Dear Yong Peng,
I think gacchantii is present participle (fem.), not a gerund.
Nina.
op 24-08-2005 22:06 schreef Ong Yong Peng op yongpeng.ong@...:
Taking it just one step further: the Pali gerunds can also be used

> to express an action preceding the action of the main verb of a
> clause in a sentence.

Here is an example:

>
> Kumaarii potthaka.m ga.nhitvaa paa.thasaala.m gacchantii bhikkhu.m
> passati.
> Taking the book and going to school, the girl sees a monk.