Nom. P. (fr. go-pā́; cf. √ gup) °yáti (cf. [Pāṇ. iii, 1, 28] and [31]; aor. agopāyīt, [Vop. viii, 65]), to represent a cowherd, act like a herdsman, [BhP. x, 30, 17]; to guard, protect, preserve, [RV. vi, 74, 4] & [x, 154, 4]; [VS.]; [AV.] &c.; to hide, conceal, [Amar.] (Pass. gopāyyate), [Rājat. v, 222]; [Dhūrtas. i, 30] : Caus. gopāyayati, to preserve, protect, [MBh. iii, 10835] (cf. abhi-, pari-.)
mfn. ifc. preserving, [Āp. i, 4, 24.]