godāna

Dictionary meanings for godāna from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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godāna

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

n. (dāna, fr. do ? place where the hair (go) is cut Ragh. iii, 33 Sch.) the side-hair S3Br. iii; Ka1tyS3r.; Pa1rGr2. 368,1 67823 n. = -maṅgala A1s3vGr2.; Kaus3.; S3a1n3khGr2.; Gobh.; Gaut.; R. 044519 368,1 67824 n. a ceremony performed with the side-hair of a youth of 16 or 18 years (when he has attained puberty and shortly before marriage) R. (G)i, 73, 22. 044520 368,1 67825 m. id. Ragh. iii, 33. 044521 368,1 67826

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