Pāli Dictionary

uggaṇhāti

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Part of speech

verb

Root

gah6greifen

Synonyms

gaṇhāti, ājānāti, paṭiggaṇhāti, upagacchati, patigaṇhāti, vijānāti, gaṇhati, pariggaṇhāti,

general

  • aufheben, aufnehmen

  • picks up

  • nehmen, annehmen

  • takes; accepts (esp. something not formally offered)

mind

  • lernen, verstehen, erfassen

  • grasps mentally; learns; understands; comprehends

  • SN 47.8

    na c'eva lābhī hoti diṭṭh'eva dhamme sukhavihārānaṃ, na lābhī satisampajaññassa. taṃ kissa hetu? tathā hi so, bhikkhave, bālo abyatto akusalo bhikkhu sakassa cittassa nimittaṃ na uggaṇhāti.

  • SN 2.8

    uggaṇhātha, bhikkhave, tāyanagāthā. pariyāpuṇātha, bhikkhave, tāyanagāthā. dhāretha, bhikkhave, tāyanagāthā. atthasaṃhitā, bhikkhave, tāyanagāthā ādibrahmacariyikā'ti.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 1

uggaṇhaiti
  1. uggaṇhauggaṇhāti

    aufheben, aufnehmen

  2. iti

    so; auf diese Weise; derart

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