Pāli Dictionary

gopana

guprootanasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

gup1dislike

Synonyms

anurakkhaṇa, rakkhaṇa

general

  • guarding; protection; watchful care

gopanā

approximate

guprootanāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • protecting; protection; care; watchfulness

gopa

approximate

guprootasuffix

via inflected form gopāna · genitive plural

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

gup1dislike

Synonyms

ārakkha, guttika, ārakkhaka

general

  • cowherd, herdsman; one who tends and guards cattle

  • Dhp 19

    bahum'pi ce sahitaṃ bhāsamāno, na takkaro hoti naro pamatto, gopo'va gāvo gaṇayaṃ paresaṃ, na bhāgavā sāmaññassa hoti.

  • guard, watchman; protector

  • MN 96

    tatr'idaṃ, bho gotama, brāhmaṇā brāhmaṇassa sandhanaṃ paññapenti bhikkhācariyaṃ, bhikkhācariyañ'ca pana brāhmaṇo sandhanaṃ atimaññamāno akiccakārī hoti gopo'va adinnaṃ ādiyamāno'ti. idaṃ kho, bho gotama, brāhmaṇā brāhmaṇassa sandhanaṃ paññapenti.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 2

gopānā
  1. go

    cow; ox; bull; (plural) cattle

  2. pānāpāna

    drink; beverage; syrup; (sometimes) intoxicating liquor

goapānā
  1. go

    cow; ox; bull; (plural) cattle

  2. apānāapāna

    exhaling, exhalation, breathing out

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