a. (Used only as the last mem- ber of comp.) Striking, killing, de- stroying; as in pāṇigha, rājagha &c. ghaḥ 1 A bell.

2 Rattling, gurgling or tinkling noise.

the 4th consonant of the Sanskr2it Sanskrit alphabet (aspirate of the preceding). 045385 375,1 69207 m. the letter or sound gha. 045386 375,1 69208

ind. (used to lay stress on a word) at least, surely, verily, indeed, especially (= Gk. γε), RV.; AV. v, 13, 10 & 11; vi, 1, 3. In the Sam2hita1 saṃhitā the final vowel is generally lengthened (ghā cf. Pa1n2. 6-3, 133) 375,1 69209 ind. as a rule it is preceded by other particles (ut/a, ut/o, ut/a vā, cid, n/a, vā) or by a pronoun or a preposition 375,1 69209.1 ind. it is also found between iva and /id 375,1 69209.2...

mfn. (han) ifc. striking, killing cf. jīva-, tāḍa-, pāṇi-, rāja-, &c (cf. also parigha) 375,1 69210 f. a stroke L. 045388 375,1 69211