Upagacchati, Upāgacchati: 2 definitions

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

upagacchati : (upa + gam + a) approaches; undergoes; undertakes.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Upagacchati, (upa + gacchati) — 1. to come to, go to, approach, flow to (of water) D. II, 12; PvA. 12 (vasanaṭṭhānaṃ), 29, 32 (vāsaṃ) 132; ger. °gantvā PvA. 70 (attano santikaṃ), & °gamma S. II, 17, 20.—2. to undergo, go (in) to, to begin, undertake Sn. 152 (diṭṭhiṃ anupagamma); J. I, 106 (vassaṃ); PvA. 42 (id.); J. I, 200; niddaṃ upagacchati to drop off into sleep PvA. 43 (aor. upagacchi, MSS. °gañchi), 105, 128.—pp. upagata (q. v.). (Page 140)

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Upāgacchati, (upa + ā + gam) to come to, arrive at, reach, obtain, usually aor. upāgañchi Cp I 1010, pl. upāgañchuṃ Sn. 1126; or upāgami Sn. 426, 685, pl. upāgamuṃ Sn. 302, 1126. Besides in pres. imper. upāgaccha PvA. 64 (so read for upagaccha).—pp. upāgata. (Page 148)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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