adjective seizing, taking; acquiring; (n.) seizure, grasp, hold, acquisition Vism.114 (in detail) usually -˚: nāma˚-divase on the day on which a child gets its name (lit. acquiring a name) Ja.i.199, Ja.i.262 arahatta˚ Dhp-a.i.8; dussa˚ Dhp-a.ii.87; maccha˚ Ja.iv.139; hattha˚ Ja.i.294; byanjana˚-lakkhaṇa Ne.27 gahaṇatthāya in order to get… Ja.i.279; Ja.ii.352. amhākaṃ g˚ sugahaṇaṃ we have a tight grip Ja.i.222, Ja.i.223.

fr. gaṇhāti