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saṅgāhako

saṅgāhaka

masc nom sg of saṅgāhaka (noun); masc nom sg of saṅgāhaka (adj)

1. benefactor; supporter; lit. holding together
2. who benefits; supportive (of); lit. holding together
3. compilation; collection; accumulation; lit. holding together
4. which holds together; which supports; lit. holding together
5. charioteer; lit. holding together
6. who collects, compiles; lit. holding together

Etymology. saṃ + √gah > gāh + *aka; from √gah 'grasp'; Sanskrit saṃgraha + [saṃgrah]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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