گروا garwā गौरव S̱. adj. 1. Heavy. 2. Im- portant. 3. Respectable. 4. Demure.

گرواپن garwā-pan गौरव S̱. s. m. Respecta- bility.

گوتم गौतम gautama S (or gotam) n. prop. The name of a muni, or saint, famous in Hindū mythology. He was the author of the Nyāya, or logick, and his doctrines corresponded with those of Aristotle. Gautama and his wife Ahalyā lived in a retired forest, where Indra, happening to pass, was struck with the beauty of the latter; and, assuming the appearance of Gautama, deceived and slept with his wife: which being discovered, Gautama cursed them both. To Indra he said, may your testicles fall to the ground; which accordingly took place: but Brahmā advised him to restore them with those of a ram, cut out for that purpose; hence, Indra is called मेषांडकोष mesh̤ānḍakosh̤a (ram-testicled). He wished that Ahalyā might be turned into stone; in which state she remained till Rūmachandra (son of Dasaratha) passing that way with his brother

گور गौर gaur S adj. Fair-complexioned; s. f. A name of Pārvatī.

گورا gorā गौर S̱. adj. Fair (complexioned). ¶ गौरा gaurā, s. f. A name of the goddess Pārvatī: see گوري gaurī.

گوري गौरी gaurī S s. f. 1. The name of a rāgiṇī or musical mode. 2. (or gawarī) One of the names of Pārvatī.

گوڙ गौड gauṛ S s. m. 1. Name of a division of the country in Bengal. 2. An ancient city, formerly the capital of Bengal. 3. Inhabitant of Gauṛ (a Brāhmaṇ).