Pāli Dictionary

gaṇhāti

gahrootṇhāsuffix

via inflected form gaṇha · 3rd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Synonyms

paṭiggaṇhāti, upagacchati, patigaṇhāti, uggaṇhāti, payojeti, paṭiggaheti, paṭigaṇhāti, paṭigaṇhati,

general

  • takes hold of; seizes; takes or reclaims; catches

  • AN 4.42

    anatthaṃ parivajjeti, atthaṃ gaṇhāti paṇḍito, atth'ābhisamayā dhīro, paṇḍito'ti pavuccatī'ti.

  • MN 86

    ahañ'hi pubbe hatthim'pi dhāvantaṃ anupatitvā gaṇhāmi, assam'pi dhāvantaṃ anupatitvā gaṇhāmi, ratham'pi dhāvantaṃ anupatitvā gaṇhāmi, migam'pi dhāvantaṃ anupatitvā gaṇhāmi, atha ca pan'āhaṃ imaṃ samaṇaṃ pakatiyā gacchantaṃ sabbathāmena gacchanto na sakkomi sampāpuṇitun'ti!

  • holds or has capacity for a quantity, as a container

  • takes; accepts; receives

  • Thig 13.2

    na te hiraññaṃ gaṇhanti, na suvaṇṇaṃ na rūpiyaṃ, paccuppannena yāpenti, tena me samaṇā piyā.

ethics

  • undertakes and observes precepts

mind

  • apprehends or construes mentally, often wrongly

  • DN 29

    tatra ce tumhākaṃ evam'assa, ayaṃ kho āyasmā atthañ'c'eva micchā gaṇhāti, byañjanāni ca micchā ropetī'ti.

gaṇhati

gaṇhastemtisuffix

via inflected form gaṇha · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Synonyms

paṭiggaṇhāti, upagacchati, ādiyati, patigaṇhāti, uggaṇhāti, paṭiggaheti, paṭigaṇhāti, paṭigaṇhati,

general

  • grabs hold of; seizes; takes

  • AN 8.14

    puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave, idh'ekacco assakhaḷuṅko, pehī'ti vutto, viddho samāno codito sārathinā ummaggaṃ gaṇhati, ubbaṭumaṃ rathaṃ karoti. evarūpo'pi, bhikkhave, idh'ekacco assakhaḷuṅko hoti. ayaṃ, bhikkhave, catuttho assadoso.

  • SN 12.61

    seyyathā'pi bhikkhave makkaṭo araññe pavane caramāno sākhaṃ gaṇhati taṃ muñcitvā aññaṃ gaṇhati taṃ muñcitvā aññaṃ gaṇhati

  • takes; accepts; receives

  • Thig 13.2

    na te hiraññaṃ gaṇhanti, na suvaṇṇaṃ na rūpiyaṃ, paccuppannena yāpenti, tena me samaṇā piyā.

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