-gacchati-, to go near to, approach (with accusative) ; to follow ; to meet with, find ; to cohabit (said of men and women) ; to undertake ; to get, gain, obtain etc. ; (with m/anasā-,or medh/ayā-or h/ṛdayena-) to understand : Causal-gamayati-, to study
P.-gacchati- (imperative-gacchatāt-;2. sg.-gahi-[frequently, in ], once -gadhi-[ ]; perf.-jag/āma- etc.; Potential-jagamyāt-; subjunctive-gamat-; Aorist 3. sg.-agāmi-; subjunctive 2. dual number-gamiṣṭam-) to come, make one's appearance, come near from (ablative) or to (accusative or locative case), arrive at, attain, reach etc. ; (generally with p/unar-) to return etc. ; to fall into (any state of mind), have recourse to ; to meet with (instrumental case) : Causal (imperative 2. sg.-gamaya-) to cause to come near ; -gamayati-, to announce the arrival of (accusative) on ; (PotentialA1.-gamayeta-; perf.P.-gamayām-āsa-) to obtain information about (accusative), ascertain ; to learn from (ablative) : A1.-gamayate- (commentator or commentary) to wait for (accusative), have patience : Intensive-ganīganti-, to approach repeatedly (accusative) : Desiderative (parasmE-pada-jigamiṣat-) to be about to come
cl.1 P.-gacchati-, -gantum-, to go after, follow, seek, approach, visit, arrive ; to practise, observe, obey, imitate ; to enter into ; to die out, be extinguished: Causal-gamayati-, to imitate cause to die out.
-gacchati- (subjunctive-g/acchāt-; ind.p.-g/atya-; Vedic or Vedainfinitive mood/avagantos-) to go down, descend to (accusative or locative case) ; (with accusative) to come to, visit, approach ; to reach, obtain ; to get power or influence ; to go near, undertake ; to hit upon, think of, conceive, learn, know, understand, anticipate, assure one's self, be convinced ; to recognize, consider, believe any one (accusative) to be (accusative) : CausalP. (3. plural-gamayanti-;Imper. 2. sg.-gamaya-) to bring near, procure ; to cause to know, teach
Ved. cl.1 P.g/amati- (; subjunctivegamam-, g/amat-[ gamātas-, gamātha- ], gamāma-, gaman-; Potentialgam/ema-; infinitive moodg/amadhyai-) : cl.2 P.g/anti- (; imperative 3. sg.gantu-,[2. sg.gadhi-Seeā--,or gahi-Seeadhi--, abhy-ā--, ā--, upā--],2. pluralg/antā-or gantana-; imperfect tense 2. and 3. sg./agan-[ ] , 1. plural/aganma-[ ; confer, compare ] , 3. plural/agman-; subjunctive [or Aoristsubjunctiveconfer, compare ]1. pluralganma-,3. pluralgm/an-; Potential 2. sg.gamyās-; preceding 3. sg.gamy/ās-; pr. p.gm/at-, ) : cl.3 P.jaganti- (; Potentialjagamyām-, yāt-; imperfect tense 2. and 3. sg.ajagan-,2. pluralajaganta-or tana-) : Ved. and Class. cl.1 P. (also A1. etc.) , with substitution of gacch- ([= ]) for gam-, g/acchati- (confer, compare; subjunctivegācchāti-;2. sg.gacchās-[ ] or gacchāsi-[ ];2. pluralgacchāta-;3. pluralg/acchān-; imperfect tense/agacchat-; Potentialgacchet-; pr. p.g/acchat- etc.; Aoristagamat-;for A1.with prepositions confer, comparefuturegamiṣyati- etc.; 1st futureg/antā-[ ] etc.; perf. 1. sg.jagamā-[ ],3. sg.jagāma-,2. dual numberjagmathur-,3. pluraljagm/ur- etc.; parasmE-padajaganv/as-[ etc.] or jagmivas-f.jagm/uṣī- etc.;Ved. infinitive moodg/antave-, g/antav/ai-;Class. infinitive moodgantum-:Ved. ind.p.gatvāya-, gatv/ī-;Class. ind.p.gatv/ā-[ etc.] , with prepositions -gamya-or -gatya-) to go, move, go away, set out, come etc. ; to go to or towards, approach (with accusative or locative case or dative case [ ; confer, compare ] or prati-[ ]) etc. ; to go or pass (as time exempli gratia, 'for example'kāle gacchati-,time going on, in the course of time) ; to fall to the share of (accusative) etc. ; to go against with hostile intentions, attack ; to decease, die ; to approach carnally, have sexual intercourse with (accusative) etc. ; to go to any state or condition, undergo, partake of, participate in, receive, obtain (exempli gratia, 'for example'mitratāṃ gacchati-,"he goes to friendship" id est he becomes friendly) etc. ; jānubhyām avanīṃ-gam-,"to go to the earth with the knees", kneel down ; dharaṇīṃ mūrdhnā-gam-,"to go to the earth with the head", make a bow ; m/anasā-gam-, to go with the mind, observe, perceive ; (without m/anasā-) to observe, understand, guess ; (especially Passive voicegamyate-,"to be understood or meant") and ; doṣeṇa- or doṣato-gam-, to approach with an accusation, ascribe guilt to a person (accusative) : Causalgamayati- (; imperative 2. sg. Ved. gamayā-or gāmaya-[ ] , 3. sg.gamayatāt-; perf.gamay/āṃ cakāra- etc.) to cause to go () or come, lead or conduct towards, send to (dative case), bring to a place (accusative [ ] or locative case) etc. ; to cause to go to any condition, cause to become etc. ; to impart, grant ; to send away ; "to let go", not care about ; to excel ; to spend time etc. ; to cause to understand, make clear or intelligible, explain ; to convey an idea or meaning, denote ; (causal of the causal) to cause a person (accusative) to go by means of jigamiśati- another : Desiderativej/igamiṣati- (jigāṃsate-; imperfect tenseajigāṃsat-) to wish to go, be going ; to strive to obtain ; to wish to bring (to light, prak/āśam-) : Intensivej/aṅganti- (), jaṅgamīti- or jaṅgamyate- (), to visit (parasmE-padag/anigmat-) (imperfect tenseaganīgan-) ; ([ confer, compare ; Gothic qvam; English come; Latin venioforgvemio.])
