Goshthashva, Goṣṭhaśva: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Goṣṭhaśva can be transliterated into English as Gosthasva or Goshthashva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchGoṣṭhaśva (गोष्ठश्व):—(goṣṭha + śva = śvan) m. ein Mensch, der wie ein Hund in der Kuhhürde Niemand ruhig an sich vorübergehen lässt, [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 1, 5] (goṣṭhaśca). [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 477.] [Jaṭādhara im Śabdakalpadruma] Nach der unkritischen Erklärung des [Scholiast] zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher] : = goṣṭhe + aśva; der alte Grammatiker hat aber offenbar das Richtige gesehen, da er in der Regel nur solche compp. zusammengestellt hat, welche die Eigenthümlichkeit zeigen, dass der letzte Bestandtheil, welcher ausserhalb der comp. consonantisch auslautet, hier auf a ausgeht.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungGoṣṭhaśva (गोष्ठश्व):—m. ein Mensch , der wie ein Hund in einer Kuhhürde Niemand ruhig an sich vorübergehen lässt.
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