গঙ্গা : (p. 291) gaṅgā the Ganges, the Ganga; a river; a wife of Shiva (শিব). (poet.) গঙ্গা, গঙ্গজ a. Gangetic; riverine. গঙ্গাজলি1 n. act of putting the water of the Ganges into the mouth of a dying person; act of swearing by taking the water of the Ganges in one's palm. গঙ্গাজলি2 a. having the colour of the water of the Ganges, of a brownish cream colour. ̃তীর n. bank of the Ganges. ̃ধর n. an appellation of Shiva (শিব). ̃পুত্র n. (in the Mahabharata) Bhishma; one belonging to a Hindu caste whose business is to cremate or to help cremation, (cp.) an undertaker by caste. ̃প্রাপ্ত a. (lit.) one whose mortal remains have been thrown in the Ganges; dead. গঙ্গাপ্রাপ্ত হওয়া v. to die (esp. holily). ̃প্রাপ্তি n. death (esp. in a holy manner). ̃ফড়িং n. the grasshopper (of the green and large variety). ̃বাসী a. living near or on the bank of the Ganges; riverine. ̃মাহাত্ম্য n. the glory of the Ganges; a hymn glorifying the Ganges. ̃যমুনা n. the Ganges and the Jumna or their confluence. a. black-and-white; mixed with gold and silver, bimetallic. ̃যাত্রা n. act of carrying a dying person to the bank of the Ganges. গঙ্গাযাত্রা করা v. to be carried to the bank of the Ganges on the eve of one's death. গঙ্গাযাত্রা করানো v. to carry (a dying person) to the bank of the Ganges. ̃যাত্রী n. a person who is being carried to the bank of the Ganges on the eve of his death; a dying man; a pilgrim to the mouth of the Ganges esp. on a holy occasion. fem. ̃যাত্রিণী । ̃লাভ same as গঙ্গাপ্রাপ্তি । ̃সংগম, ̃সাগর n. the confluence of the Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, the mouth of the Ganges. ̃স্নান n. bathing in the Ganges. গঙ্গাস্নান করা v. to bathe in the Ganges; (fig.) to cleanse oneself of guilt, sin etc. to make oneself pure. 6)

(p. 327) grāmāntara another village. 21)

(p. 308) gija gija expressing: a state of crowding or swarming (সভায় লোক গিজ গিজ করছে). 39)

(p. 314) gēn̐ḍ়u, gēn̐ḍ়uẏā a ball or a disc for throwing and catching; bunch; a wreath, a garland ('ফুলের গেঁড়ুয়া লুকিয়া ধরয়ে'). 76)

(p. 326) granhāgāra a library. গ্রন্হাগারিক n. a librarian. 11)

(p. 314) gunā1 a metal string or thread, wire, funicle; screw-thread. 6)

(p. 301) garhita utterly condemned or censured; abominable, detestable; vile. গর্হিত কাজ an atrocious or odious or heinous act. 19)

(p. 293) gajāla a large and thick nail, a peg, a rivet; a variety of freshwater fish shaped almost like a cylinder. 6)

(p. 306) gāḍ়ōẏāna a carter, a coachman, a waggoner, a carman. গাড়োয়ানি n. the profession of a carter or a coachman or a waggoner or a carman; vulgar behaviour and talk, vulgarity. 21)

(p. 296) gaẏabi secret, concealed, undisclosed (গয়বি খুন); cock-and-bull, fantastic (গয়বি কথা); providential, divine (গয়বি আদেশ). গয়বি চাল (in chess) a move conducted or directed from a distance and without looking at the chessboard; (fig.) a direction for action without knowing the state of affairs. গয়বি চিঠি an anonymous or unsigned letter. 68)

(p. 291) gajaba oppression, tyranny, outrage, violence, high-handedness; injustice. 18)

(p. 314) gējēṭa a gazette. 81)

(p. 306) gāḍḍā a pit, a hole; (fig.) trouble, difficulty or distress; (coll. and inf.) failure esp. in an examination (গাড্ডা মারা). 16)

(p. 327) grahaṇa1 taking or receiving (ভিক্ষাগ্রহণ); holding (হস্তগ্রহণ); assuming (ছদ্মবেশ গ্রহণ); adoption (সন্ন্যাস গ্রহণ); reception (অতিথিকে সাদরে গ্রহণ); acceptance (নিমন্ত্রণ গ্রহণ); comprehension, realization (রচনার অর্থগ্রহণ); drinking or eating (জলগ্রহণ, অন্নগ্রহণ); taking in (শ্বাসগ্রহণ); act of inhaling (গন্ধগ্রহণ). গ্রহণ করা v. to take, to receive; to hold; to assume; to adopt; to accept; to comprehend, to realize; to drink or eat; to take in; to inhale. ̃ক্ষম a. receptive. ̃ক্ষমতা, ̃শক্তি n. receptive power or capacity. 6)

(p. 301) galadaśru with tears flowing from the eyes or rolling down the cheeks (গলদশ্রুলোচন). গলদশ্রুলোচনে adv. with tearful eyes. 27)

(p. 321) gauḍ় an ancient name of modern Bengal (controversial opinions exist as to the actual area or Gauda). ̃জন n. the people of Bengal, Bengalis. গৌড়ী n. an Indian musical mode; a kind of poetical diction; a kind of rum prepared from molasses. গৌড়ীয় a. of or living in or produced in Gauda (গৌড়). 116)