a. Stammering, stuttering faltering; tatkiṃ rodiṣi gadgadena vacasā Amaru. 53; gadgadagalastryuṭyadvilīnākṣaraṃ ko dehīti vadet Bh. 3. 8; sānaṃdagadgadapadaṃ harirityuvāca Gīt. 10. daṃ ind. In a faltering or stammering tone; vilalā- pa sa bāṣpagadgadaṃ R. 8. 43; ºnadat U. 2. 30 producing a gurgling sound. daḥ, da 1 Stammering.

2 Indistinct or convulsive speech. Comp. dhvaniḥ a low, inarticulate sound...