Gopika, Gōpikā, Gopikā: 15 definitions
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Gopika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
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In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Gopikā (गोपिका) or Gopī refers to:—A cowherd girl or woman of Vraja. (cf. Glossary page from Bhajana-Rahasya).
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’).
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Gopikā (गोपिका) or Gopikāgītā refers to one of the sixty-four Gītās commonly referred to in Hindu scriptures.—Gītā is the name given to certain sacred writings in verse (often in the form of a dialogue) which are devoted to the exposition of particular religious and theosophical doctrines. Most of these Gītās [i.e., Gopikā-gītā] originate from the Mahābhārata or the various Purāṇas.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
India history and geography
Gopika (गोपिक) is the name of a Poet mentioned in the 13th century Saduktikarṇāmrita by Śrīdhara Dāsa (son of Vaṭu Dāsa) who was a chief over several districts (called a mahāmaṇḍalika).—The Sadukti-Karnamrita is a collection of miscellaneous verses by different authors and on various subjects, five verses being devoted to each subject. There are 446 poets identified (for example, Gopika-ācārya) some of which in the feminine gender (intended for females) while others are of Buddhist monks etc.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
gōpikā (गोपिका) [or गोपी, gōpī].—f (S) A female cowherd.
gōpikā (गोपिका) [-gōpī, -गोपी].—f A female cowherd.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Gopikā (गोपिका) or Gopā.—(and Gopī), wife of the Bodhisattva: °kāya (gen.) Lalitavistara 235.21 (verse); °ke (voc.) 237.13 (verse); Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya iv.233.17 (but in 234.14 Yaśodharā).
Gopikā (गोपिका).—f.
(-kā) A female cowherd, &c.: see gopaka.
Gopīka (गोपीक) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—and ācāryagopīka poet. [Sūktikarṇāmṛta by Śrīdharadāsa]
1) Gopikā (गोपिका):—[from gopaka > go-pa] a f. ([gana] śivādi) a cowherd’s wife, cowherdess, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa x, 9, 14 f.]
2) [v.s. ...] a protectress, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) Gopika (गोपिक):—[from go-pa] m. the Mokṣaka tree, [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes]
4) Gopikā (गोपिका):—[from go-pa] b f. of paka q.v.
Gopikā (गोपिका):—(kā) 1. f. A milk-maid.
Gopika (गोपिक):—m. ein best. Baum ( mokṣaka) [Galano's Wörterbuch] — gopikā s.u. gopaka.
Gopikā (गोपिका) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Goviā.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Gopikā (गोपिका):—(nf) see [gopī].
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Pali-English dictionary
gopika (ဂေါပိက) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[gopa+ika]
[ဂေါပ+ဣက]
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Gopikacarya, Gopikagita, Gopikanta, Gopikasaras.
Full-text (+12): Gopikasaras, Grihagopika, Gopikagita, Gopaka, Gaupika, Gopikacarya, Rasakkiritai, Acaryagopika, Qu yi, Gopin, Kopikastiri, Govia, Kopikavacantam, Co ba, Cu ba, Gopiya, Co ti da, Gopi, Grihagolika, Co ty da.
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Search found 54 books and stories containing Gopika, Gopa-ika, Gōpikā, Gopikā, Gopīka; (plurals include: Gopikas, ikas, Gōpikās, Gopikās, Gopīkas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 1.17.41 < [Chapter 17 - Description of the Yogurt Theft]
Verse 2.21.23 < [Chapter 21 - The Rāsa-dance Pastime]
Verse 1.14.37 < [Chapter 14 - The Liberation of Śakaṭāsura and Tṛṇāvarta]
Jarasandhavadha Mahakavyam (by Pankaj L. Jani)
Canto 3 - Lamentation of Gopikas
Canto 2 - Conversation Between Shri Krishna And Narada
Part 2 - Translation of a Sanskrit Text < [Critical Introduction]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Krishna Sandarbha of Jiva Goswami (by Kusakratha Prabhu)
Pallava period (Social and Cultural History) (by S. Krishnamurthy)
Household Articles (a): Vessel < [Chapter 4 - Material Culture of the People]
Necklace (Hara) < [Chapter 4 - Material Culture of the People]
Ear Ornaments (Karnabhushana) < [Chapter 4 - Material Culture of the People]
The Thousand Hoods < [April - June 1977]
Naukaa Charitramu-III (Boat story) < [October – December, 1986]
Book Reviews < [April – June, 1994]