गोमन्त

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Puranic Encyclopaedia

A mountain of the island of Kuśa. [Śloka 8, Chapter 12, Bhīṣma Parva] .
GOMANTA I   A famous mountain near Dvārakā. This mountain is known as Goma and Raivataka also. Once Śrī Kṛṣṇa went to see Gomanta and on the way met Paraśurāma. [Skandha 10, Bhāgavata] . Paraśurāma and Śrī Kṛṣṇa went together and saw this beautiful mountain. Vyāsa has devoted Chapter 40 of Viṣṇu Parva entirely for the description of this mountain of Gomanta. Once Balabhadrarāma caught hold of Jarāsandha on this mountain but let him off.
GOMANTA II   A place of habitation lying to the north-east of ancient India. [Śloka 43, Chapter 9, Bhīṣma Parva] .

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

गो—मन्त  m.  m. N. of a mountain, [MBh. ii, 618; vi, 449] ( v.l. °न्द), [Hariv.]; [VarBṛS.] &c.

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an owner of cattle, [W.]
a herd of cattle, [W.]
a multitude of cattle-owners, [W.]
गो—मन्त  m.  m. pl. N. of a people, [MBh. vi, 351] ( v.l. गोघ्नत).

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Shabda-Sagara

गोमन्त  m.  ( -न्तः)
1. The name of a mountain.
2. An owner of cattle. 3. A herd of cattle.
E. गो the earth, मन् to mind, झ aff.

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