Gopi
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gopi is a noun meaning (India) Any of the milkmaids that were companions of Krishna in Indian mythology.
Meaning
(India) Any of the milkmaids that were companions of Krishna in Indian mythology.
Example Sentences
The gopis were, as usual, filling their pots with water on the banks of the Jamuna when the god with a thousand names took out a catapult and one by one broke the pots on their heads and ogled at the drenched ladies.
Word Forms
- gopis
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include godwoman, goraksha, dakini, bhagwaan, cow-mother, yakshi.
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