A God or Deity (General)

14 definitions

a deity, god

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A god or deity.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The Supreme Spirit

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a deity

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. An epithet of Vishnu. 2. An epithet of Narada. 3. A sacred treatise. 4. A god in general.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Heavenly, divine, or celestial. 2. A deity, god, or divinity. 3. A priest or Brahman. 4. A king or prince. 5. A goddess, queen, or princess.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A deity or god. 2. A king. 3. A husband's brother. 4. A cloud. 5. A fool. 6. A child. 7. A man following a particular business. 8. A lancer. 9. Emulation or the wish to excel. 10. Sport or play. 11. A title for a Brahman or a Kayastha. 12. An organ of sense. 13. A goddess. 14. An epithet of the goddess Durga. 15. A queen. 16. A title for a respected woman. 17. Worship.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A deity, king, husband's brother, cloud, fool, or play. 2. A goddess. 3. A flower. 4. An organ of sense.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A deity or god. 2. A Brahmana. 3. A title of respect for a Brahmana. 4. A king. 5. A title of honor for a king, meaning your majesty. 6. Indra, the god of rain.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A deity or god. 2. A king. 3. A husband's brother. 4. A cloud. 5. A fool or dolt. 6. A child. 7. A man following a specific business. 8. A spearman or lancer. 9. Emulation or wish to excel. 10. Sport or play. 11. A surname for a Brahmin or a member of the Kayastha class. 12. An organ of sense. 13. A goddess or divine wife. 14. The goddess Durga. 15. A consecrated queen. 16. A respectful title for a woman of the highest class. 17. Worship or reverence. 18. Specific plants.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A deity, god, or Indra. 2. A king. 3. A goddess, Savitri, Durga, or a queen.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Divine or heavenly. 2. A celestial being, god, or idol. 3. A priest or Brahman. 4. A king or prince. 5. A goddess, queen, or princess.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Heavenly. 2. God or goddess. 3. King or queen.

— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

divine, celestial, heavenly; an inhabitant of heaven, a deity, god

देव (deva) [Printed book page 0430-a]
देव (deva) deva, as, ī, am (fr. rt. 2. div), divine,

celestial, heavenly, (applied in the Veda to devotion,

prayer, the human mind, &c., as standing in some

relationship to the supernatural world or as being

of high excellence, but in the later language occurring

rarely as an adjective); (as), m. an inhabitant of

heaven, a deity, god, (sometimes applied even to

evil beings if superhuman; the gods are often reckoned

as thirty-three in number, or eleven for each of the

three worlds, cf. tri-daśa; in the Brāhmaṇas they

are distributed under three heads, viz. eight Vasus,

eleven Rudras, and twelve Ādityas, to which the

two Aśvins must be added to make up the number

thirty-three; the expression viśve devās, which meant

originally ‘all the gods,’ became the name of a

peculiar class of deities, to which the third oblation

had to be offered; the Jainas divide the gods into

four classes, viz. Bhavanādhīśa, Vyantara, Jyotiṣka,

and Vaimānika); a N. of Indra, the giver of rain; a

cloud; the twenty-second Arhat of the future Jaina

Ut-sarpiṇī; one occupied with divine things, a god

on the earth, a divine man, a Brāhman, a priest; a

god among men, a king, prince [cf. kṣiti-deva];

a title of honour, ‘His Majesty,’ ‘His Honour,’ &c.

a husband's brother, cf. devṛ and devara; a fami-

liar abbreviation of the name Deva-datta. Deva is

often found at the end of names of Brāhmans, and

at the end of a comp. it may mean ‘having as one's

deity’ (e. g. Puruṣottama-deva, having Viṣṇu as

one's deity); at the beginning of a comp. it may

mean ‘divine.’ According to some lexicographers,

deva is said to have the following additional meanings,

— a fool, a dolt; a child; a man following any par-

ticular line or business; a spear-man, a lancer;

emulation, wish to excel or overcome; sport, play;

