to be bound to, to be attached, bent on; to desire, cleave to, indulge in. Fut. ajjhosissati (does it belong here?) MN.i.328 (c. acc. paṭhaviṃ, better as ajjhesati). grd. ajjhositabha MN.i.109 (+ abhinanditabba, variant reading ˚etabba); Dhs-a.5 (id.); ger. ajjhosāya (q.v.) pp. ajjhosita (q.v.).

adhi + ava + sayati, sā, to bind, pp. sita: see ajjhosita