Godhika, Godhikā: 8 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Nirukta
Languages
1. Sanskrit
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Introduction:

Godhika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)

Source: Google Books: Linguistics, Archaeology and the Human Past

Godhikā (गोधिका) (or Godhā) refers to a “monitor lizard”, “gecko” or “crocodile”.—Sanskrit gōdhā- f. and its cognates are sometimes used for 'crocodile' in modern Indian languages. Primarily, however, the word means 'lizard'. Lüders comes to the conclusion that
most occurences describe the monitor lizard (Varanus monitor = Varanus bengalensis), often mistakenly called 'iguana' or 'leguan'. When gōdhā- or gōdhikā appears as an aquatic animal (cf. Amarakoṣa 1,10,22), Lüders (1942: 33-34) suggests that it refers to the water monitor (Varanus salvator), which in the past may have been more widely found across the Indian subcontinent than today. [...] Lüders (1942: 43-50) argues at length that godhā should be parsed as go-dhā- (with the meaning 'cow-sucker'). He takes the word to be of Indo-European origin, approving of Fick's etymology that links it to Latin būfō 'toad'.

context information

Nirukta (निरुक्त) or “etymology” refers to the linguistic analysis of the Sanskrit language. This branch studies the interpretation of common and ancient words and explains them in their proper context. Nirukta is one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Godhikā (गोधिका).—A kind of lizard.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Godhikā (गोधिका).—f.

(-kā) 1. The Gangetic alligator. 2. The iguana. E. kan with the fem form added to godhā.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Godhikā (गोधिका):—[from godhā] f. a kind of lizard or alligator (Lacerta Godica), [Kādambarī v, 1042] ([varia lectio] golikā).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Godhikā (गोधिका):—(kā) 1. f. The gangetic alligator or crocodile.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Godhikā (गोधिका) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Gohiyā.

[Sanskrit to German]

Godhika in German

context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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