38, 3"> [RV. iv, 38, 3]; ind.p. गृद्ध्वा, 64, 40"> [BhP. x, 64, 40]),

to endeavour to gain, iv, 38, 3"> [RV. iv, 38, 3]; viii, 6, 1"> [AV. viii, 6, 1];

to covet, desire, strive after greedily, be desirous of or eager for ( loc. [ [RV.]; [AV.] &c.] or acc. [ĪśUp.]; iv, 276"> [MBh. iv, 276]; vi, x"> [BhP. v, vi, x]) :

Caus. P. गर्धयति, to be greedy, xxxii, 124"> [Dhātup. xxxii, 124];

to make desirous or greedy, --- 14---; [Kāś.];

Ā. °यते, to deceive, cheat, ib.; viii, 43">--- 16--- :

Intens. 2. sg. impf. अजर्घाः, [Pāṇ. 8-3, 14]; [Kāś.];

गृध्   [ cf. अनु-, प्रति-; अभि-घृध्न, प्र- गर्धिन्; cf. also old Germ. gir: Mod. Germ. gier: Engl. greedy (?) : Goth. gredags, gaurs: Hib. greadaim, ‘I burn’; greadhnach, ‘ joyful, glad’; gradh, ‘ love, charity; dear’; graidhneog, ‘a beloved female’, &c.: Lith. godus, gedu: Slav. glad, ‘ hunger.’]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

गृध् [gṛdh]   4 P. (गृध्यति, गृद्ध)
   To covet; desire, strive after greedily.
   To long for, be desirous of. -Caus. (गर्धयति)
   To make desirous or greedy.
   To deceive cheat (Ātm.); सीतां दिदृक्षुः प्रच्छन्नः सोऽगर्धयत राक्षसान् [Bk. 8.43.]