Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s12.402
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s12.402
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v1.c3.s12.402
**Go-pā** and **Go-pāla**, ‘protector of cows,’ occur in the Rigveda¹ and later, but the former is usually metaphorical in sense, applying to any protector, while the latter has the literal force of ‘cow-herd.’