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Entry गल

  1. गलgalaThe throat, neck; शितिना गलेन विलसन्मरीचिना Ki.12.23; न गरलं गले कस्तूरीयम्; cf. अजागलस्तन; Bh.1.64; Amaru.88.

    [गल्-भक्षणे बाdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied करणे अच्]

    1. The throat, neck; शितिना गलेन विलसन्मरीचिना Ki.12.23; न गरलं गले कस्तूरीयम्; Compare अजागलस्तन; Bh.1.64; Amaru.88.
    2. The resin of the Śāla tree.
    3. A kind of musical instrument.
    4. A rope.
    5. A kind of fish.
    6. A large kind of grass (बृहत्काश).

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अङ्कुरः a particular disease of the throat (inflammation).

    • -उद्भवः the tuft of hair on the neck of a horse.

    • -ओघः tumor in the throat.

    • -कम्बलः a bull's dewlap.

    • -गण्डः

      1. enlargement of the glands of the neck.
      2. goitre.
      3. safe in the work of the throat, able to eat much and digest it, healthy, sound; दृश्यन्ते चैव तीर्थेषु गलवार्तास्तपस्विनः Pt.3. Vartious reading
      4. a parasite.
    • -विद्रधिः tumor and abscess in the throat.

    • -व्रतः a peacock.

    • -शुण्डिका the uvula.

    • -शुण्डी swelling of the glands of the neck.

    • -स्तनी (also गलेस्तनी) a she-goat.

    • -हस्तः

      1. seizing by the throat, throttling, collaring; अनिच्छन्गलहस्तेन ताभिर्निर्वासितस्ततः Ks.4.68.
      2. an arrow with a crescent-shaped head; Compare अर्धचन्द्र.
    • -हस्तित

      1. Adjective seized by the throat, throttled, strangled; अर्धेन्दुलीलैर्गल- हस्तितेव Name6.25. ग्रहः, ग्रहणम् seizing by the throat, throttling, smothering.
      2. a kind of disease; Mb.12.33.5.
      3. Name of certain days in the dark fortnight of a month: id est, that is the 4th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 13th and the three following days.
      4. a day on which a course of study is commenced, but immediately preceding a day on which it is prohibited.
      5. study, begun but immediately interrupted.
    • -चर्मन् Neuter the gullet, throat.

    • -द्वारम् the mouth.

    • -मेखला a necklace.

    • -वार्त Adjective

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Headwords under ग

Part 2 of 6 गय – गाणपत्यAll parts
  1. ग – गम्य
  2. गय – गाणपत्य
  3. गाणिक्यम् – गुडाका
  4. गुडाकेश – गृहम्
  5. गृहयाय्य – ग्रन्थीकम्
  6. ग्रस् – ग्लौतृ