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upagaccheyya

upagacchati

opt 3rd sg of upagacchati (verb)

1. veers towards; swerves towards; drifts towards; lit. goes near
2. takes; accepts; regards; interprets (something as); lit. goes near
3. approaches; goes towards; lit. goes near
4. becomes; enters into a state; reaches a condition; lit. goes near
5. reaches; attains; lit. goes near
6. (of the rains retreat) enters; starts; undertakes; lit. goes near

Etymology. upa + gaccha + ti; from √gam 'go'; Sanskrit upagacchati [upagam]

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

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