गोष्ठिgoṣṭhiष्ठी [ṣṭhī], ष्ठी f.
- ष्ठी ṣṭhī, ष्ठी Feminine
- An assembly, meeting; मध्ये विरेजतुरलं पशुपालगोष्ठ्यां रङ्गे यथा नटवरौ क्व च गायमानौ Bhāg.1.21.8; Ve.1.27.
- Society, association.
- Conversation, chitchat, discourse; क्वचिद्विद्वद्गोष्ठी क्वचिदपि सुरामत्तकलहः Bh. 3.125; गोष्ठी सत्कविभिः समम् Bh.1.28; Māl.1.25; तेनैव सह सर्वदा गोष्ठीमनुभवति Pt.2.
- A multitude or collection; मोदन्तां सततं च बान्धवसुहृद्गोष्ठीप्रमोदाः प्रजाः Nāg.5.39.
- Family connections, relatives, especially such as require to be maintained.
- A kind of dramatic composition in one act. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedपतिः
- the chief of an assembly, president.
- the master of a family.
