(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. 321) gōrā having a complexion of cream-colour tinged with red; (loos.) faircomplexioned; English or European (গোরা সৈন্য). n. a pet name of Chaitanya ('কৃষ্ণ কৃষ্ণ বলি গোরা কাঁদে'); an Englishman or a European; an English or a European soldier. ̃চাঁদ n. a name of Chaitanya. গোরার বাদ্য n. English or European military band. 76)

(p. 306) gāḍ়ā to plant, to drive in (খুঁটি গাড়া); to spread firmly, to strike (শিকড় গাড়া); to establish, to set up (আস্তানা গাড়া); to fold (হাঁটু গাড়া). শিক়ড় গাড়া v. to strike root; (fig.) to settle down firmly or permanently. হাঁটু গাড়া v. to kneel down. 18)

(p. 301) gāōẏā3 to sing; to chant; to sing in praise; to praise. a. that has been sung (গাওয়া গান). ̃নো v. to cause to sing. 54)

(p. 308) gārhapatya holy fire; the holy fire which a householder keeps burning day and night all his life. a. of such a householder. 25)

(p. 321) gauṇa minor, unimportant, secondary. n. delay. গৌণ করা v. (arch.) to make delay. ̃কর্ম v. minor duty; (gr.) an indirect object. ̃তা n. secondariness; less importance; inferiority. গৌণার্থ n. (rhet.) secondary significance, figurative meaning. 118)

(p. 314) gṛhīta received; accepted; held; obtained; passed (সিদ্ধান্ত গৃহীত হওয়া); sheltered. 63)

(p. 311) guḍ়guḍ়i a hubble-bubble. 31)

(p. 327) grāmī one who lives in or rules a village; rural; rustic; consisting of or containing villages or musical scales. 23)

(p. 311) guṇāguṇa merits and demerits. 41)

(p. 301) garbhōtpādana making one pregnant, impregnation or fertilization (of the womb.) 17)

(p. 296) ganḍagōla tumult, uproar; disturbance; disorder; complication; difficulty; hitch. গন্ডগোল করা v. to make a noise; to kick up a row; to create disorder. 24)

(p. 301) garjānō to roar, to rumble, to howl, to thunder. গর্জানি n. roaring, rumbling, howling, thundering. 4)

(p. 321) gōmaḍ়ā sullen and silent, glum and grave; darkened with huff. 56)

(p. 314) gulañca a medicinal plant, menispermum glabrum. 36)