Nandagopa, Nanda-Gopa, Nandagopā: 8 definitions
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Nandagopa means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Nandagopa (नन्दगोप).—Foster-father of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Previous birth. There are two stories about the previous birth of Nandagopa. (See full article at Story of Nandagopa from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
Nandagopa (नन्दगोप).—See Nanda.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 71. 212; Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 206.
Nandagopa (नन्दगोप).—See Nanda.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 71. 212; Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 206.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
A serving woman of Devagabbha.
Her husband was Andhakavenu. She bore ten daughters, their births coinciding with those of ten sons to Devagabbha, and exchanged her daughters for the latters sons.
These, because they were adopted by her husband, came to be known as Andhavenhudasaputta. J.iv.79ff.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Nandagopa (नन्दगोप):—[=nanda-gopa] [from nanda > nand] m. the cowherd N°'s, [Harivaṃśa]
Nandagopa (नन्दगोप):—m. der Kuhhirt Nanda [Harivaṃśa 3316.3328.3376.3383.10236.] kula n. seine Familie. kule jātā ist Durgā [Mahābhārata 4,6,2.] kulodbhavā desgl. [6,23,7.]
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.
Pali-English dictionary
nandagopā (နန္ဒဂေါပါ) [(thī) (ထီ)]—
[nanda+gopā]
[နန္ဒ+ဂေါပါ]
[Pali to Burmese]
nandagopā—
(Burmese text): နန္ဒဂေါပါမည်သော အလုပ်အကျွေးမ။
(Auto-Translation): There is no work that is considered easy.
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: Nandagopakula, Nandagopakulodbhava, Nandagopakumara, Nandagopalaka, Nandagopalakasutta.
Full-text: Nandagopakumara, Nandagopakulodbhava, Nandagopakula, Andhakavenhu, Nandagopita, Punyashravas, Yashoda, Brihadvana, Madhura, Devagabbha, Tara, Trinavarta, Nanda, Andhakavenhu Putta, Gopa, Sudarshana, Vasudeva.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
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Krishna Sandarbha of Jiva Goswami (by Kusakratha Prabhu)
Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 454: Ghata-jātaka < [Volume 4]
Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 84 - Vasudeva’s Sacrifice < [Book 10 - Tenth Skandha]
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Mahabhagavata Purana (translation and study) (by Prabir Kumar Nanda Goswami)
Chapter 50 - The episode of manifestation of Krishna
Chapter 51 - The death of Trinavarta after the death of Putana
Bhasa (critical and historical study) (by A. D. Pusalker)