गच्छति

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• gacchati (Latin script)
• 𑀕𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• গচ্ছতি (Bengali script)
• ගච‍්ඡති (Sinhalese script)
• ဂစ္ဆတိ or ၷၸ္ꧡတိ or ၷၸ်ꧡတိ (Burmese script)
• คจฺฉติ or คัจฉะติ (Thai script)
• ᨣᨧ᩠ᨨᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ຄຈ຺ຉຕິ or ຄັຈຉະຕິ (Lao script)
• គច្ឆតិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄉𑄌𑄴𑄍𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Verb

गच्छति (root गम्, first conjugation)

1. Devanagari script form of gacchati
   • 2017 July 19, Vinodh Rajan, Ben Mitchell, Martin Jansche, Sascha Brawer, “Proposal to Encode Lao Characters for Pali (revised)”, in Unicode‎^[1] (PDF), page 2:

     बुद्धं सरणं गच्छामि

     buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ ɡacchāmi

     I go to the Buddha as a refuge.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "गच्छति"

	Active		Middle
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Present
1st	गच्छामि (gacchāmi)	गच्छाम (gacchāma)	गच्छे (gacche)	गच्छाम्हे (gacchāmhe)
2nd	गच्छसि (gacchasi)	गच्छथ (gacchatha)	गच्छसे (gacchase)	गच्छव्हे (gacchavhe)
3rd	गच्छति (gacchati)	गच्छन्ति (gacchanti)	गच्छते (gacchate)	गच्छन्ते (gacchante) or गच्छरे (gacchare)
Imperative
1st	गच्छामि (gacchāmi)	गच्छाम (gacchāma)	गच्छे (gacche)	गच्छामसे (gacchāmase)
2nd	गच्छ (gaccha) or गच्छाहि (gacchāhi)	गच्छथ (gacchatha)	गच्छस्सु (gacchassu)	गच्छव्हो (gacchavho)
3rd	गच्छतु (gacchatu)	गच्छन्तु (gacchantu)	गच्छतं (gacchataṃ)	गच्छन्तं (gacchantaṃ)
Optative
1st	गच्छेय्यामि (gaccheyyāmi) or गच्छेय्यं (gaccheyyaṃ) or गच्छे (gacche)	गच्छेय्याम (gaccheyyāma)	गच्छेय्यं (gaccheyyaṃ)	गच्छेय्याम्हे (gaccheyyāmhe)
2nd	गच्छेय्यासि (gaccheyyāsi) or गच्छे (gacche)	गच्छेय्याथ (gaccheyyātha)	गच्छेथो (gacchetho)	गच्छेय्यव्हो (gaccheyyavho)
3rd	गच्छेय्य (gaccheyya) or गच्छे (gacche)	गच्छेय्युं (gaccheyyuṃ)	गच्छेथ (gacchetha)	गच्छेरं (gaccheraṃ)

• Present active participle: गच्छन्त् (gacchant), which see for forms and usage
• Present middle participle: गच्छमान (gacchamāna), which see for forms and usage

Adjective

गच्छति (gacchati)

1. Devanagari script form of gacchati, which is masculine/neuter locative singular of गच्छन्त् (gacchant), present participle of the verb above

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Sanskrit

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *gaśćáti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gasćáti, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥sḱéti, a present tense formation of the root *gʷem-. Cognate with Avestan 𐬘𐬀𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (jamaⁱti) and Ancient Greek βᾰ́σκω (báskō). For different formations, see the etymology of the root.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡɐ́t.t͡ɕʰɐ.ti/, [ɡɐ́t̚.t͡ɕʰɐ.ti]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɐt̪.t͡ɕʰɐ.t̪i/, [ˈɡɐt̪̚.t͡ɕʰɐ.t̪i]

Verb

गच्छति • (gacchati) third-singular present indicative (root गम्, class 1, type P, present) (Vedic gáśćati, gácchati)

1. to go, move, go away, set out, come
   • c. 400 BCE, Bhagavad Gītā 6.37

     अप्राप्य योगसंसिद्धिं कां गतिं कृष्ण गच्छति॥

     aprāpya yogasaṃsiddhiṃ kāṃ gatiṃ kṛṣṇa gacchati.

     If he hasn't attained perfection in yoga, Krishna, on what path does he go?

