feminine · gahaṇī 1 · gahaṇī 2
Gahaṇī (feminine) the "seizer," a supposed organ of the body dealing with digestion and gestation. — Sama-vepākiniyā g°iyā samannāgata "endowed with good digestion" D II 177 = III 166. Same phrase at Avś I 168, 172. Cf. Vedic graha. BMPE 59, 67. — Gahaṇika in phrase saṃsuddha-gahaṇika coming from a clean womb, of pure descent, in the enumeration of the indispensable good qualities of a brahmin or a noble D I 113, 115, 137 (gahaṇī explained as kucchi Sv I 281); A I 163, III 154, 223; Snp page 115. Ja I 2; duṭṭha-gahaṇika having a bad digestion Vin I 206.
a part of the body where heat assists digestion; its digestive heat
【陰】 妊娠，懷孕，醞釀，消化。
(fem, fem, from gahaṇa) digestion digestion [lit.] grasper Construction: √gah + aṇa + ī gahaṇa + ī
(fem, fem, from gahaṇa) womb; uterus [lit.] grasper Construction: √gah + aṇa + ī gahaṇa + ī
(fem, fem, from gahaṇa) gestation [lit.] grasper Construction: √gah + aṇa + ī gahaṇa + ī