गोत्र

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From गो (go) and त्रै (trai).

Pronunciation

Noun

गोत्र (gotra) stemn

  1. (√ त्रै) protection or shelter for cows, cow-pen, cow-shed, stable for cattle, stable (in general), hurdle, enclosure RV. (once m. viii, 50, 10)
  2. ‘family enclosed by the hurdle’, family, race, lineage, kin ChUp. ṠāṅkhṠr. Kauṡ. &c. (a polysyllabic fem. in ई shortens this vowel before गोत्र in comp. Pāṇ. 6-3, 43 ff.)
  3. the family name ĀṡvGṛ. MBh. xiii, 548 VarBṛS.
  4. name (in general) Ṡak. vi, 5 Ragh. &c.
  5. (in Gr.) the grandson and his descendants if no older offspring of the same ancestor than this grandson lives (if the son lives the grandson is called युवन्) Pāṇ. 2-4, 63 ; iv, 1, 89 ff. and 162 ff. ; 2, 111 and 3, 80 and 126
  6. an affix used for forming a patr. L.
  7. a tribe, subdivision (in the Brahman caste 49 गोत्रs are reckoned and supposed to be sprung from and named after celebrated teachers, as शाण्डिल्य, कश्यप, गौतम, भरद्-वाज, &c.) W.
  8. a genus, class, species W.
  9. a multitude L.
  10. increase L.
  11. possession L.
  12. a forest L.
  13. a field L.
  14. an umbrella or parasol L.
  15. knowledge of probabilities L.

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of गोत्र (gotrá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative गोत्रम्
gotrám
गोत्रे
gotré
गोत्राणि / गोत्रा¹
gotrā́ṇi / gotrā́¹
Vocative गोत्र
gótra
गोत्रे
gótre
गोत्राणि / गोत्रा¹
gótrāṇi / gótrā¹
Accusative गोत्रम्
gotrám
गोत्रे
gotré
गोत्राणि / गोत्रा¹
gotrā́ṇi / gotrā́¹
Instrumental गोत्रेण
gotréṇa
गोत्राभ्याम्
gotrā́bhyām
गोत्रैः / गोत्रेभिः¹
gotraíḥ / gotrébhiḥ¹
Dative गोत्राय
gotrā́ya
गोत्राभ्याम्
gotrā́bhyām
गोत्रेभ्यः
gotrébhyaḥ
Ablative गोत्रात्
gotrā́t
गोत्राभ्याम्
gotrā́bhyām
गोत्रेभ्यः
gotrébhyaḥ
Genitive गोत्रस्य
gotrásya
गोत्रयोः
gotráyoḥ
गोत्राणाम्
gotrā́ṇām
Locative गोत्रे
gotré
गोत्रयोः
gotráyoḥ
गोत्रेषु
gotréṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

Noun

गोत्र (gotra) stemm

  1. a mountain (a meaning probably derived fr. -भिद्) BhP. ii, iii, vi
  2. a cloud (cf. -भिद्) Naigh. i, 10
  3. a road L.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of गोत्र (gotra)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative गोत्रः
gotraḥ
गोत्रौ / गोत्रा¹
gotrau / gotrā¹
गोत्राः / गोत्रासः¹
gotrāḥ / gotrāsaḥ¹
Vocative गोत्र
gotra
गोत्रौ / गोत्रा¹
gotrau / gotrā¹
गोत्राः / गोत्रासः¹
gotrāḥ / gotrāsaḥ¹
Accusative गोत्रम्
gotram
गोत्रौ / गोत्रा¹
gotrau / gotrā¹
गोत्रान्
gotrān
Instrumental गोत्रेण
gotreṇa
गोत्राभ्याम्
gotrābhyām
गोत्रैः / गोत्रेभिः¹
gotraiḥ / gotrebhiḥ¹
Dative गोत्राय
gotrāya
गोत्राभ्याम्
gotrābhyām
गोत्रेभ्यः
gotrebhyaḥ
Ablative गोत्रात्
gotrāt
गोत्राभ्याम्
gotrābhyām
गोत्रेभ्यः
gotrebhyaḥ
Genitive गोत्रस्य
gotrasya
गोत्रयोः
gotrayoḥ
गोत्राणाम्
gotrāṇām
Locative गोत्रे
gotre
गोत्रयोः
gotrayoḥ
गोत्रेषु
gotreṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants