1. holds down, holds fast; holds back, restrains; humiliates.
2. refutes; reproves, reprimands.

1. to hold back, restrain Dhp.326; Ja.iv.97; Mil.184; Vism.133
   ■ Opp paggaṇhāti.
2. to rebuke, censure (c. instr.) AN.iii.187; Ja.iii.222; Mil.9 (musāvādena); Dhp-a.i.29. …

takes hold of; holds fast, restraints.

of niggaṇhāti

of niggaṇhāti

of niggaṇhāti held down; restrained; reproved; refuted

of niggaṇhāti

holding back Vin.iii.121 (+ abhinippīḷanā).

abstr. fr. abhiniggaṇhāti

…+ niggaṇhāti

to squeeze, crush, subdue Vism.399; often in comb^n. with abhiniggaṇhāti MN.i.120; AN.v.230.

abhi + nippīḷeti

to rebuke too much Ja.vi.417.

ati + niggaṇhāti

…refutation Kv.3.

Sk. nigraha, ni + gaha²; see niggaṇhāti

…in detail at Dhp-a.ii.107 & cp. MN.iii.118).

see niggaṇhāti

…nigṛhyate, ni + gayhati, Pass. of niggaṇhāti

…Ja.iv.362 (= balisādhaka Com.).

ni + gāhaka, see niggaṇhāti

…support, befriend (opp. niggaṇhāti) Ja.i.511; Ja.ii.21 Ja.v.116, Ja.v.369; Mil.185, Mil.186; Pv-a.114 (sappurisa-dhammaṃ). 3. to put to,…

to restrain SN.i.238.

saṃ + niggaṇhāti