Gopinath

G2O1P3I1N1A1T1H4

proper noun

A form of the Hindu deity Krishna.

OriginHindi गोपीनाथ ← Sanskrit गोपीनाथ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A form of the Hindu deity Krishna.

    What matters most in love is heart, and Krishna's heart is truly revealed in Gopinath, the Lord of the gopis.

    2001, Shrivatsa Goswami, Celebrating Krishna, page 56
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    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).

    1981, Prabhat Mukherjee, The History of Medieval Vaishnavism in Orissa, page 67

    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.

    1990, The Orissa Historical Research Journal, volume 35, page 46

    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.

    2016, Prafull Goradia, The Saffron Book: Many Splendoured Hindutva
  2. A surname.

    Radical by nature, Gopinath was interested in studies from his childhood.

    1992, Gopinath Bardoloi, Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi: An Architect of Modern India, page 2
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    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.

    2014, Hemant C. Lodha, A to Z Entrepreneurship: 26 Words that capture what it takes to be an Entrepreneurship

    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, […]

    2013, Sumanth Gopinath, The Ringtone Dialectic: Economy and Cultural Form

Origin

  1. Sanskritगोपीनाथ
  2. Hindiगोपीनाथ
  3. EnglishGopinath

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”).

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