गोप

Sanskrit

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡɐw.pɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɡoː.pɐ/
• Hyphenation: गो‧प

Noun

गोप • (gopa) stem, m

1. a cowherd, herdsman, milkman
2. a protector, guardian

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of गोप (gopa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	गोपः gopaḥ	गोपौ / गोपा¹ gopau / gopā¹	गोपाः / गोपासः¹ gopāḥ / gopāsaḥ¹
Vocative	गोप gopa	गोपौ / गोपा¹ gopau / gopā¹	गोपाः / गोपासः¹ gopāḥ / gopāsaḥ¹
Accusative	गोपम् gopam	गोपौ / गोपा¹ gopau / gopā¹	गोपान् gopān
Instrumental	गोपेन gopena	गोपाभ्याम् gopābhyām	गोपैः / गोपेभिः¹ gopaiḥ / gopebhiḥ¹
Dative	गोपाय gopāya	गोपाभ्याम् gopābhyām	गोपेभ्यः gopebhyaḥ
Ablative	गोपात् gopāt	गोपाभ्याम् gopābhyām	गोपेभ्यः gopebhyaḥ
Genitive	गोपस्य gopasya	गोपयोः gopayoḥ	गोपानाम् gopānām
Locative	गोपे gope	गोपयोः gopayoḥ	गोपेषु gopeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: gopa, gopaka, gopikā
• Prakrit: 𑀕𑁄𑀯 (gova), 𑀕𑁄𑀯𑀸 (govā), 𑀕𑁄𑀯𑀻 (govī), 𑀕𑁄𑀯𑀺𑀆 (goviā)
  • Eastern:
    • Magadhi Prakrit:
      • Odia: ଗୋଇ (goi)
  • Southern:
    • Helu Prakrit:
      • Dhivehi: ގޮވި (govi)
      • Sinhalese: ගොවුවා (gowuwā), ගෙවියා (gewiyā)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gopa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 230