sentences:  The appellation Govi is probably derived from the Prakritic Gahapati which literally means 'householder'.We find in the 13th century Saddharma-Ratnāvaliya of Dharmasena, the Pali term gahapati being rendered as Govi (gahapatika = Govi kulehi upan tänättō).Gahapati occurs in ancient Pali literature as the third ranking caste after the Khattiya and Brāhmaṇa and appears to have been synonymous with the Vessakula i.e.