pari + gah + ṇā
explores; examines; searches; takes possession of; comprehends
Parigaṇhāti (and Pariggaheti causative) [pari + gr̥h] 1. to embrace, seize, take possession of, hold, take up M I 80, 137; Ja III 189; Sv I 45. 2. to catch, grasp Dhp-a I 68. 3. to go all round Dhp-a I 91 (sakala-jambudīpaṃ). — causative °ggaheti (preterit °esi, gerund °etvā, infinitive °etuṃ) 1. to embrace, comprehend, figurative master Vin II 213; Ja II 28; III 332; Pj II 549 (mantāya); Dhp-a III 242; Pv-a 68 (hattesu), 93; Vv-a 75. 2. to explore, examine, find out, search Ja I 162; II 3; III 85, 268 (°ggahetuṃ), 533; V 93, 101; Dhp-a II 56. — causative II parigaṇhāpeti Ja I 290. 3. to comprise, summarise Pj I 166, 167. — past participle pariggahita (q.v.).
(pr, pr) explores, examines, searches, takes possession of, comprehends [lit.] grasps all around Construction: pari + gaṇhā +