(ā), f., N. of two plants, Hibiscus Mutabilis (=

padma-cāriṇī) and Marsilea Quadrifolia (= aśana-

parṇī); (ī), f. a female deity, goddess; a N. of

Sarasvatī; of Durgā [cf. mahā-deva]; of Sāvitrī; of

Uṣas; of the nymph Urvaśī; of a nymph beloved

by the Sun; of the mother of the eighteenth Arhat

of the present Ava-sarpiṇī; a queen, one who has

been consecrated as well as the king (in theatrical

language chiefly); the daughter of a king, a princess;

a respectful epithet or title applied to a lady of

the first rank; a kind of bird [cf. śyāmā]; N. of

several plants, Sanseviera Roxburghiana, Medicago

Esculenta, Trigonella Corniculata, = liṅginī, = ban-

dhyā, = karkoṭakī, = śāli-parṇī, = mahā-droṇī,

= pāṭhā, = nāgara-mustā, = mṛgervāru, = harī-

takī, = atasī; (am), n. an organ of sense; [cf. Old

Pruss. deiwas; Lith. diewas, ‘a god;’ Lat. deus; Gr.

θεός; Hib. dia, ‘a god.’] —Deva-ṛṣabha, as, m. ‘a

bull among the gods,’ N. of a son of Dharma and
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Bhānu. —Deva-ṛṣi, is, m. ‘a Ṛṣi among the gods,

a divine saint,’ an epithet of Nārada; [cf. devarṣi

and deva-brahman.] —Deva-kanyakā or deva-

kanyā, f. a celestial or divine maiden, a nymph.

—Deva-kardama, as, m. ‘divine paste,’ a fragrant

paste of sandal, agallochum, camphor, and safflower.

—Devakarma-kṛt, t, t, t, doing religious acts,

offering oblations or worship to the gods. —Deva-

karman, a, n. a religious act or rite or oblation to

the gods, worship of the gods; [cf. deva-kārya and

deva-kṛtya.] —Deva-kalaśa, as, m., N. of a man.

—Deva-kavaca, as, am, m. n. divine armour.

—Deva-kāñcana, as, m. (?), ‘divine gold,’ the tree

Bauhinia Purpurea. —Devakātmajā (°ka-āt°), f.

‘the daughter of Devaka,’ i. e. the mother of Kṛṣṇa.

—Deva-kāma, as, ā, am, Ved. loving the gods,

pious. —Deva-kārya, am, n. = deva-karman, wor-

ship of or oblation to the gods, a religious rite in

general, anything relating to or coming from the

gods, a divine command. —Deva-kāṣṭha, am, n.

‘divine wood,’ a kind of pine, Pinus Devadāru. —De-

va-kirī, f. (fr. rt. 2. kṛ), N. of a Rāgiṇī regarded

as wife of Megha-rāga; [cf. deva-girī, deśa-karī,

goṇḍa-kirī.] —Deva-kilviṣa, as, m., Ved. an

offence against the gods. —Deva-kīrtti, is, m., N.

of an astronomer. —Deva-kuṭa, am, n. ‘the house

of the gods,’ a temple. —Deva-kuṇḍa, am, n. a

natural spring. —Deva-kuru, avas, m. pl., N. of a

people and the district inhabited by them, (usually asso-

ciated with the name Uttara-kuru.) —Deva-kurumbā,

f., N. of a plant, = mahā-droṇā. —Deva-kula, am,

n. = prāsāda, a temple; [cf. daṇḍa-d°.] —Deva-

kulyā, f. ‘the river of the gods,’ personified as a

daughter of Pūrṇiman and grand-daughter of Marīci;

N. of the wife of Ud-gītha. —Deva-kusuma, am,

n. ‘the flower of the gods,’ cloves. —Deva-kūṭa,

‘the divine peak,’ N. of a mountain; N. of Adam's

Peak. —Deva-kṛta, as, ā, am, Ved. made or done

or performed by the gods. —Deva-kṛtya, am, n. a

religious act directed to the gods; anything relating

to the gods, a divine command. —Deva-kośa, as,

m., Ved. divine cask or receptacle. —Deva-kṣatra,

am, n. divine dominion; (as, ā, am), Ved. under

the dominion of the gods; (as), m., N. of a prince

who was a son of Deva-rāta. —Deva-kṣetra, am,

n., Ved. the domain of the gods. —Deva-kṣema,

as, m., N. of the author of the Vijñāna-kāya; [cf.

