"Goṣṭhī' appears as a form of deśīnāṭya in Dattila, quoted in Saṅgītanārāyaṇa (3. 15-18); Vātsyāyana, in his Kaamasūtra mentions "go uparüpaka
Mandakranta Bose, D.Phil. (Oxon.), FRAS, FRSC
Fellow, Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies
Professor Emerita UBC
Former Director, Centre for India and South Asia Research
Institute of Asian Research
University of British Columbia
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From: INDOLOGY [indology-bounces@list.indology.info] on behalf of Kenneth Gregory Zysk via INDOLOGY [indology@list.indology.info] Sent: September-08-18 1:52 AM To: Indology (indology@list.indology.info) Subject: [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.