adjective · gayhaka 1 · gayhaka 2
Gayhaka (adjective = gayha) one who is to be taken (prisoner), in °niyyamāna the same S I 143 = Ja III 361 (explained as karamaragāhaṃ gahetvā niyyamāna; cf. karamara). {246} {220}
a captive or having seized, captured
(masc, masc, agent, from gayhati) captive; prisoner; hostage captive [lit.] who is grasped Construction: gayha + aka
(adj, adj) having seized, captured [lit.] being grasped Construction: √gah + ya + ka gayha + ka