にぎ かえしたそうだ
nigirikaeshita sōda

Godan Verb (su)
Evidential Auxiliary

Expresses hearsay about a past event ("I heard that...") of 握り返す

1. Apparently, they retook [it].; They say [he/she/they] took hold of [it] again.

Past/Perfective
Hearsay Evidence