Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
m. f. (Nom. gauḥ) [gacchatyanena, gam karaṇe ḍo Tv.] 1 Cattle, kine (pl.).
2 Anything coming from a cow; such as milk, flesh, leather &c.
3 The stars.
4 The sky.
5 The thunder-bolt of Indra.
6 A ray of light.
7 A diamond.
8 Hea- ven.
9 An arrow. f. 1 A cow; jugopa gorūpadharāmivorvī R. 2. 3; kṣīri- ṇyaḥ saṃtu gāvaḥ Mk. 10. 60.
2 The earth; dudoha gāṃ sa yajñāya R. 1. 26; gāmāttasārāṃ...
Source entryMonier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
g/aus (acc. g/ām instr. g/avā dat. g/ave, gen. abl. g/os loc. g/avi; du. g/āvā [ Ved. ], g/āvau; pl. nom. g/āvas acc. g/ās [ rarely g/āvas TBr. iii TUp. MBh. iv, 1506 R. ii ] instr. g/obhis dat. abl. g/obhyas, gen. g/avām [ once at the end of a Pa1da pāda RV.... mf. anything coming from or belonging to an ox or cow, milk (generally pl.), flesh (only pl. RV. x, 16, 7; fat Gmn.), skin, hide, leather, strap of leather,...
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