‹ Back to the text

gopaka

masc voc sg of gopaka (noun); nt voc sg of gopaka (noun)

1. guard; warden; watchman
2. cowherd
3. superintendent; treasurer; lit. guardian
4. name of a deity; lit. cowherd
5. in reference to MN108 Gopakamoggallānasutta; lit. guardian

Etymology. √gup > gop + *aka; from √gup 'guard'; Sanskrit gopaka [gup]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

Lite mode — plain HTML for e-readers and old browsers. Full version