go f cow; [in compounds only] गोदान gift of a cow; गोमाता the mother cow; गोमूत्र cow's urine; गोरक्षा cow-protection; गोशाला cow-house, cowshed; गोहत्या cow slaughter, etc. [गौ is more common and is also used in these compounds]

goshālā fc cowshed; dairy.

shālā house, as in गोशाला dairy; ऩृत्यशाला dancing hall; पाठ- शाला school; प्रयोगशाला laboratory; व्यायामशाला gymnasium.