Goshakhi, Goṣakhi, Go-shakhi: 3 definitions

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Goshakhi 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.

The Sanskrit term Goṣakhi can be transliterated into English as Gosakhi or Goshakhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

1) Goṣakhi (गोषखि):—[=go-ṣakhi] [from go] (goṣakhā) m. ‘having cattle as friends (sakhi)’, possessing cattle, [Ṛg-veda viii, 14, 1] (cf. -sakhi.)

2) Gosakhi (गोसखि):—[=go-sakhi] [from go] a (go-) mfn. (m. [accusative] khāyam) ‘having milk as its friend’, mixed with milk (Soma), [Ṛg-veda v, 37, 4] (cf. -ṣakhi.)

3) [=go-sakhi] b etc. See go, p. 367, col. 2.

[Sanskrit to German]

Goshakhi in German

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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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