Pāli Dictionary

paṭiggāhaka

patiprefixgāhrootakasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

gah6समझना

Synonyms

āda, gāhaka, ādāyī

monastic

  • प्राप्तकर्ता; ग्रहणकर्ता (विशेषतः दान का)

  • a receiver; recipient (esp. of a gift or offering)

  • MN 142

    kathañ'c'ānanda, dakkhiṇā dāyakato visujjhati no paṭiggāhakato? idh'ānanda, dāyako hoti sīlavā kalyāṇadhammo, paṭiggāhakā honti dussīlā pāpadhammā

general

  • ग्रहण करता हुआ; स्वीकार करता हुआ (विशेषण रूप में)

  • receiving; accepting (used adjectivally of the act of taking something offered)

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