Re: [INDOLOGY] goṣṭhī

[Madhav Deshpande]

Hello Ken,

     It seems to me that the connection of the words goṣṭha and goṣṭhī
needs to be investigated.  Goṣṭha refers to the cowshed, and that cowshed
may have served as a place for gathering of friends and family members to
chat. Such may be the origin of goṣṭhī as a
dialogue/conversation/chatting.  In this sense, the word goṣṭī appears in
Marathi usage, and the vernacular usage is probably related to the use of
goṣṭhī in combinations like kāvyagoṣṭhī, vidvadgoṣṭhī etc.

Madhav

Madhav M. Deshpande
Professor Emeritus
Sanskrit and Linguistics
University of Michigan
[Residence: Campbell, California]


On Sun, Sep 9, 2018 at 2:29 AM Martin Straube via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> Dear Ken,
>
> for gosthi in the sense of a "society which promted cultural interests"
> (kavyagosthi, jalpagosthi etc.) see S. Lienhard, Classical Poetry (Hist. of
> Indian Lit. III.1), p. 16 ff. (check also the index), and A. Ollett,
> Language of the Snakes (open access: www.luminosoa.org), p. 60 f., 118
> f., et infra.
>
> I found
>
> Bose, Jitendra Lal: Notes on club life in ancient India, in: Journal of
> the Bihar and Orissa Research Society, 3, 1917, S. 406-415,
>
> in SARDS, but I do not know that article.
>
> With best wishes
> Martin
>
> ===
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> --- Ursprüngliche Nachricht ---
> Von: Kenneth Gregory Zysk via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info>
> Datum: 08.09.2018 10:52:32
> An: "Indology (indology at list.indology.info)" <indology at list.indology.info>
> Betreff: [INDOLOGY] goṣṭhī
>
> > I should appreciate it if someone could direct me to any papers written
> on
> > the Sanskrit word goṣṭhī or “the gentlemen’s club” in ancient India.
> > Many thanks in advance.
> > Best,
> > Ken
> >
> >
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