The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Gaha*"
Gaha*" (f.) the "seizer," a supposed organ of the body dealing with digestion and gestation. Sama --
vep!kiniy! g˚ iy! samann!gata "endowed with good digestion" D ii.177=iii.166. Same phrase at Av -
i.168, 172. Cp. Vedic graha. B. Psy. 59, 67. Gaha*ika in phrase sa'suddha -- gaha*ika coming from a clean
womb, of pure descent, in the enum. of the indispensable good qualities of a brahmin or a noble D i.113,
115, 137 (gaha*" expl. as kucchi DA i.281); A i.163, iii.154, 223; Sn p. 115. J i.2; du&&ha -- gaha*ika having
a bad digestion Vin i.206.
Gahana
Gahana [Sk. gahana, cp. also ghana] 1. adj. deep, thick, impervious, only in a˚ clear, unobstructed, free
from obstacles Vv 187 (akanataka+); Miln 160 (gahana' a˚ kata' the thicket is cleared). -- 2. nt. an
impenetrable place, a thicket jungle, tangle. -- (a) 18 gahan!ni at J v.46; usually appl. to grass: ti*a˚ A
i.153=iii.128 (+rukkha˚); Miln 369; adj. ti*agahan! obstructed with grass (of vih!r!) Vin ii.138; -- S i.199
(rukkham(la˚); J i.7, 158; PvA 5 (pabbata˚), 43; VvA 230 (vana˚). -- (b) fig. imperviousness, entanglement,
obstruction, appl. to di&&hi, the jungle of wrong views or heresy (usually combd w. di&&hi -- kant!ra, the
wilderness of d., see di&&hi) M i.8, 485; Pug 22; DA i.108. Of r!ga˚, moha˚, etc., and kilesa˚ Nd2 630 (in
expl. of Satth!; r!gagahana' t!reti); DhA iv.156 (on Dh 394); VvA 96. -- manussa˚ M i.340. -- &&h!na a lair
in the jungle J i.150, 253.
Gahapati
Gahapati [gaha+pati. Vedic g%hapati, where pati is still felt in its original meaning of "lord," "master,"
implying dignity, power & auspiciousness. Cp. Sk. dampati=dominus=despo/ths; and pati in P. sen!pati
commander-in-chief, Sk. j!spati householder, Lat. hospes, Obulg. gospoda=potestas, Goth. br(p -- faps,
bride -- groom, hunda -- faps=sen!pati. See details under pati.] the possessor of a house, the head of the
household, pater familias (freq.+se&&hi). -- 1. In formulas: (a) as regards social standing, wealth & clanship:
a man of private (i. e. not official) life, classed w. khattiy! & br!hma*! in kh˚ -- mah!s!l!, wealthy Nobles,
brahm˚mah!s!l!, do. Brahmins, gah˚ -- m˚ well -- to -- do gentry S i.71; Nd2 135; DhA i.388. -- kh˚ -- kula,
br˚ -- kula, g˚ -- kula the kh˚, etc. clans: Vin ii.161; J i.218. kh˚, amacc!, br˚, g.˚ D i.136. -- (b) as regards
education & mode of life ranking with kh˚, br˚, g.˚ and sama*! Vin i.227; A i.66; Nd2 235, see also cpd. --
pa*.ita. 2. Other applications: freq. in combn br!hma*agahapatik! priests & yeomen: see gahapatika. In
combn w. gahapatiputta (cp. kulaputta) it comprises the members of the g. rank, clansmen of the (middle)
class, and implies a tinge of "respectable people" esp. in addresses. So used by the Buddha in enumerating
the people as gahapati v! gah˚ -- putto v! aññatarasmi' v! kule pacc!j!to D i.62; M i.344. gahapat" ca
gahapat!niyo householders and their wives A ii.57. In sg. the voc. gahapati may be rendered by "Sir" (Miln
17 e. g. and freq.), & in pl. gahapatayo by "Sirs" (e. g. Vin i.227; M i.401; A ii.57). -- As regards
occupation all resp. businesses are within the sphere of the g., most frequently mentioned as such are
se&&hino (see below) & cp. se&&hi˚ Vin i.16, but also kassaka, farmer A i.229, 239 sq.; and d!rukammika,
carpenter A iii.391. Var. duties of a g. enum. at A i.229, 239. -- The wealth & comfortably -- living position
of a g. is evident from an expression like kaly!*a -- bhattiko g. a man accustomed to good food Vin
ii.77=iii.160. -- f. gahapat!n" Vin iii.211, 213 sq., 259 (always w. gahapati); DhA i.376; pl. gahapat!niyo
see above. -- Note. The gen. sg. of gahapati is ˚ino (J i.92) as well as -- issa (Vin i.16; D iii.36). -- 3. Single
cases of gahapatis, where g. almost assumes the function of a title are An!thapi*.ika g. Vin ii.158 sq.; S
i.56; ii.68; A ii.65; J i.92; PvA 16; Me*.aka g. Vin i.240 sq.; Citta S iv.281 sq.; Nakulapit! S ii.1 sq.;
Potaliya M i.359; Sandh!na D iii.36 sq.; H!liddik!ni S ii.9. -- See next. -- 'aggi the sacred fire to be
maintained by a householder, interpreted by the Buddha as the care to be bestowed on one's children &
servants A iv.45; see enum. under agg" at A iv.41; D iii.217; -- c"vara the robe of a householder (i. e. a
layman's robe) Vin i.280 sq.; ˚dhara wearing the householder's (private man's) robe (of a bhikkhu) M i.31;
A iii.391 sq.; -- necayika (always with br!hma*a -- mah!s!l!) a business man of substance D i.136; iii.16
sq.; -- pa*.ita a learned householder. Cp. above 1 (b), together w. khattiya˚, etc. M i.176, 396; w. sama*a --
br!hma*a˚ Miln 5; -- paris! a company of gahapatis (together w. khattiya˚, etc., see above) Vin i.227; M
i.72; D iii.260; -- putta a member of a g. clan D i.62, 211; M i.344; S iii.48, 112; PvA 22; -- mah!s!la a
householder of private means (cp. above 1 a) usually in combn with khattiya˚, etc. D iii.258; S i.71; iv.292;