Grihagolaka, Gṛhagolaka: 5 definitions
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Grihagolaka 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 Gṛhagolaka can be transliterated into English as Grhagolaka or Grihagolaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)
Source: Google Books: Linguistics, Archaeology and the Human PastGṛhagolaka (गृहगोलक) 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).
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryGṛhagolaka (गृहगोलक).—m. A small lizard, Mārk. P. 15, 24.
— Cf. the last.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGṛhagolaka (गृहगोलक):—[=gṛha-golaka] [from gṛha > gṛbh] m. = -godhā, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa xv, 24]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Griha, Golaka.
Full-text: Grihagolika, Grihali, Grihaliki, Grihakolika, Kolika, Gauli, Grihagodha, Grihagaulika, Grihagauli, Golaka, Golika, Gaulika.
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