Gojihvika, Gojihvikā, Go-jihvika: 4 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGojihvikā (गोजिह्विका).—the uvula.
Gojihvikā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms go and jihvikā (जिह्विका).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Gojihvikā (गोजिह्विका):—[=go-jihvikā] [from go] f. the uvula, [Caraka iv, 7]
2) [v.s. ...] = hvā, [Suśruta; Manu-smṛti vi, 14 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
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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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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
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