Pāli Dictionary

gāha1

gahrootasuffix

via inflected form gāhe · accusative plural / locative singular / vocative singular

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

gah6grasp

Synonyms

gahaṇa

general

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

  • SN 35.241

    evam'eva kho, bhikkhave, sace tumhe'pi… na manussaggāho gahessati, na amanussaggāho gahessati, na āvaṭṭaggāho gahessati, na antopūtī bhavissatha, evaṃ tumhe, bhikkhave, nibbānaninnā bhavissatha nibbānapoṇā nibbānapabbhārā.

  • Dhp 222

    yo ve uppatitaṃ kodhaṃ, rathaṃ bhantaṃ'va vāraye, tam'ahaṃ sārathiṃ brūmi, rasmiggāho itaro jano.

doctrine

  • a view; an idea, belief or conviction held onto; obsession; a preconceived standpoint

gāha2

via inflected form gāhe · accusative plural / locative singular

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

gāh1dive; plunge

general

  • an aquatic predator; a crocodile or similar water-monster

  • a deep place (in water); a hideaway or lair

  • MN 25

    yaṃnūna mayaṃ imaṃ nivāpaṃ nivuttaṃ mahatīhi daṇḍavākarāhi samantā sappadesaṃ anuparivāreyyāma, app'eva nāma tatiyānaṃ migajātānaṃ āsayaṃ passeyyāma, yattha te gāhaṃ gaccheyyun'ti.

gāheti

gāhestemtisuffix

via inflected form gāhe · 1st person·imperative·reflexive singular / 3rd person·optative singular / 2nd person·optative singular / 1st person·optative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

gah6grasp

Synonyms

paṭilabhati, yuñjati

general

  • (of strength) regains, recovers, gets back; causative of gaṇhāti: causes to take/grasp, causes to understand

  • MN 36

    te imaṃ kāyaṃ balaṃ gāhenti nāma, brūhenti nāma, medenti nāmā'ti.

gaha1

approximate

via inflected form gahe · accusative plural / locative singular

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Synonyms

vesma

general

  • a house, dwelling

  • Dhp 154

    gahakāraka diṭṭho'si, puna gehaṃ na kāhasi, sabbā te phāsukā bhaggā, gahakūṭaṃ visaṅkhataṃ, visaṅkhāragataṃ cittaṃ, taṇhānaṃ khayamajjhagā.

  • MN 27

    gahapati vā gahapatiputto vā aññatarasmiṃ vā kule paccājāto.

monastic

  • household life, the life of a layperson

  • DN 19

    nam'atthi ūnaṃ kāmehi, hiṃsitā me na vijjati, amanussavaco sutvā, tasm'āhaṃ na gahe rame.

  • Ja 411

    so'haṃ tam'ev'ānuvicintayanto, eko sayāmi sayanassa majjhe, aham'pi evaṃ iti pekkhamāno, na gahe rame brahmacariyassa kālo.

gaha2

approximate

gahrootasuffix

via inflected form gahe · accusative plural / locative singular

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

gah6grasp

general

  • grip, grabbing, seizing, holding

  • Dhp 251

    n'atthi rāgasamo aggi, n'atthi dosasamo gaho, n'atthi mohasamaṃ jālaṃ, n'atthi taṇhāsamā nadī.

  • Dhp 326

    idaṃ pure cittam'acāri cārikaṃ, yen'icchakaṃ yatthakāmaṃ yathāsukhaṃ, tadajj'ahaṃ niggahessāmi yoniso, hatthippabhinnaṃ viya aṅkusaggaho.

gaha3

approximate

via inflected form gahe · accusative plural / locative singular

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

gāh1dive; plunge

cosmology

  • a planet; a celestial ‘seizer’

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