Note 230 — Chapter LXXII · THE REPLY OF THE GOPAS.
Manmatha Nath Dutt translation
The word in the text is Udapana—from Uda water, and the root pa to drink. It may also mean a well. Here it means a place where water is drunk. Near a well, as is still seen in many place, there is a spacious pavement where people may sit at ease and drink.