गृध्

{ gṛdh }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

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

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

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

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

to make desirous or greedy, [Pāṇ. 1-3, 69]; [Kāś.];

Ā. °यते, to deceive, cheat, ib.; [Bhaṭṭ. viii, 43] :

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.]