deva-śarman.] —Deva-khāta, as, ā, am, ‘dug

by the gods,’ i. e. hollow by nature; (am), n. a

cave or natural hollow among mountains; a natural

pond or reservoir. —Devakhātaka, am, n. a natural

pond or one in front of a temple; a natural cavern,

a grotto. —Devakhāta-vila, am, n. ‘a chasm dug

by the gods,’ a cavern, a chasm, a natural receptacle

of water or reservoir. —Deva-gaṇa, as, m. a troop

or class of gods. —Devagaṇa-deva, as, m., N. of a

poet. —Deva-gaṇikā, f. ‘a divine courtezan,’ an Ap-

saras. —Devagaṇeśvara (°ṇa-īś°), as, m. ‘lord of

the troop of gods,’ an epithet of Indra. —Deva-

gandharva, ās, m. pl. the divine Gandharvas

(superior to the human Gandharvas; cf. manuṣya-

gandharva); (as), m. an epithet of Nārada; (am),

n. a mode of singing; [cf. chālikya and deva-

gāndhāra.] —Deva-gandhā, f. ‘having divine

fragrance,’ a kind of fragrant medicinal plant (=

mahā-modā). —Deva-garjana, am, n. ‘celestial

roaring,’ thunder. —Deva-garbha, as, m. a divine

child, the offspring of a god [cf. deva-śiśu]; (ā),

f., N. of a river in Kuśa-dvīpa. —Deva-gāndhāra,

as or am, m. or n. a peculiar mode of singing, a

kind of song [cf. chālikya]; (ī), f. one of the

Rāgiṇīs or female personifications of the modes of

music, who was wife of Śrī-rāga. —Deva-gāyana,

as, m. ‘a songster of the gods,’ a celestial chorister,

a Gandharva. —Deva-giri, is, m. ‘the divine hill,’ N.

of a mountain, (periphrastically expressed in Megha-

dūta 43. as deva-pūrvo giris, and according to

a commentator so called because thought to be the

domicile of Kārttikeya); N. of the town Daulat-

ābād which is situated between mountains. —Deva-

girī, f. (girī fr. rt. 1. gṝ), N. of a Rāgiṇī or
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one of the female personifications of the modes of

music; (according to some) the wife of Vasanta-rāga;

(according to others) the wife of Nāga-dhvani who

was a son of Hiṇḍola-rāga; (according to others)

the wife of Naṭa-kalyāṇa; [cf. deva-kirī.] —Deva-

gupta, as, ā, am, guarded or protected by a god or

by gods; (as), m., N. of a man. —Deva-guru, us,

m. ‘the father of the gods,’ an epithet of Kaśyapa;

‘the preceptor of the gods,’ an epithet of Bṛhas-pati.

—Deva-guhī, f., N. of a place on the river Saras-

vatī. —Deva-guhya, am, n. a secret only known by

the gods; [cf. deva-rahasya.] —Deva-gṛha, am,

n. ‘the house of the gods,’ a celestial or planetary

sphere; a temple, chapel, oratory; the palace of king.

—Deva-gopā, ās, ās, am, Ved. ‘having the gods

for guardians,’ guarded by the gods; (ā), f. a divine

protectress. —Deva-graha, as, m. a class of demons

who cause harmless madness. —Devaṅ-gama, as, ā,

am, Ved. going to the gods. —Deva-cakra, as, m.

a divine wheel, a circle of the gods; a peculiar kind

of magical circle. —Deva-carita, am, n. the course

of action or practices of the gods. —Deva-caryā, f.

worship or service of the gods. —Devacaryopaśo-

bhita (°yā-up°), as, ā, am, beautified by the service

of the gods (as an hermitage). —Deva-cikitsaka,

as, m. a divine physician; (au), m. du. the two

Aśvins or sons of Aśvinī who were considered

physicians of heaven; see aśvin. —Deva-cchanda,

as, m. a garland or necklace of pearls &c. (composed

of 100 or 103 or 81 or 108 strings). —Deva-

cchanda-prāsāda, as, m. a temple consecrated to a

god. —Deva-cchandas, as, n. or deva-cchandasa,

am, n. a divine metre. —Deva-ja, as, ā, am, god-

born, born or produced by gods [cf. deva-jā]; (as),

m., N. of a prince who was a son of Saṃyama.

