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. 308) -giri1 meaning : being so and so, status, office, honour, tenure of office, skill in certain capacity, -ship (বাবুগিরি, রাজাগিরি, কেরানিগিরি). 48)

(p. 301) galāsi the neck-rope of an animal. 32)

(p. 301) garjita sounded or resounded loudly. 5)

(p. 308) gābānō3 to stir thoroughly (the water of a pond etc.) 9)

(p. 296) gabēṣaṇā, gabēṣaṇa research. গবেষণা করা v. to research. গবেষণাগার n. a laboratory, a lab. 53)

(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. 321) gōṣṭha a grazing ground, a pasture or pasturage; a meeting-place, an assembly, an association, a society, a club (গোষ্ঠাগার ). ̃গৃহ, গোষ্ঠাগার n. a cowshed; a cow-house, a byre; an association-hall, a society hall, a club-house, a club-room. ̃বিহারী n. an appellation of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ) ̃লীলা n. the pastoral activities and sports of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). গোষ্ঠাধ্যক্ষ n. the chief of an assembly or society. 102)

(p. 314) gunḍā a rogue, a hooligan, a rowdy, a gangster, a ruffian. ̃মি n. hooliganism, rowdyism, gangsterism; ruffianism, গুন্ডামি করা v. to act as a hooligan, to practise hooliganism. 9)

(p. 321) gōmāṃsa beef. গোমাংসভোজী a. beef-eating. গোমাংসভোজী লোক a beef-eater. কঅক্ষর গোমাংস (fig.) utterly illiterate. 60)

(p. 296) ganatakāra a foreteller, an astrologer, a palmist; a soothsayer. 20)

(p. 296) ganagana expressing the blazing state. গনগন করা v. (of fire) to burn blazingly, to blaze. গনগনে a. blazing. 19)

(p. 296) gararāji unwilling, reluctant, loth, not consenting. গররাজি হওয়া v. to express one's reluctance or unwillingness; not to agree. 82)

(p. 308) gāba a kind of tree Diospyros embryopteris; its fruit (its juice is used in coating the strings of a net), the mangosteen; a coating of resin on the skin that covers an instrument of percussion. 4)

(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. 293) gaṭagaṭa, gaṭamaṭa expressing; the sound of walking or marching firmly and arrogantly. গটগট বা গটমট করে চলা v. to walk or march firmly and arrogantly; to walk with firm and quick steps. 13)