[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v1.c14.236 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c14.236 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c14.236 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c14.236](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.236) It is often stated that the Gandhabbas preside over conception; this is due to an erroneous translation of the word gandhabba in passages¹¹ dealing with the circumstances necessary for conception (mātāpitaro ca sannipatitā honti, mātā ca utuññ hoti, gandhabbo ca paccupaṭṭhito hoti). The Commentaries¹² explain that here gandhabba means tatrūpakasatta—tasmim okāse nibbattanako satto—meaning a being fit and ready to be born to the parents concerned. The Ṭīkā says that the word stands for gantabba. See also Gandhabbarājā. - [Previous: v1.c14.235](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.235) - [Next: v1.c14.237](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.237) - [Up: v1.c14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.236](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.236) · Pramāṇa