Pāli Dictionary

gantha

ganthrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

ganth1tie; bind

Synonyms

bandhana, potthaka, saṃyoga, saṅga, vinibaddha

doctrine

  • a tie, bond, knot; (in doctrine) one of the four mental bonds/fetters that bind beings to saṃsāra

  • Snp 4.5

    taṃ vā'pi ganthaṃ kusalā vadanti, yaṃ nissito passati hīnam'aññaṃ, tasmā hi diṭṭhaṃ va sutaṃ mutaṃ vā, sīlabbataṃ bhikkhu na nissayeyya.

  • Snp 4.13

    vissajja ganthāni mun'īdha loke, vivādajātesu na vaggasārī, santo asantesu upekkhako so, anuggaho uggahaṇanti m'aññe.

general

  • a text, book, literary composition

  • DN 27

    tesaṃ'y'eva kho, vāseṭṭha, sattānaṃ ekacce sattā araññ'āyatane paṇṇakuṭīsu taṃ jhānaṃ anabhisambhuṇamānā gāmasāmantaṃ nigamasāmantaṃ osaritvā ganthe karontā acchanti.

gaṇṭha

approximate

ganthrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

ganth1tie; bind

Synonyms

saṃyoga, saṅga

doctrine

  • a tie, knot, or bond, esp. one of the four mental bonds (gantha) that fetter beings to saṃsāra

ganthati

gathroottisuffix

via inflected form gantha · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

ganth1tie; bind

Synonyms

nibandhati

general

  • binds; fastens; ties together; secures

  • DN 31

    evaṃ bhoge samāhatvā, alam'atto kule gihī, catudhā vibhaje bhoge, sa ve mittāni ganthati.

  • Snp 1.10

    patirūpakārī dhuravā, uṭṭhātā vindate dhanaṃ, saccena kittiṃ pappoti, dadaṃ mittāni ganthati.

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