गच्छ

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• gaccha (Latin script)
• 𑀕𑀘𑁆𑀙 (Brahmi script)
• গচ্ছ (Bengali script)
• ගච‍්ඡ (Sinhalese script)
• ဂစ္ဆ or ၷၸ္ꧡ or ၷၸ်ꧡ (Burmese script)
• คจฺฉ or คัจฉะ (Thai script)
• ᨣᨧ᩠ᨨ (Tai Tham script)
• ຄຈ຺ຉ or ຄັຈຉະ (Lao script)
• គច្ឆ (Khmer script)
• 𑄉𑄌𑄴𑄍 (Chakma script)

Verb

गच्छ

1. Devanagari script form of gaccha, which is imperative active second-person singular of गच्छति (gacchati, “to go”)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• গচ্ছ (Assamese script)
• ᬕᬘ᭄ᬙ (Balinese script)
• গচ্ছ (Bengali script)
• 𑰐𑰓𑰿𑰔 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀕𑀘𑁆𑀙 (Brahmi script)
• ဂစ္ဆ (Burmese script)
• ગચ્છ (Gujarati script)
• ਗਚ੍ਛ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌛 (Grantha script)
• ꦒꦕ꧀ꦖ (Javanese script)
• 𑂏𑂒𑂹𑂓 (Kaithi script)
• ಗಚ್ಛ (Kannada script)
• គច្ឆ (Khmer script)
• ຄຈ຺ຉ (Lao script)
• ഗച്ഛ (Malayalam script)
• ᡤᠠᢜᡮᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘐𑘓𑘿𑘔 (Modi script)
• ᠺᠠᢋᠼᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦰𑦳𑧠𑦴 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐐𑐔𑑂𑐕 (Newa script)
• ଗଚ୍ଛ (Odia script)
• ꢔꢗ꣄ꢘ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆓𑆖𑇀𑆗 (Sharada script)
• 𑖐𑖓𑖿𑖔 (Siddham script)
• ගච‍්ඡ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩞𑩡 𑪙𑩢 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚌𑚏𑚶𑚐 (Takri script)
• க³ச்ச² (Tamil script)
• గచ్ఛ (Telugu script)
• คจฺฉ (Thai script)
• ག་ཙྪ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒑𑒔𑓂𑒕 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨍𑨣𑩇𑨤 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡɐt.t͡ɕʰɐ/, [ɡɐt̚.t͡ɕʰɐ]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɡɐt̪.t͡ɕʰɐ/, [ɡɐt̪̚.t͡ɕʰɐ]

Etymology 1

If the original sense was "generation" or "lineage", then perhaps from the root गम् (gam, “to go, move”), with the literal meaning "advancement" (of a generation).

Noun

गच्छ • (gaccha) stem, m

1. family, race
2. a tree
3. a Jaina lineage
4. period (number of terms) of a progression

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of गच्छ

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	गच्छः (gacchaḥ)	गच्छौ (gacchau) गच्छा¹ (gacchā¹)	गच्छाः (gacchāḥ) गच्छासः¹ (gacchāsaḥ¹)
vocative	गच्छ (gaccha)	गच्छौ (gacchau) गच्छा¹ (gacchā¹)	गच्छाः (gacchāḥ) गच्छासः¹ (gacchāsaḥ¹)
accusative	गच्छम् (gaccham)	गच्छौ (gacchau) गच्छा¹ (gacchā¹)	गच्छान् (gacchān)
instrumental	गच्छेन (gacchena)	गच्छाभ्याम् (gacchābhyām)	गच्छैः (gacchaiḥ) गच्छेभिः¹ (gacchebhiḥ¹)
dative	गच्छाय (gacchāya)	गच्छाभ्याम् (gacchābhyām)	गच्छेभ्यः (gacchebhyaḥ)
ablative	गच्छात् (gacchāt)	गच्छाभ्याम् (gacchābhyām)	गच्छेभ्यः (gacchebhyaḥ)
genitive	गच्छस्य (gacchasya)	गच्छयोः (gacchayoḥ)	गच्छानाम् (gacchānām)
locative	गच्छे (gacche)	गच्छयोः (gacchayoḥ)	गच्छेषु (gaccheṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Early Assamese: গাছ (gacho)
    • Assamese: গছ (gos)
  • Kamta: গছ (gos)
  • Old Bengali:
    • Bengali: গাছ (gach)
  • Old Odia:
    • Odia: ଗଛ (gacha)
  • Bihari:
    • Maithili: गाछ (gāch), 𑒑𑒰𑒕 (gācha)
    • Magahi: 𑂏𑂰𑂓 (gāch)
  • Chakma: 𑄉𑄎𑄴 (gāj)
• Helu Prakrit:
  • Dhivehi: ގަސް (gas)
  • Sinhalese: ගස (gasa)
• Sauraseni Prakrit:
  • Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
    • Hindi: गाछ (gāch)
• Pali: gaccha

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

गच्छ • (gaccha)

1. imperative active second-person singular of गच्छति (gacchati)