(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. 306) gājana the festival of worshipping Shiva (শিব) in the month of Chaitra (চৈত্র); any of the songs sung on this occasion; the music of these songs. অনেক সন্ন্যাসীতে গাজন নষ্ট (fig.) too many cooks spoil the broth. 11)

(p. 306) gājara carrot. 12)

(p. 306) gāji a Muslim warrior fighting for the cause of religion (cp. a crusader). 13)

(p. 375) chān̐kā to sieve, to sift, to strain; to filtrate. a. sieved, sifted, strained; filtered; true or clear (ছাঁকা কথা); especially selected or chosen, select (ছাঁকা ছাঁকা প্রশ্ন বা মানুষ); unmixed, unadulterated, pure (ছাঁকা গঙ্গাজল); easily available (ছাঁকা পয়সা); used in sifting or filtration (আটা-ছাঁকা চালুনি, চা-ছাঁকা ন্যাকড়া). ছাঁকা তেলে ভাজা to fry in so much oil or fat as to necessitate straining. ছেঁকে ধরা v. to beset, to encircle, to hem in; to besiege; to surround from all sides. 46)

(p. 876) mṛga the deer; the stag; the antelope; ground game; a beast, an animal. কস্তুরীমৃগ n. the musk-deer. কৃষ্ণসার-মৃগ n. the black antelope. চিত্রমৃগ n. the spotted deer. শাখামৃগ n. the monkey. ̃চর্ম n. deer-skin; animal skin. ̃তৃষা, ̃তৃষ্ণা, ̃তৃষ্ণিকা n. a mirage. ̃নয়না a. fem. having eyes like those of a deer. ̃নাভি n. musk. ̃মদ n. musk. ̃য়া n. hunting (esp. of big games). মৃগয়া করা v. to hunt. মৃগয়া করতে যাওয়া v. to go out hunting. মৃগয়াকারী n. a hunter, a huntsman. ̃রাজ same as মৃগেন্দ্র । ̃লোচনা same as ̃নয়না । ̃শিরা, ̃শীর্ষ n. the fifth of the twenty-seven stars according to Hindu astronomy. ̃শিশু n. a fawn. ̃শৃঙ্গ n. the horn of a buck. মৃগাক্ষী same as ̃নয়না । masc. মৃগাক্ষ । মৃগাঙ্ক n. one who bears the sign of a deer; the moon. মৃগাঙ্কমৌলি, মৃগাঙ্কশেখর n. one who bears the moon on one's forehead as a crown; Shiva (শিব). মৃগাজিব n. a deerskin; an animal skin. মৃগাজীব n. a professional hunter. মৃগী n. (as fem.) the doe, the female beast (শাখামৃগী); (as neut.) epilepsy. মৃগেন্দ্র n. the king of beasts; the lion. 24)

(p. 886) myāgājina a periodical publication, a magazine. 2)

(p. 980) sannyāsa asceticism; ascetic mendicancy; renouncement of the world; (med.) apoplexy. সন্ন্যাস গ্রহণ করা v. to take to asceticism or ascetic mendicancy. সন্ন্যাসী n. an ascetic; an ascetic mendicant. fem. সন্ন্যাসিনী । অনেক সন্ন্যাসিতে গাজন নষ্ট (fig.) too many cooks spoil the broth. 12)