བྱིན་ལེན་

བྱིན་ལེན། (Wyl. byin len ) Pron.: jin len

• Skt. प्रतिग्रहः, pratigraha, Pron.: pratigraha. From Sanskrit: receiving, accepting, acceptance of gifts (as the peculiar prerogative of Brāhmans | friendly reception | favour, grace | taking a wife, marrying | receiving with the ear | hearing | a grasper, seizer | a hair-cutter, barber | a receiver | a chamber-vessel or any similar convenience for sick persons | a spittoon | a gift, present (•esp. a donation to a Brāhman at suitable periods) | 'as a present' | N. of the objects or functions corresponding to the 8 Grahas | the reserve of an army (a detachment posted with the general 400 yards in the rear of a line) | the sun near the moon's node [Mahavyutpatti] [Sanskrit] MVP MW