Pāli Dictionary

anuggāhaka

anuprefixgahrootakasuffix

Part of speech

adjective · masculine

Root

gah6grasp

Synonyms

parikkhāra, upaṭṭhāka, upakārī

general

  • helping, assisting; (as noun, m.) a helper, supporter, patron (of)

  • MN 141

    sevatha, bhikkhave, sāriputtamoggallāne, bhajatha, bhikkhave, sāriputtamoggallāne. paṇḍitā bhikkhū anuggāhakā sabrahmacārīnaṃ. seyyathā'pi, bhikkhave, janetā, evaṃ sāriputto, seyyathā'pi jātassa āpādetā, evaṃ moggallāno.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 3

anuggahakā
  1. anuggaha

    support; help; assistance; favour shown to another

  2. kā

    who?; what?; which?; which woman? (interrogative pronoun, feminine singular nominative of ‘ka’)

anugahakā
  1. anu

    along; beside; alongside; following behind (of space)

  2. gahakāgahaka

    the body (as a ‘house’ of the aggregates); a small house or dwelling

anugāhakā
  1. anu

    along; beside; alongside; following behind (of space)

  2. gāha

    holding; grasping; taking hold of; seizure; being caught

  3. kā

    who?; what?; which?; which woman? (interrogative pronoun, feminine singular nominative of ‘ka’)

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