[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v1.c3.s12.402 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s12.402 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s12.402 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s12.402](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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.’ - [Previous: v1.c3.s12.401](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12.401) - [Next: v1.c3.s12.403](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12.403) - [Up: v1.c3.s12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12.402](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12.402) · Pramāṇa