Grihagodha, Gṛhagodhā, Griha-godha: 7 definitions

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Grihagodha 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 Gṛhagodhā can be transliterated into English as Grhagodha or Grihagodha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)

[«previous next»] — Grihagodha in Nirukta glossary
Source: Google Books: Linguistics, Archaeology and the Human Past

Gṛhagodhā (गृहगोधा) refers to a “house lizard”  (Cf. Godhā).—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'. This hypothesis is fully endorsed by Paul Thieme (1965: 211-212). Turner takes 'cow-sucker' to be a popular etymology, with the more original form preserved in Sanskrit golaka- m. 'lizard' (cf. gṛhagolaka- m. 'house lizard', attested in Mārkaṇḍeya-Purāṇa 15,24), golikā- f. 'lizard' (which appears as a variant reading for godhikā- in Bāṇa's Kādambarī, as well as in the compound gṛhagolikā-, gṛhagaulikā-, gṛhakolikā-, etc.; see Lüders 1942: 36 n.1), and gaulī- f. 'lizard' (in the Pañcatantra).

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Grihagodha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Gṛhagodhā (गृहगोधा).—the small house-lizard.

Gṛhagodhā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gṛha and godhā (गोधा). See also (synonyms): gṛhagodhikā.

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

Gṛhagodhā (गृहगोधा).—f.

(-dhā) A small house lizard. E. gṛha a house, and godhā or godhikā an iguana; hence also gṛhagodhikā, or dha being changed to la, gṛhagolikā.

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

Gṛhagodhā (गृहगोधा):—[=gṛha-godhā] [from gṛha > gṛbh] f. the small house-lizard, [Kathārṇava x.]

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

Gṛhagodhā (गृहगोधा):—[gṛha-godhā] (dhā) 1. f. A house lizard.

[Sanskrit to German]

Grihagodha 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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