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Entry गोधा

गोधाgodhāA leathern fence fastened round the left arm to prevent injury from the bow-string…
[गुध्यते, वेष्ट्यते बाहुरनया करणे घञ]
1. A leathern fence fastened round the left arm to prevent injury from the bow-string; गोधाश्लिष्टभुजाशाखैरभूद्भीमा रणाटवी Śi. 19.39.
2. The alligator (Marâthî सुसर); गोधाधरान् कीलधरान् वलीमुखशिलीमुखान् Parnāl 3.25; त्रिभागागोधामुखं गोपुरं कारयेत् Kau. Atmanepada 2.3.
3. A sinew; गोधा तस्मा अयथं कर्षदेतत् Rv.1.28.1-11.
4. A chord; गोधा परि सनिष्वणत् Rv. 8.69.9.
5. An iguana (Marâthî घोरपड).
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