(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. 326) granhibandhana act of tying into a knot, knotting; the Hindu practice of tying a corner of the bride's sari with a corner of the bridegroom's scarf at wedding. গ্রন্হিবন্ধন করা v. to tie into a knot, to knot; to tie a corner of the bride's sari with a corner of the bridegroom's scarf at wedding. 19)

(p. 321) gōpa a milkman (by caste or profession); a cowherd; a king; a landowner; a feudal lord. ̃কন্যা n. the daughter of a milkman, a (young) milkmaid, (cp.) a milk-girl. ̃নারী n. the wife or a daughter of a milkman, a milkmaid, (cp.) a milk-woman. ̃বধূ n. wife of a milkman, (cp.) a milk-wife. ̃বালক n. a boy of the milk-man class; a cowboy. 26)

(p. 308) giri2 a mountain; a hill; one of a particular order of ascetics. ̃কন্দর, ̃গহ্বর, ̃গুহা, ̃দরী n. a mountain-cave. ̃খাত n. a ravine, a gorge. ̃কুমারী, ̃জা n. a daughter of a mountain (esp. of the Himalayas); appellations of Goddess Durga (̃দুর্গা). ̃তল n. the surface of a mountain. ̃তরঙ্গিণী n. a mountainstream. ̃দুর্গ n. a hill-fort; a hill serving as a fort. ̃দ্বার n. a mountain-pass, a pass. ̃নন্দিনী same as ̃কুমারী । ̃পথ, ̃বর্ত্ম n. a mountain-defile, a ravine, a gorge; a col. ̃বাসী n. living in the mountains. n. a mountain dweller. ̃মল্লিকা n. a medicinal herb grown on the hills. ̃মাটি, ̃মৃত্তিকা n red ochre. ̃রাজ n. the king of mountains; an appellation of the Himalayas. ̃রানি n. (myth.) the wife of the Himalayas. ̃শ n. one who lies down or sleeps upon a mountain; an appellation of Shiva (শিব). ̃শৃঙ্গ, ̃শিখর n. a mountain-peak. ̃শ্রেণি n. a mountain-range. ̃সংকট n. a mountain-defile, a gorge. ̃সুতা n. the daughter of the Himalayas; an appellation of Goddess Durga. 49)

(p. 321) gōbinda a name of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ) or Vishnu (বিষ্ণু). 50)

(p. 321) gōyāna a bullock-cart, a hackery. 67)

(p. 314) gupta protected or guarded by (মন্ত্রগুপ্ত); hidden; unknown, unseen, invisible; unrevealed (গুপ্ত তত্ত্ব); concealed; mysterious, esoteric (গুপ্ত রহস্য). fem. গুপ্তা । গুপ্ত কথা n. a secret; a mystery. গুপ্ত কথা ফাঁস করা to divulge or let out a secret. গুপ্ত গুহাশ্রয়, গুপ্ত গর্তাশ্রয় a. burrow. ̃ঘাতক n. an assassin. ̃চর n. a spy; a detective, a sleuth. ̃চরবৃত্তি n. espionage, spying. ̃তত্ত্ব n. mysteries. ̃তথ্য n. secret information. ̃ধন n. hidden treasure. ̃বেশ n. a disguise. ̃বেশে adv. in disguise. ̃ব্যাধি n. a vicious disease kept concealed; a venereal disease; (fig.) a vice kept concealed. ̃ভাব n. secrecy or a concealed or unrevealed state; a stealthy or clandestine manner. ̃ভাবে adv. secretly; stealthily. ̃ভোট, ̃মত n. a secret vote or voting, ballot. ̃মন্ত্র n. a secret or mysterious word; a password; (lit.) an esoteric mantra or sacred word. ̃মন্ত্রণা n. secret counsel or conference. গুপ্তমন্ত্রণা সমিতি n. a secret council, a close assembly. ̃রহস্য n. a mystery, a secret. ̃সভা, ̃সমিতি n. a secret council, a close assembly; a secret society. ̃হত্যা n. assassination; a secret murder. গুপ্তহত্যা করা v. to assassinate; to commit a murder in secret. গুপ্তহত্যা প্রকাশ পাবেই murder will out. ̃হত্যাকারী n. an assassin. 10)

(p. 314) gulatāni assemblage in a small party or crowd and indulgence in useless talk. গুলতানি করা, গুলতানি পাকানো, গুনতানি মারা v. to assemble in a small group and indulge in useless talk or discussion. 37)

(p. 293) gañjikā the female flowering tops of Indian hemp, ganja; (loos.) hemp. ̃সেবী a. given to smoking ganja. n. a (habitual) smoker of hemp. 11)

(p. 321) gōbarāṭa a door still or a window sill. 46)

(p. 321) gauḍ় an ancient name of modern Bengal (controversial opinions exist as to the actual area or Gauda). ̃জন n. the people of Bengal, Bengalis. গৌড়ী n. an Indian musical mode; a kind of poetical diction; a kind of rum prepared from molasses. গৌড়ীয় a. of or living in or produced in Gauda (গৌড়). 116)

(p. 301) gān̐thana act of stringing (as a garland); composition (ছন্দে গাঁথন); construction; act of laying (bricks, stones etc. for constructing a building). 71)

(p. 296) ganḍēpinḍē stuffing or gorging oneself to the full. 28)

(p. 311) guḍ়guḍ় expressing a mild rumbling or rattling sound; a sound of movement in the stomach. 30)

(p. 314) gumaṭa sultry atmosphere or weather, sultriness, stuffiness, fustiness. 17)