—Deva-jagdha or devajagdhaka, am, n. a kind

of fragrant grass, = kat-tṛṇa. —Deva-jana, as, m.,

Ved. the gods collectively, a troop or collection of

deities, any collection of superhuman beings (as of

serpents; cf. daivajana and itara-jana). —Deva-

jā, ās, ās, am, Ved. born or produced by gods; [cf.

deva-ja.] —Deva-jāta, as, ā, am, Ved. = deva-jā;

(am), n. a class or race of gods. —Deva-jāmi, is,

is, i, Ved. peculiar to the gods; (is), f. a sister of

the gods. —Deva-juṣṭa, as, ā, am, Ved. agreeable

to the gods. —Deva-jūta, as, ā, am, Ved. incited

by the gods, inspired; gained by the gods. —Deva-

tara, as, m., N. of a man; [cf. deva-taras.]

—Deva-taratha, as, m., N. of a teacher. —Deva-

taras, ās, m., N. of a teacher (with the patronymic

Śāvasāyana); [cf. daivatarasa.] —Deva-taru, us,

m. ‘the tree of the gods,’ the divine tree, the holy

fig-tree; one of the trees of Svarga or paradise,

the tree of plenty, (a general N. for the five trees

mandāra, pārijātaka, santāna, kalpa-vṛkṣa,

and hari-candana); the old tree of a village, held

sacred by the villagers and usually the place of their

assembling; [cf. 2. caitya and dyu-taru.] —Deva-

tā, f. the state or nature of a deity, divine dignity

or power, divinity; a deity or divine being, a god;

the image of a deity; an idol; an organ of sense;

(ā), ind., Ved. in the nature of a god; among

the gods, to the gods; [cf. a-d° and gṛha-d°.]

—Devatāgāra (°tā-āg°) or devatā-gṛha, am, n.

‘the house of the gods,’ a temple, chapel. —Devatā-

jit, t, m. ‘the conqueror of a deity,’ N. of a son of

Sumati and grandson of Bharata. —Deva-tāḍa, as,

m. a kind of grass, Lipeocercis Serrata, (also deva-

tāḍī, f. and deva-tāḍaka, as, m.); (as), m. =

ghoṣaka, Luffa Fœtida or a similar plant; fire;

an epithet of Rāhu; [cf. tāḍa and deva-dālī.]

—Deva-tāt, f. (occurring only in dat. and loc.), Ved.

divine service. —Deva-tāti, is, f., Ved. = deva-tāt,

divine service; divinity, the gods collectively. —Deva-

tātmā (°tā-āt°), f. the mother of the gods; [cf.

devātmā.] —Devatādhipa (°tā-adh°), as, m. ‘the

ruler or chief of the gods,’ an epithet of Indra.

—Devatādhyāya (°tā-adh°), am, n., scil. brāh-

maṇa, N. of a Brāhmaṇa. —Devatānukrama (°tā-

an°), as, m. or devatānukramaṇī, f. an index of

the deities to which the hymns of the Vedas are
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addressed. —Devatā-pratimā, f. the image of a

god, an idol. —Devatābhyarcana (°tā-abh°), am,

n. the act of worshipping an idol, worship of a deity.

—Devatābhyarcana-para, as, ā, am, devoted to

the worship of a deity. —Devatā-maya, as, ī, am,

containing all the gods, made up of all the deities.

—Devatā-mithuna, am, n. the cohabitation of

deities. —Devatāyatana (°tā-āy°), am, n. or deva-

tālaya (°tā-āl°), as, m. or devatā-veśman, a, n.

the dwelling or sanctuary of a god, a temple, chapel.

—Devatā-snāna, am, n. the ablution of an idol.

—Deva-tīrtha, am, n. ‘the Tīrtha of the gods,’ N. of

a bathing-place; the right moment for the (worship

of the) gods; the part of the hands sacred to the

gods, i. e. the tips of the fingers. —Deva-tta, as, ā,

am (tta = datta, Gram. 533. a), Ved. given by the

gods. —Deva-trā, ind., Ved. among the gods, to the

gods. —Deva-tva, am, n. the state of a deity, divinity,

the abstract attribute of divine being, divine dignity;

identification with a deity, deification. —Deva-datta,

as, ā, am, given by the gods, god-given, granted by

the gods; (as), m., N. of the conch-shell of Arjuna;

one of the vital airs, that which is exhaled in yawning;

a common N. for men, (often used in grammatical

and other examples and then equivalent to ‘any one,’

‘a certain person, &c.’); N. of a cousin of Śākya-

muni; of a son of Uru-śravas and father of Agni-

veśya; of a son of the Brāhman Govinda-datta; of

a son of Hari-datta; of a son of the king Jaya-datta;

of the author of a commentary; of a Nāga; of a

Grāma of the Bāhīkas; (ā), f., N. of the mother of

Deva-datta who was the cousin of Śākya-muni.

