Word origin · etymology
Sanskrit transliteration: graha.
Graha means a seizer or grasper, from grah, to seize; its celestial use includes entities beyond the modern astronomical category planet.
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary: graha (University of Hyderabad) ↗
How we know · epistemology
Traditional classification
The category groups bodies and calculated nodes by their roles in Indian interpretation. Calling something a graha identifies that traditional role; it does not assert that every member is a physical planet.
P. V. R. Narasimha Rao: Vedic Astrology, An Integrated Approach ↗
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