गोपालक

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Puranic Encyclopaedia

GOPĀLAKA   A son born to Caṇḍamahāsena of his wife Aṅgāravatī. Besides Gopālaka he had another son named Pālaka. [Kathāsaritsāgara, Kathāmukhalaṁbaka, Taraṅga 3] .

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

गो—पालक  m.  m. a cowherd, [MBh. iii, 14854]; [Kathās. xviii]

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गो पालक

N. of कृष्ण, [Kramadīp.]
of शिव, [L.]
°ल   of a son of king चण्डमहा-सेन, [Kathās.] (, xvi, 103)

Shabda-Sagara

गोपालक  m.  ( -कः)
1. SIVA.
2. KRISHNA.
3. A cow keeper or protector.
E. गो a cow or the earth, पाल् to cherish, and ण्वुल् aff.

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गो पाल् ण्वुल्