the eighth day in the light half of the month of Karttika, dedicated to the worship of cows
(H3) [Printed book page 368,2] गोपा (gopā)ष्टमी (ṣṭamī)f. the 8th day in the light half of month Kārttika (on which Kṛṣṇa who had formerly been a keeper of calves became a cowherd; cows are esp. to be worshipped on this day), KūrmaP. [ID=67911]
The eighth day of the bright fortnight of Karttika, dedicated to worshipping cows and commemorating Krishna becoming a cowherd.
गोप (gopa)ाष्टमी (gopāṣṭamī) [Printed book page 300] गोप (gopa)ाष्टमी (gopāṣṭamī) f. (-मी (-mī)) The eighth lunation of the light half of Kārttika, on which KṚṢṆA became a cowherd; cows are to be worshipped.
E. गोप (gopa), and अष्टमी (aṣṭamī) the eighth.
[ID=14005]
— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary
A holiday sacred to Krishna.
गोपाष्टमी (gopāṣṭamī) [Printed book page 261-b] गोपा_ष्टमी (gopā_ṣṭamī)(मी) ((mī)) 3. f. A holiday sacred to Krishna. [ID=13460]
— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary
The eighth lunation of the light half of Kartik, dedicated to the worship of cows.
गोपाष्टमी (gopāṣṭamī) [Printed book page 246-b] गोपाष्टमी (gopāṣṭamī)
f. (-मी (-mī)) The eighth lunation of the light half of Kartik, on which KṚṢṆA became a cowherd; cows are to be worshipped.
E. गोप, (gopa,) and अष्टम (aṣṭama) the eighth.
[ID=13996]
— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary
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Definitions on this page come from 4 works:
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.
