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Ga)ita 77
Oa)ita rough, in a° smooth J v.203, 206 ( + mudu & akak- I
kasa) ; vi.64.
OslocI (i)- N. of a shrub (Cocculus cordifolius) ; in
galocilata UhA iii.iio; a creeper. Cp. putilata.
(}ava° base of the N. go, a bull, cow, used in cpds. See
gav°, go.
•aghatana slaughtering of cows Vin 1.182 ; -assa cows
i.5~; Sn 769; -canda tierce
& horses Vin v.350 ; D
towards cows Pug 47 ; -pana milky rice pudding J 1.33 ;
-(°m)pati " lord of cows," a bull Sn 26, 27 (usabha).
OsVBCCtaita furnished with netting (?) (Hardy in Index)
VvA 276, of a carriage ( = suvaMvajalavitata).
Qavtis see gavaya.
Otvaya (and gavaja) a species of ox, the gayal [Sk.
gavaya, cp. gavala, bufialo] J v. 406. (°ja= khagga)
Miln 149; DhsA 331.
Qavi a tree-like creeper, in -pphala the fruit of a g. Sn
239 ( = rukkhavalliphala SnA).
'OaveMkka (adj. fr. next) looking for, seeking J 1.176
(karaua") ; 11.3 (agui>a°).
Oavesati [gava-l- esati. Vedic gavesate. Origin, to search
after cows. Dhtp 29^=inaggana tracking] to
seek, to search lor. to wish for, strive after Dh 146
(gavessatha), 153 : Th i, 183 ; Nd^ 2, 70, 427 ; J 1.4, Oi ;
Miln 326 ; PvA 187, 202 (aor. gavesi = vicini) ; Bdhd 53.
In Nd' always in comb" esati gavesati pariyesati.
Oaveta&B search for PvA 185.
Oavesin (adj.) seeking, looking for, striving after (usually
-°) D 1.95 (taua°, etc.) ; Dh 99 (kama°), 245 (suci°), 355
(para°) ; iSid^ 503 (in expl. of mahesi, with esin &
pariyesin) ; Bdhd 59.
OaBSfitai] at UhsA 324 is to be coiTected into dassetuQ.
QahA^ [see under gaijhati] a house, usually in cpds. (sec
below). J 111.39O ( = the layman's life; Cora. geha).
-karaka a house-builder, metaph. of tai.iha (cp. kaya
as geha) Dh 153, i54=Th i, 183. 184; DhA 111.128;
-kufa the peak of a house, the ridge-pole, metaph. of
ignorance Dh 154 (=kaijijika-mandala DhA 128),
replacing thuijira (pillar) at Th 1, 184 in corresp.
passage ( = kaoinika Com.) ; -(tha a householder,
one who leads the life of a layman (opp.
anagara, pabbajita or paribbajaka) Vin 1.115 (sagahattha
pansa an assembly in which laymen were
present); S 1.201; A111.114, 116,258; It. 112 (gliarag
csino gahaUha) Dh 404= Sn 628; Sn 43 (gharar) avasanto,
see Nd^ 226 for explanation), 9), 134 (paribbajag
gahafthar) va) 398, 487; Sdhp 375. -%alta a
layman's rule of conduct Sn 393 ( = agariya pafipada
SnA 376) -"ka belonging to a layman ;
acting as a lay-
man cr in the quality of a 1. A 11.35 (kinkaraijiya^ui),
111.296 (brahmacariya) ; -pati see sep.
Qaba' [Sk. graha, ganhati, q v. for etym.] " seizer."
seizing, grasping, a demon, any being or object having
a hold upon man. So at S 1.21)8 where Sanu is *' seized "
by an epileptic fit (see note in K.i>. 1.267, 268). Used
of dosa (anger) Dh 251 (excniplilied at DhA in. 362 by
ajagara" the grip of a boa, kumbhila" of a cmcodile,
yakkha° of a demon), sagaha having crocodiles, full
of e. (of the ocean) ( -I- sarakkliasa) It 57. Cp. gahana
& sar)°.
Oahaoa [fr. ganhati] (adj.) seizing, taking; acquiring; (n.)
seizure, grasp, hold, acquisition Vism 114 (in detail).
Usually -° : uama°-divabe on the day on which a child
gets its name (Ut. acquiring a name) J 1.199. 2*2;
arahatta" DhA 1.8; dussa" DhA 11.87, maccha" J
IV. 139; hattha" J 1.294; byanjana°lakkhana Nett 27.
gahaijatthaya in order to get . J 1.279; "-SS^- —
amhakar) g° sugahanar) we have a tight grip J 1.222, 223.
