gADa · gādha 1 · gādha 2
Gādha 1 [Sanskrit gāḷha past participle of gāh, see gāhati] depth; a hole, a dugout A II 107 = Pp 43 (cf. Pp-a 225); Saddh 394 (°ṃ khaṇati). Cf. gāḷha 2. Gādha 2 [Sanskrit gāḷha firm Dhātup 167 "paṭiṭṭhāyaṃ" cf. also Sanskrit gādha, fordable and see gāḷha 1 ] adjective passable, fordable, in a° unfathomable, deep Pv-a 77 (= gambhīra). neuter a {249} ford, a firm stand, firm ground, a safe place: gambhīre °ṃ vindati A V 202. °ṃ esati to seek the terra firma S I 127; similarly: °ṃ labhati to gain firm footing S I 47; °ṃ ajjhagā S IV 206; °ṃ labhate Ja VI 440 (= patiṭṭhā). Cf. o°, paṭi°.
gādha ( m. ; in mg. ford, solid ground, firm basis , in Skt. and Pali , see s.vv. gāḍha, gāha ), basis , in the sense of occasion, opportunity , (to do something, dat. , quasi-infinitive): AsP 472.3 (avatāraṃ na labhate grahaṇāya) gādhaṃ na labhate.
【形】 深的。【陽】 深度，安全的立足點，立足處。
(nt, nt, from gādhati) foothold; footing; ground for standing on (in) Construction: √gādh + a
(adj, adj, from gādhati) deep Construction: √gādh + a