गच्छति

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 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 gam, 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
• Past participle: गत (gata), 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

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• গচ্ছতি (Assamese script)
• ᬕᬘ᭄ᬙᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
• গচ্ছতি (Bengali script)
• 𑰐𑰓𑰿𑰔𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀕𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ဂစ္ဆတိ (Burmese script)
• ગચ્છતિ (Gujarati script)
• ਗਚ੍ਛਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦒꦕ꧀ꦖꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂏𑂒𑂹𑂓𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಗಚ್ಛತಿ (Kannada script)
• គច្ឆតិ (Khmer script)
• ຄຈ຺ຉຕິ (Lao script)
• ഗച്ഛതി (Malayalam script)
• ᡤᠠᢜᡮᠠᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘐𑘓𑘿𑘔𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠺᠠᢋᠼᠠᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦰𑦳𑧠𑦴𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐐𑐔𑑂𑐕𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଗଚ୍ଛତି (Odia script)
• ꢔꢗ꣄ꢘꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆓𑆖𑇀𑆗𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖐𑖓𑖿𑖔𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
• ගච‍්ඡති (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩞𑩡 𑪙𑩢𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚌𑚏𑚶𑚐𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
• க³ச்ச²தி (Tamil script)
• గచ్ఛతి (Telugu script)
• คจฺฉติ (Thai script)
• ག་ཙྪ་ཏི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒑𑒔𑓂𑒕𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨍𑨣𑩇𑨤𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Inherited 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 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 • (gácchati) third-singular indicative (class 1, type UP, present, root गम्)

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 (gácchati), गच्छते (gácchate)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	गच्छति gácchati	गच्छतः gácchataḥ	गच्छन्ति gácchanti	गच्छते gácchate	गच्छेते gácchete	गच्छन्ते gácchante
Second	गच्छसि gácchasi	गच्छथः gácchathaḥ	गच्छथ gácchatha	गच्छसे gácchase	गच्छेथे gácchethe	गच्छध्वे gácchadhve
First	गच्छामि gácchāmi	गच्छावः gácchāvaḥ	गच्छामः / गच्छामसि¹ gácchāmaḥ / gácchāmasi¹	गच्छे gácche	गच्छावहे gácchāvahe	गच्छामहे gácchāmahe
Imperative
Third	गच्छतु gácchatu	गच्छताम् gácchatām	गच्छन्तु gácchantu	गच्छताम् gácchatām	गच्छेताम् gácchetām	गच्छन्ताम् gácchantām
Second	गच्छ gáccha	गच्छतम् gácchatam	गच्छत gácchata	गच्छस्व gácchasva	गच्छेथाम् gácchethām	गच्छध्वम् gácchadhvam
First	गच्छानि gácchāni	गच्छाव gácchāva	गच्छाम gácchāma	गच्छै gácchai	गच्छावहै gácchāvahai	गच्छामहै gácchāmahai
Optative/Potential
Third	गच्छेत् gácchet	गच्छेताम् gácchetām	गच्छेयुः gáccheyuḥ	गच्छेत gáccheta	गच्छेयाताम् gáccheyātām	गच्छेरन् gáccheran
Second	गच्छेः gáccheḥ	गच्छेतम् gácchetam	गच्छेत gáccheta	गच्छेथाः gácchethāḥ	गच्छेयाथाम् gáccheyāthām	गच्छेध्वम् gácchedhvam
First	गच्छेयम् gáccheyam	गच्छेव gáccheva	गच्छेम gácchema	गच्छेय gáccheya	गच्छेवहि gácchevahi	गच्छेमहि gácchemahi
Subjunctive
Third	गच्छात् / गच्छाति gácchāt / gácchāti	गच्छातः gácchātaḥ	गच्छान् gácchān	गच्छाते / गच्छातै gácchāte / gácchātai	गच्छैते gácchaite	गच्छन्त / गच्छान्तै gácchanta / gácchāntai
Second	गच्छाः / गच्छासि gácchāḥ / gácchāsi	गच्छाथः gácchāthaḥ	गच्छाथ gácchātha	गच्छासे / गच्छासै gácchāse / gácchāsai	गच्छैथे gácchaithe	गच्छाध्वै gácchādhvai
First	गच्छानि gácchāni	गच्छाव gácchāva	गच्छाम gácchāma	गच्छै gácchai	गच्छावहै gácchāvahai	गच्छामहै gácchāmahai
Participles
	गच्छत् gácchat			गच्छमान gácchamāna
Notes	The subjunctive is only used in Vedic Sanskrit. ¹Vedic

Imperfect: अगच्छत् (ágacchat), अगच्छत (ágacchata)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	अगच्छत् ágacchat	अगच्छताम् ágacchatām	अगच्छन् ágacchan	अगच्छत ágacchata	अगच्छेताम् ágacchetām	अगच्छन्त ágacchanta
Second	अगच्छः ágacchaḥ	अगच्छतम् ágacchatam	अगच्छत ágacchata	अगच्छथाः ágacchathāḥ	अगच्छेथाम् ágacchethām	अगच्छध्वम् ágacchadhvam
First	अगच्छम् ágaccham	अगच्छाव ágacchāva	अगच्छाम ágacchāma	अगच्छे ágacche	अगच्छावहि ágacchāvahi	अगच्छामहि ágacchāmahi

Derived terms

• अधिगच्छति (adhigacchati, “to find, perceive”)
• अवगच्छति (avagacchati, “to understand”)
• आगच्छति (āgacchati, “to come”)

Related terms

• गमति (gámati, “to go”) (Vedic yet regular form from the same root)

Descendants

• Pali: gacchati
• Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀕𑀙𑁂𑀬𑀁 (gacheyaṃ) (see further for descendants)