(p. 314) gulpha the ankle or the heel. ̃সন্ধি n. the ankle-joint. 39)

(p. 327) graiba, graibēẏa of the neck or the throat; of the nape of the neck. 36)

(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. 291) gaja3 a measure of length equal to 3 feet. a yard. 91.5 cm or .9144 m. a. measuring a yard (একগজ কাপড়, পাঁচগজ লম্বা). ̃কাঠি n. a yardstick. গজি same as গজ3 (a). 14)

(p. 301) gān̐ti2 a pickaxe. 70)

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

(p. 321) gōmūrkha utterly ignorant or illiterate or stupid. 63)

(p. 321) gōbēcārā, gōbēcāri as harmless and gentle as a cow; an artless or guileless person. 52)

(p. 321) gōmūtra cow's urine. 64)

(p. 321) gōmasūrikā same as গোবসন্ত । 59)

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

(p. 321) gōlāpa the rose; rose-water (গোলাপপাশ). ̃গাছ n. the rose-plant. ̃গোত্র n. the Rosaceae. ̃গোত্রীয় a. rosaceous. ̃জল n. rose-water. ̃জাম n. the rose-apple. ̃পাশ n. a vessel fitted with a device for spraying rose-water. ̃বাগ n. a rose-garden, a rosary. গোলপি a. scented like the rose; rose-coloured, rose-hued, rosed-red, rosy; slight, mild (গোলাপি নেশা). 93)

(p. 314) gula1 powder of burnt tobacco (this is applied to teeth and the gum or used as a dentifrice); a kind of small balls prepared by mixing and drying cowdung, mud and coal-powder together (used as fuel). গুল দেওয়া v. to make small balls of cowdung, mud and coal-powder mixed together and dry them in the sun; to apply powder of burnt tobacco (to one's teeth and gum). 32)

(p. 321) gōra a grave, a tomb. গোর দেওয়া v. to bury, to inter, entomb. গোরে যাওয়া v. to lie in one's grave; to die. 71)

(p. 291) gajā a kind of sweetmeat made of flour. 21)