Pāli Dictionary

gāheti

gāhestemtisuffix

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.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 1

gaheiti
  1. gahegaha

    grip, grabbing, seizing, holding

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

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