# गोपाष्टमी (gopāṣṭamī)

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गोपाष्टमी (gopāṣṭamī) is a Sanskrit word meaning a holiday sacred to Krishna.

- **Etymology:** E. गोप, and अष्टमी the eighth — E. gopa, and aṣṭamī the eighth
- **SLP1:** `gopAzwamI`  **IAST:** gopāṣṭamī  **Devanagari:** गोपाष्टमी
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopashtami
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/gopashtami/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### The Hindu festival of Gopashtami (4 definitions)
- the eighth day in the light half of the month of Karttika, dedicated to the worship of cows  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (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.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > 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 ]
- A holiday sacred to Krishna.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > गोपाष्टमी (gopāṣṭamī) [Printed book page 261-b ] गोपा _ ष्टमी (gopā_ṣṭamī) ( मी ) ((mī)) 3. f. A holiday sacred to Krishna. [ ID=13460 ]
- The eighth lunation of the light half of Kartik, dedicated to the worship of cows.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > 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 ]

## Sources

Definitions from 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, University of Cologne.

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