गोष्ठ

Sanskrit

FWOTD – 13 February 2024

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷow-sth₂-ó-, from *gʷṓws (cow) + *steh₂- (to stand). By surface analysis, गो (go) + स्थ (stha). Cognate with Celtiberian boustom (cow-house).

Pronunciation

Noun

गोष्ठ • (goṣṭhá) stem, m

  1. cow-pen, cowshed, cattle abode
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 6.28.1:
      आ गावो अग्मन्नुत भद्रमक्रन्त्सीदन्तु गोष्ठे रणयन्त्वस्मे ।
      ā gāvo agmannuta bhadramakrantsīdantu goṣṭhe raṇayantvasme.
      The cows have come and brought good fortune: let them rest in the cow-pen and be happy near us.
    • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda
  2. stable (for other domesticated animals)
  3. meeting-place
  4. a male given name

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of गोष्ठ (goṣṭhá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative गोष्ठः
goṣṭháḥ
गोष्ठौ / गोष्ठा¹
goṣṭhaú / goṣṭhā́¹
गोष्ठाः / गोष्ठासः¹
goṣṭhā́ḥ / goṣṭhā́saḥ¹
Vocative गोष्ठ
góṣṭha
गोष्ठौ / गोष्ठा¹
góṣṭhau / góṣṭhā¹
गोष्ठाः / गोष्ठासः¹
góṣṭhāḥ / góṣṭhāsaḥ¹
Accusative गोष्ठम्
goṣṭhám
गोष्ठौ / गोष्ठा¹
goṣṭhaú / goṣṭhā́¹
गोष्ठान्
goṣṭhā́n
Instrumental गोष्ठेन
goṣṭhéna
गोष्ठाभ्याम्
goṣṭhā́bhyām
गोष्ठैः / गोष्ठेभिः¹
goṣṭhaíḥ / goṣṭhébhiḥ¹
Dative गोष्ठाय
goṣṭhā́ya
गोष्ठाभ्याम्
goṣṭhā́bhyām
गोष्ठेभ्यः
goṣṭhébhyaḥ
Ablative गोष्ठात्
goṣṭhā́t
गोष्ठाभ्याम्
goṣṭhā́bhyām
गोष्ठेभ्यः
goṣṭhébhyaḥ
Genitive गोष्ठस्य
goṣṭhásya
गोष्ठयोः
goṣṭháyoḥ
गोष्ठानाम्
goṣṭhā́nām
Locative गोष्ठे
goṣṭhé
गोष्ठयोः
goṣṭháyoḥ
गोष्ठेषु
goṣṭhéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

References

Further reading

  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “goṣṭha”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
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