Pāli Dictionary

ganthati

gathroottisuffix

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.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 2

ganthāiti
  1. ganthāgantha

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

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

gaṇṭhaiti
  1. gaṇṭha

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

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

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