गोपा

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From गो (go, “cow”) +‎ पा (pā, “protecting, guarding”), the latter component from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂-s, from the root *peh₂- (“to guard”).

Pronunciation

Noun

गोपा • (gopā́) m

  1. a cowherd
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 7.13.3:
      जातो यदग्ने भुवना व्यख्यः पशून्न गोपा इर्यः परिज्मा ।
      jāto yadagne bhuvanā vyakhyaḥ paśūnna gopā iryaḥ parijmā .
      Agni, when, born thou lookedst on all creatures, like a brisk herdsman moving round his cattle.
    • c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda (Taittirīya Saṃhitā) IV.5.1.10.2:
      उतैनं गोपा अदृशन्नदृशन्नुदहार्यः
      utainaṃ gopā adṛśannadṛśannudahāryaḥ
      The cowherds have seen Him (Rudra), as have the maidens who fetch water.

Declension
Masculine ā-stem declension of गोपा (gopā́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative गोपाः
gopā́ḥ		 गोपा / गोपौ
gopā́ / gopaú		 गोपाः
gopā́ḥ
Vocative गोपे
gópe		 गोपे
gópe		 गोपाः
gópāḥ
Accusative गोपाम्
gopā́m		 गोपे
gopé		 गोपाः
gopā́ḥ
Instrumental गोपया / गोपा¹
gopáyā / gopā́¹		 गोपाभ्याम्
gopā́bhyām		 गोपाभिः
gopā́bhiḥ
Dative गोपायै
gopā́yai		 गोपाभ्याम्
gopā́bhyām		 गोपाभ्यः
gopā́bhyaḥ
Ablative गोपायाः
gopā́yāḥ		 गोपाभ्याम्
gopā́bhyām		 गोपाभ्यः
gopā́bhyaḥ
Genitive गोपायाः
gopā́yāḥ		 गोपयोः
gopáyoḥ		 गोपानाम्
gopā́nām
Locative गोपायाम्
gopā́yām		 गोपयोः
gopáyoḥ		 गोपासु
gopā́su
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
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