The corpus record — Pali

gahitan

Gahita

(and gahīta Dhp.311 ) adjective seized. taken, grasped DN.i.16 ; DN-a.i.107 (= ādinna, pavattita) Ja.i.61 ; Ja.iv.2 ; Pv-a.43 (variant reading for text gaṇhita) ■ nt a grasp, grip Dhp-a.iii.175 ■ gahitakaṃ karoti to accept Vv-a.260 . -duggahīta (always ˚gahīta ) hard to grasp MN.i.132 sq.; AN.ii.147

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Where it lives

Digha Nikaya 1 · 0.07/10k

What it meant — PTS Pali–English Dictionary

(and gahīta Dhp.311) adjective seized. taken, grasped DN.i.16; DN-a.i.107 (= ādinna, pavattita) Ja.i.61; Ja.iv.2; Pv-a.43 (variant reading for text gaṇhita)
■ nt a grasp, grip Dhp-a.iii.175
■ gahitakaṃ karoti to accept Vv-a.260. -duggahīta (always ˚gahīta) hard to grasp MN.i.132 sq.; AN.ii.147, AN.ii.168; AN.iii.178; Dhp.311; Ja.vi.307 sq.; sugahita (sic) easy to get Ja.i.222.

-bhāva (cittassa) the state of being held (back) holding back, preventing to act (generously) Dhs-a.370 (in explⁿ of aggahitattaṃ cittassa Dhs.1122 see under ā˚).

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In the wild

gahitan Digha Nikaya 16 (dn16:6.19.7)

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