Pāli Dictionary

paggaṇhati

paprefixgahroot

Part of speech

verb

Root

gah6grasp

Synonyms

ukkhipati

general

  • holds up; raises up; stretches out; grasps forward

  • AN 8.14

    puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave, idh'ekacco assakhaḷuṅko, pehī'ti vutto, viddho samāno codito sārathinā laṅghati purimakāyaṃ paggaṇhati purime pāde. evarūpo'pi, bhikkhave, idh'ekacco assakhaḷuṅko hoti. ayaṃ, bhikkhave, pañcamo assadoso.

paggaṇhāti

approximate

paprefixgaṇhāstemtisuffix

Part of speech

verb

Synonyms

ukkhipati, anuggaṇhāti, upalāpeti

general

  • takes up; takes charge of; befriends

  • Ja 150

    asantaṃ yo paggaṇhāti, asantaṃ c'ūpasevati, tam'eva ghāsaṃ kurute, byaggho sañjīvako yathā'ti.

  • holds out; raises up; lifts

  • AN 4.48

    bhāsaye jotaye dhammaṃ, paggaṇhe isinaṃ dhajaṃ, subhāsitadhajā isayo, dhammo hi isinaṃ dhajo'ti.

  • upholds; favors; supports; promotes

meditation

  • applies effort; strives; exerts oneself; perseveres

  • DN 22

    uppannānaṃ kusalānaṃ dhammānaṃ ṭhitiyā asammosāya bhiyyobhāvāya vepullāya bhāvanāya pāripūriyā chandaṃ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṃ ārabhati cittaṃ paggaṇhāti padahati

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