Gahapati
Gahaoi (f) the " seizer," a supposed organ of the body
dialing with digestion and gestation. Sama-vepakiniya
g° iya samannagata " endowed with good
digestion" D 11.177= iii. 166. Same phrase at
Av S 1.168, 172. Cp. Vedic graha. B. Psy. 59, 67.
Gahanika in phrase sarjsuddha-gahanika coming
from a cleam womb, of pure descent, in the enum. of
the indispensable good qualities of a brahmin or a noble
D 1.113, 115, 137 (gahani expl. as kucchi DA 1.281)
A H63, :ii.i54. 223; Sn p. 115. J 1.2; duttha-gahanika
having a bad digestion Vin 1.206.
Gahana [Sk. gahana, cp. also ghana] i. adj. deep, thick,
impervious, only in a° clear, unobstructed, free from
obstacles Vv 18' (akanataka-(- ) ; Miln 16c. (gahanar) a°
katar) the thicket is cleared). — 2. nt. an impenetrable
place, a thicket jungle, tangle. — (a) 18 gahanani at
V.46 : usually appl. to grass: tina° A 1.153=111.128
J
(-frukkha°); Miln 369; adj. tiiiagahana obstructed
with grass (of vihara) Vin 11.138; — S 1.199 (rukkhamula°);
J 1.7, 158; PvA 5 (pabbata°), 43; VvA 230
(vaua^). — (b) fig. imperviousness, entanglement, obstruction,
appl. to ditthi, the jungle of wrong views or
heresy (usually comb' w. ditthi—kantara, the wilderness
of d.. see ditthi) M 1.8, 485; Pug 22; DA I.iu8. Of
raga°, moha°, etc., and kilesa° Nd^ 630 (in expl. of
Sattha ; ragagahanar) tareti) ; DhA iv.156 (on Dh 394)
VvA 96.— mauus,sa° M 1.340.
-^hana a lair in the jungle J 1.150, 253.
(Gahapati [gaha-l-pati. Vedic grhapati, where pati is
still felt in its original meaning of " lord," " master,"
implying dignity, power & auspiciousness. Cp. Sk.
dainpati =dominus =i'nj7r-fa|)s,
bride-groom, hundafat'S=senapati. See details under
pati] the possessor of a house, the head of the house-
hold, pater familias (freq.-*-setthi). — i. In formulas:
a man
(a) as regards social standing, wealth & clanship :
of private (i. e. not official) hfe, classed w. khattiya &
brahmana in kli'^-mahasala, wealthy Nobles, brahm.°niahasala,
do.
S 1.71; Nd-
Bralinnns, gah° -m° well-to-do gentry
135; DhA 1.388. — kh°-kula, br°-kula.
g^-kula the kll^ clt. clans: Vin II. 161 ; J 1.218. kh°.
amacc.i, br'. g.'' D 1.130. — (b) as regards education &
mode of life runkmg with kh". br^. g."' and samaija
Vin 1.227; ^^ 1.00 ; Nd^ 235, see also cpd. -pai.idita.
2. Other applications: freq. in comb" brahma^iagahapatikn
priests tV yeomen : see gahapatika. In
comb' w. gahapatiputta (cp. kulaputta) it comprises
the numbers of tlie 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 va gah^-putto va aiinatarasmii)
va kule paccajato D 1.62 ; M 1.344. gahapati ca gahapataniyo
householders and their wives A 11.57. I" sg.
the voc. gahapati may be rendered by " Sir " (Miln 17
e. g. and freq.). & in pi. gahapatayo by " Sirs " (e. g.
Vin 1.227; ^ '•4'" '^ "-S?)- — A.S regards occupation
all resp. businesses are within the sphere of the g., most
f)e(juently mentioned as such are setthino (see below)
i\; cp. setthi" Vin 1.16, but also kassaka, farmer A 1.229,
239 SI]. ; and darukammika, carpenter A 111.391. Var.
duties of a g. enum. at A 1.229, =39- —The wealth &
comfortably living position of a g. is evident from an
expression like kalyana-bhattiko g. a man accustomed
to good food Vin 11.77=111.160. — f.
gahapatant Vin
111. -MI. 213 sq., 259 (always w. gahapati); l>hA 1376;
pi. gahapataniyo see above. — .Vote. The gen. sg. of
gahapati is "ino (J 1,92) as well as -issa (Vin 1.16;
D 111.36). — 3. Single cases of gahapatis. where g.
almost assumes the function of a title are Anathapindika
16;
g. Vin 11.158 sq. ; S 1.5b ; 11.68 : A 11.65 : : J '"J- P^A
Men(}aka g Vin 1.240 sq. ; Citta S IV. 281 sq. ; NakulapitS
S II. I sq. ; Potaliya M 1.359 : Sandhaua D 111.36 sq. ;
Haliddikani S 11. y. — See next.