2. to go to or towards, approach
3. to go or pass (time)
4. to fall to the share of
5. to go against with hostile intentions, attack
6. to decease, die
7. to approach carnally, have sexual intercourse with
8. to go to any state or condition, undergo, partake of, participate in, receive, obtain

Conjugation

Present: गच्छति (gacchati), गच्छते (gacchate), गम्यते (gamyate)
Voice	Active			Middle			Passive
Number	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative Mood
Third	गच्छति gacchati	गच्छतः gacchataḥ	गच्छन्ति gacchanti	गच्छते gacchate	गच्छेते gacchete	गच्छन्ते gacchante	गम्यते gamyate	गम्येते gamyete	गम्यन्ते gamyante
Second	गच्छसि gacchasi	गच्छथः gacchathaḥ	गच्छथ gacchatha	गच्छसे gacchase	गच्छेथे gacchethe	गच्छध्वे gacchadhve	गम्यसे gamyase	गम्येथे gamyethe	गम्यध्वे gamyadhve
First	गच्छामि gacchāmi	गच्छावः gacchāvaḥ	गच्छामः gacchāmaḥ	गच्छे gacche	गच्छावहे gacchāvahe	गच्छामहे gacchāmahe	गम्ये gamye	गम्यावहे gamyāvahe	गम्यामहे gamyāmahe
Imperative Mood
Third	गच्छतु gacchatu	गच्छताम् gacchatām	गच्छन्तु gacchantu	गच्छताम् gacchatām	गच्छेताम् gacchetām	गच्छन्ताम् gacchantām	गम्यताम् gamyatām	गम्येताम् gamyetām	गम्यन्ताम् gamyantām
Second	गच्छ gaccha	गच्छतम् gacchatam	गच्छत gacchata	गच्छस्व gacchasva	गच्छेथाम् gacchethām	गच्छध्वम् gacchadhvam	गम्यस्व gamyasva	गम्येथाम् gamyethām	गम्यध्वम् gamyadhvam
First	गच्छानि gacchāni	गच्छाव gacchāva	गच्छाम gacchāma	गच्छै gacchai	गच्छावहै gacchāvahai	गच्छामहै gacchāmahai	गम्यै gamyai	गम्यावहै gamyāvahai	गम्यामहै gamyāmahai
Optative Mood
Third	गच्छेत् gacchet	गच्छेताम् gacchetām	गच्छेयुः gaccheyuḥ	गच्छेत gaccheta	गच्छेयाताम् gaccheyātām	गच्छेरन् gaccheran	गम्येत gamyeta	गम्येयाताम् gamyeyātām	गम्येरन् gamyeran
Second	गच्छेः gaccheḥ	गच्छेतम् gacchetam	गच्छेत gaccheta	गच्छेथाः gacchethāḥ	गच्छेयाथाम् gaccheyāthām	गच्छेध्वम् gacchedhvam	गम्येथाः gamyethāḥ	गम्येयाथाम् gamyeyāthām	गम्येध्वम् gamyedhvam
First	गच्छेयम् gaccheyam	गच्छेव gaccheva	गच्छेमः gacchemaḥ	गच्छेय gaccheya	गच्छेवहि gacchevahi	गच्छेमहि gacchemahi	गम्येय gamyeya	गम्येवहि gamyevahi	गम्येमहि gamyemahi
Participles
	गच्छत् gacchat	or	गच्छन्त् gacchant	गच्छमान gacchamāna			गम्यमान gamyamāna

Imperfect: अगच्छत् (agacchat), अगच्छत (agacchata), अगम्यत (agamyata)
Voice	Active			Middle			Passive
Number	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative Mood
Third	अगच्छत् agacchat	अगच्छताम् agacchatām	अगच्छन् agacchan	अगच्छत agacchata	अगच्छेताम् agacchetām	अगच्छन्त agacchanta	अगम्यत agamyata	अगम्येताम् agamyetām	अगम्यन्त agamyanta
Second	अगच्छः agacchaḥ	अगच्छतम् agacchatam	अगच्छत agacchata	अगच्छथाः agacchathāḥ	अगच्छेथाम् agacchethām	अगच्छध्वम् agacchadhvam	अगम्यथाः agamyathāḥ	अगम्येथाम् agamyethām	अगम्यध्वम् agamyadhvam
First	अगच्छम् agaccham	अगच्छाव agacchāva	अगच्छाम agacchāma	अगच्छे agacche	अगच्छावहि agacchāvahi	अगच्छामहि agacchāmahi	अगम्ये agamye	अगम्यावहि agamyāvahi	अगम्यामहि agamyāmahi

Derived terms

• आगच्छति (āgacchati, “to come”)
• अवगच्छति (avagacchati, “to understand”)