Gopinath
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Hindi गोपीनाथ (gopīnāth), from Sanskrit गोपीनाथ (gopīnātha, literally “lord of the gopis”), from गोपी (gopī, “cowherdess, milkmaid, cowherd’s wife”) + नाथ (nātha, “protector, patron, lord”).
Proper noun[edit]
Gopinath
- A form of the Hindu deity Krishna.
- 1981, Prabhat Mukherjee, The History of Medieval Vaishnavism in Orissa, page 67:
- At the time of installation, the queen gave the image the name of "Gopīnāth"; the image being surrounded by the figures of Āshṭa-Sakhī (eight female associates of Krishna).
- 1990, The Orissa Historical Research Journal, volume 35, page 46:
- Though the images of Krishna or Gopinath of the Medieval period are no more in existence the continuity of the cult is substantiated by the tradition literature textant images of Radha- Krishna in the palaces, important house holds and Mathas.
- 2001, Shrivatsa Goswami, Celebrating Krishna, page 56:
- What matters most in love is heart, and Krishna's heart is truly revealed in Gopinath, the Lord of the gopis.
- 2016, Prafull Goradia, The Saffron Book: Many Splendoured Hindutva:
- Kesava, Giridhar Gopal, Gopinath, Radheyshyam, Kanha, are some of the many names by which Sri Krishna is referred to, referring specifically to different facets of his personality.
- A surname.
- 1992, Gopinath Bardoloi, Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi: An Architect of Modern India, page 2:
- Radical by nature, Gopinath was interested in studies from his childhood.
- 2014, Hemant C. Lodha, A to Z Entrepeneurship: 26 Words that capture what it takes to be an Entrepreneurship:
- The self made entrepreneur and ex-army officer, G R Gopinath introduced the concept, what we call “the low cost, quality & quick airlines” in India in 2003 with the inception of Air Deccan.
- 2013, Sumanth Gopinath, The Ringtone Dialectic: Economy and Cultural Form:
- Thanks to the readers of the manuscript for their perceptive comments and suggestions: Timothy Brennan, Michael Cherlin, Michael Denning, Eric Drott, Walter Everett, Robert Fink, Gabrielle Gopinath, […]