As a Hindi name
गोकुल · noun · masculine
गौओं का झुंड । गोसमूह · गौओं के रहने की जगह गोशाला, खरिक आदि · एक प्राचीन गाँव — Śabdasāgara
गोकुल · go-kul · s.m.
See s.v. go — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 925
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a herd of kine, &c.
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Dictionary citations
go—kula n. a herd of kine, MBh.; R. &c.
a cow-house or station, ib.
a village or tract on the Yamunā (residence of Nanda and of Kṛṣṇa during his youth, BhP.; [RTL. p. 113] the inhabitants of that place), BhP. ii, 7, 31
N. of a certain sanctuary or holy place, Rājat. v, 23
gokula n. (-laṃ) 1 A herd of kine, a multitude of cattle. 2 A cowhouse or station. 3 A village or tract on the Jumna, the residence of NANDA and of KṚṢṆA during his youth. E. go a cow, and kula an assemblage.
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