Gopakanya, Gopakanyā: 5 definitions
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Gopakanya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Gopakanyā (गोपकन्या) refers to—Cowherd damsel.
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Gopakanyā (गोपकन्या).—f.
(-nyā) 1. The daughter of a cowhered. 2. A nymph of Brindaban. 3. A medicinal plant. E. gopa, and kanyā a daughter.
1) Gopakanyā (गोपकन्या):—[=go-pa-kanyā] [from go-pa] f. idem, 4081 and 4085
2) [v.s. ...] the gopā plant, [Bhāvaprakāśa v.]
Gopakanyā (गोपकन्या):—[gopa-kanyā] (nyā) 1. f. Milkmaid.
Gopakanyā (गोपकन्या):—(gopa + kanyā) f.
1) Hirtenmädchen [Harivaṃśa 4081. 4085.] Auch gopakanyakā [4095.] —
2) Ichnocarpus frutescens R. Br. [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] — Vgl. gopī unter gopa .
Gopakanyā (गोपकन्या):—f. —
1) dass. —
2) Ichnocarpus frutescens [Bhāvaprakāśa 1,217.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches (+0): Kanyas, Kanya, Gopa.
Starts with (+0): Gopakanyaka.
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