Pāli Dictionary

gahaṇī

gahrootaṇasuffixīsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

gah6समझना

Synonyms

pariṇāma

general

  • पाचन; पाचन-अंग (पाचक अग्नि)

  • digestion; the bodily organ/fire believed to digest food

  • AN 5.54

    puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu app'ābādho hoti app'ātaṅko, samavepākiniyā gahaṇiyā samannāgato n'ātisītāya n'āccuṇhāya majjhimāya padhānakkhamāya. ayaṃ, bhikkhave, dutiyo samayo padhānāya.

  • गर्भाशय; गर्भावस्था की प्रक्रिया

  • womb; the process of gestation

gaha1

approximate

via inflected form gahāni · nominative plural / accusative plural / vocative plural

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Synonyms

vesma

general

  • घर, निवास

  • 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

  • गृहस्थ जीवन, लौकिक जीवन

  • 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 gahāni · nominative plural / accusative plural / vocative plural

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

gah6समझना

general

  • पकड़, ग्रहण, थामना

  • 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 gahāni · nominative plural / accusative plural / vocative plural

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

gāh1गोता लगाना; डुबकी

cosmology

  • ग्रह

  • a planet; a celestial ‘seizer’

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