gOqaH 1 N. of a country; the skadaMpurARa thus describes its position: - vaMgadeSaM samAraBya BuvaneSAMtagaH Sive . gOqadeSaH samAKyAtaH sarvavidyAviSAradaH .. 2 A particular subdivision of Brāhmaṇas. — qAH ( pl. ) The inhabitants of Gauḍa. — qI 1 Spirit distilled from molasses; gOqI pEzwI ca mADvI ca vijYeyA triviDA surA Ms. 11. 95. 2 One of the Rāgiṇīs. 3 (In rhet.) One of the Rītis or Vṛttis or styles of poetic composition: S. D. mentions four Rītis , while K. P. only three, gOqI being another name for paruzA vftti ; ojaHprakASakEstEH ( varREH ) tu paruzA ( i. e. gOqI ) K. P. 7 ; ojaHprakASakErvarRErbaMDa AqaMbaraH punaH samAsabahulA gOqI S. D. 627. — qaM Sweetmeats.