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goṣṭhika (once written gau° ; not in this sense in Skt. , but only as adj. , relating to a guild ; not in Pali ; but = AMg. goṭṭhiya, °iga), m. , usually pl. , (boon-) companion, member of a friendly group : Mv iii.375.13 triṃśa(d) goṣṭhikā udyānabhūmiṃ nirgatā; id. 15 and 376.1—2 tehi goṣṭhikehi; 376.5, 7, 8 ; Av i.93.6 ; saṃbahulāś ca goṣṭhikā … 163.7 ; °kānāṃ śataṃ nirgataṃ 377.14 ; ii.53.9 ff. (in 55.9 ms. gauṣṭhika, see Speyerʼs note ); 100.13 ff. ; MSV ii.78.2 . Obscure is Mv iii.121.9 ( vs ), in which Śuddhodana addresses the Buddha: purā tuvaṃ goṣṭhika-tūlikāsu …; Senart suggests doubtfully coussins, divans où on est assis de compagnie (tūlikā, mattress , Skt. ).