P.-gacchati- (often wrong reading-yacchati-), to settle down upon or near (accusative or locative case) ; inire feminam ; to enter, resort to, undergo, incur, become (with accusativeexempli gratia, 'for example'śāntim-,to become pacified ) ; to enter id est be inserted (seeni-gama-below) ; to acquire knowledge : Causalgamayati-, to cause to enter, insert ; to conclude, sum up
P.-gacchati- (subjunctive-gamāṇi-perfect tenseparasmE-pada-jaganvān-; ind.p.-gatya- etc., -gamya-), to go out, come forth (often with bahis-), depart from (ablative), set out, start etc. ; to come out or appear (as a bud) ; to go away, disappear ; to enter into any state, undergo (accusative) ; (with nidrām-) to fall asleep : Causal-gamayati-, to cause or order to set out : Desiderative-jigamiṣate-, to wish to set out
P.-gacchati- (Aorist-agamat-; -gman-; perfect tense-jagmatuḥ-; parasmE-pada-jaganvas-; ind.p.-g/atyā-; -gamya-; infinitive mood-gantum-) , to go round or about or through, circumambulate, surround, inclose etc. ; to come to any state or condition, get, attain (accusative) : Passive voice-gamyate- : Causal-gamayati-, to cause to go round, to pass or spend (time)
P.-gacchati-, to come together (in a friendly or hostile manner;also sexually), meet, be united with (instrumental case with and without saha-,or sārdham-) etc. ; to come together (as heavenly bodies in conjunction or occultation) ; to come to, come near, approach, arrive at (accusative or locative case) etc. ; to come back, return from (ablative) ; to meet with, come upon, find (accusative) : Causal-gamayati-, to cause to come together, bring together, unite one thing or person (accusative) with another (instrumental case or locative case)
A1.-gacchate- (rarely P.ti-,and according to to only with an object; perfect tense-jagme-;Vedic forms etc. -gamemahi-, -gamāmahai-, -ajagmiran-, -agata-[3. sg. ], -aganmahi-, -agasmahi-,or -agaṃsmahi-, -gmiṣīya-, -gasīṣṭa-or -gaṃsīṣṭa-, -gaṃsyate-etc.; see1. gam-and ), to go or come together, come into contact or collision, meet (either in a friendly or hostile manner), join or unite with (instrumental case with and without saha-or sārdham-) etc. ; to unite sexually with (accusative) ; to harmonize, agree, fit, correspond, suit ; to go to or towards, meet (accusative) ; to come together or assemble in (locative case) ; to undergo or get into any state or condition, become (exempli gratia, 'for example' with viśrambham-,"to become trustful, confide") ; (P.) to partake of (instrumental case) ; to go away, depart (this life), decease, die ; (P.) to visit (accusative) : Causal-gamayati- (ind.p.-gamayya-), to cause to go together, bring together, connect or unite or endow or present with (instrumental case of Persian and accusative of thing) etc. ; to lead any one to (two accusative) ; to deliver or hand over to (locative case), transfer, bestow, give ; to connect, construe (words) ; to cause to go away or depart (this life), kill () : Desiderative-jigaṃsate-, to wish to meet with (instrumental case). ; -jigāṃsati-, to wish to attain to (accusative)
P.-gacchati- (Ved. imperfect tense 1. plural-aganma-) to come forth, appear suddenly, become visible : etc. ; to go up, rise (as a star), ascend, start up etc. ; to go out or away, disappear etc. ; to spread, extend : Causal-gamayati-, to cause to rise ; to cause to come out or issue (as milk from the mother's breast), suck.
P.-gacchati- (infinitive mood-gantav/ai-) to go near to, come towards, approach, arrive at, reach, attain, visit (with accusative and rarely dative case) etc. ; to come upon, attack ; to press hard upon etc. ; to occur, happen, present itself etc. ; to undertake, begin ; to approach (a woman sexually) ; to enter any state or relation, undergo, obtain, participate in, make choice of, suffer etc. ; to admit, agree to, allow, confess: Causal-gamayati-, to cause to come near or approach : Desiderative-jigamiṣati-, to wish to approach, desire to go
P.-gacchati-, to go asunder, sever, separate ; to go away, depart, disappear, cease, die etc. etc.: Causal-gamayati-, to cause to go or pass away, speed (time)
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