(p. 321) gōṭa an ornamental metal girdle worn by women. 4)

(p. 306) gāṇḍiba, gāṇḍība (myth.) Arjuna's bow, the Gandib. গাণ্ডীবী n. an archer with this bow; (specifically) Arjuna. 27)

(p. 308) gūn̐ji a short stake or pale; a wedge; a hair-pin; a device containing several straps of cloth tied at one end in a thick knot used in a woman's hair-dressing to give the bun a massive appearance, a chignon. গুঁজি দেওয়া v. to plug up a leak in an old thatch by inserting new straw. 66)

(p. 321) gōbara cow-dung, muck. ̃গণেশ a. soft-headed corpulent lazy and good-for-nothing. n. such a man or boy. ̃গাদা n. a dung-heap, a dung-hill, a muck-heap. গোবর গ্যাস n. a gas (usu. cooking gas) obtained from cow-dung. গোবরভরা a. (ridi.) full of stupidity (গোবরভরা মাথা = a stupid head). গোবরে পদ্মফুল (lit.) a lotus in a dung-hill; (fig.) a solitary instance of beauty or talent in the midst of ugly or stupid environment, a Venus amongst hags, a Socrates amongst fools. 45)

(p. 311) guḍ়uma a booming noise (as of a gun), a loud report, sound of an explosion; any similar sound. 36)

(p. 308) gīrṇa uttered; said, told; narrated; praised, eulogized; swallowed, devoured. 60)

(p. 296) garami heat; summer; anger; syphilis. 80)

(p. 321) gōṣpada a cow's footprint. ̃তুল্য a. as small in area as a cow's footprint. 104)

(p. 293) gaḍ়āpēṭā to give definite form or shape to, to hammer or knock into (right) shape. a. that which is decided beforehand (esp. by way of compromise); got-up. 33)

(p. 296) gariṣṭha weightiest; most important; largest; greatest; maximum; most venerable or honourable; richest; chief. গরিষ্ঠ সাধারণ গুণনীয়ক, (সংক্ষেপে) গ সা গু (in arith.) greatest common measure, G.C.M.; (in alg.) highest common factor, H.C.F. গরিষ্ঠ সম্প্রদায় the majority community. 90)

(p. 296) gambhīrā a form of worshipping Shiva (শিব) in the month of Chaitra (চৈত্র); a kind of folk-song sung esp. in the Malda district on this occasion; the music of these songs; a form of decoration with tinsels; the inner part of a temple. 65)

(p. 291) gaṅgōtrī, gaṅgōttarī a holy place of the Hindus in Garhwal (flowing through this place the Ganges comes down to the plains). 7)

(p. 296) gandhōpajībī a dealer in spices (by caste). a. dealing in spices. 41)

(p. 321) gōtra1 a mountain. ̃প্রধান n. the Himalayas. 13)

(p. 326) grathana act of stringing (as flowers in a wreath); composition (as of an essay or a book). গ্রথিত a. strung; composed. গ্রথিত করা v. to string; to compose. 9)