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Definition[1]

Govinda

The steward or treasurer of King Disampati.

He had a son, Jotipāla, who succeeded him after his death and came to be known as Mahā Govinda (D.ii.230f; Mtu.iii.204).

"Govinda" was evidently a title and not a name.

See Govindiya.

Source
Dictionary of Pali Proper Names, G P Malalasekera (1899-1973), which is available as printed version from
Definition[2]

govinda : [m.] an epithet of Khrishṇa.

Source
A.P. Buddhadatta Mahathera, Concise Pali-English and English-Pali Dictionary [available as digital version from Metta Net, Sri Lanka]
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