- to tie, knot, bind, fasten together: kathaṃ mittāni ganthati “how does he bind friends” SN.i.214; Snp.185; mālaṃ ganthamāna tying a garland Vv.38#1 (ganthento Vv-a.173). Of medicines: to mix, to prepare Ja.iv.361
pp ganthita tied, bound, fettered catūhi ganthehi g˚ Pts.i.129
grd ganthaniya to be tied or tending to act as a tie (of “body”); expl. as ārammaṇa-karaṇa-vasena ganthehi ganthitabba Dhs-a.69; dhammā g˚ ā (“states that tend to be are liable to be ties” Buddh. Ps. p. 305; Expositor 64) Dhs.1141; Dhs.1478 In combination saññojaniya g˚ oghaniya (of rūpa) Dhs.584 = Vb.12; of rūpa-kkhandha Vb.65, of dasāyatanā ib. 77, dasindriyā ib. i.29, saccā g˚ and ag (= gantha-sampayutta & vippayuttā) ib. 117. - to put together, to compose: mante ganthetvā (v. l; gandhitvā) Snp.302, Snp.306.
Vedic grath, granth, grathnāti, to *grem, cp. Lat. gremium; see also gaṇṭhi gathita gantha