गोपा

Sanskrit

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• গোপা (Assamese script)
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• 𑨍𑨆𑨞𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

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

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡɐw.pɑ́ː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɡoː.pɑː/

Noun

गोपा • (gopā́) stem, 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 / गोपायै² gopā́yāḥ / gopā́yai²	गोपाभ्याम् gopā́bhyām	गोपाभ्यः gopā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	गोपायाः / गोपायै² gopā́yāḥ / gopā́yai²	गोपयोः gopáyoḥ	गोपानाम् gopā́nām
Locative	गोपायाम् gopā́yām	गोपयोः gopáyoḥ	गोपासु gopā́su
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Related terms

• गोपाल (gopāla)
• गोपी (gopī)