[gāvastiṣṭhaṃtyatra ghañarthe ka ṣatvam] (Usually goṣṭhaṃ only) 1 A cowpen, cowhouse, cow-station.

2 A station of cowherds. ṣṭhaḥ An assembly or meeting.

3 An epithet of Śiva. ṣṭhaṃ A purificatory śrāddha ceremony. ºpatiḥ a chief herdsman. ºvedikā a mound or altar in a cowpen. ºśvaḥ a dog in a cowpen which barks at every one; applied figuratively to a slanderous person, one who stays idly at home and...