—Devadattaka, ās, m. pl. the band led by Deva-

datta. —Devadattāgraja (°ta-ag°), as, m. ‘the

elder brother of Deva-datta,’ an epithet of Śākya-

muni. —Deva-dattīya, ās, m. pl. the pupils of

Deva-datta. —Deva-dantin, ī, m. an epithet of Śiva?

(see Kathā-sarit-s. III. 5). —Deva-darśa, as, m.,

N. of a teacher of the Atharva-veda. —Deva-dar-

śana, as, ā, am, seeing the gods, visiting them,

familiar with them; (as), m. an epithet of Nārada.

—Deva-darśin, ī, inī, i, seeing the gods, having

intercourse with them; (inas), m. pl., N. of a

school of the Atharva-veda. —Deva-dānī, f. a species

of creeper, = ghoṣakākṛti. —Deva-dāru, us, m. a

species of pine, Pinus Deodora or Deodar; (in Bengal

it is usually applied to the Uvaria Longifolia, and in

the peninsula to another tree, Erythrosylon Sideroxy-

loides.) —Devadāru-maya, as, ī, am, made of

the wood of the Deva-dāru tree. —Deva-dālikā or

deva-dālī, f. a kind of cucurbitaceous plant; [cf.

dālikā and mahā-kāla.] —Deva-dāsa, as, m. a

servant of a god or of the gods (especially slaves or

servants who serve in a temple or Buddhist monas-

tery); N. of the son of a merchant who was the

brother of Śārṅga-dhara's mother; N. of the son of a

Kāli-dāsa; (ī), f. a courtezan (especially one employed

as a dancer &c. in a temple); the wild citron tree

(= vana-vīja-pūraka; cf. deva-dūtī). —Deva-

dāsa-deva, as, m., N. of a poet, (perhaps the

brother of Śārṅga-dhara's mother.) —Deva-dīpa,

as, m. ‘the lamp of the gods,’ ‘the divine light,’ the

eye; [cf. daiva-dīpa and deha-dīpa.] —Deva-

dundubhi, is, m. a divine or celestial drum; holy

basil with red flowers; an epithet of Indra. —Deva-

dūta or deva-dūtaka, as, m. a messenger of the

gods, a divine envoy, an angel; (ī), f. a female

messenger of the gods, the wild citron tree. —Deva-

deva, as, m. (‘the god of the gods’), ‘the chief of

the gods,’ epithet of Brahmā; of Rudra or Śiva; of

Kṛṣṇa or Viṣṇu; of Gaṇeśa; (ās), m. pl. epithet

of the Brāhmans. —Devadeveśa (°va-īś°), as, m.

‘the lord among the chiefs of the gods,’ epithet of

Śiva; [cf. deveśa.] —Deva-dyumna, as, m., N. of

a son of Devatā-jit and father of Parameṣṭhin.

—Deva-droṇī, f. an idol procession, a procession

with idols, (originally perhaps ‘the ablution of idols;’

cf. droṇī.) —Devadryañc (fr. deva and rt. añc),

aṅ, drīcī, ak, ‘turned towards or approaching the

gods,’ adoring a deity. —Deva-dharma, as, m. a

religious duty or office. —Deva-dhānī, f. ‘the resi-
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dence of the gods,’ N. of Indra's city on the Māna-

sottara, to the east of Meru. —Deva-dhānya, am,

n. ‘god's grain,’ a sort of grain cultivated in many

parts of Hindūstān, Andropogon Saccharatus, Andro-

pogon or Holcus Sorghum (commonly dedhān, jo-ār).

—Deva-dhūpa, as, m. a fragrant resin or bdellium

used for incense. —Deva-nakṣatra, as, m., N. of

a prince, (a various reading for deva-kṣatra); (am),

n., N. of the first fourteen Nakṣatras on the southern

quarter, (opposed to the Yama-nakṣatras on the

northern.) —Deva-nadī, f. ‘the divine river,’ epithet

of several sacred rivers. —Deva-nandin, ī, m., N. of

one of Indra's door-keepers. —Deva-nala, as, m. a

kind of reed, Arundo Bengalensis; [cf. deva-nāla.]

—Deva-nāgarī, f. ‘the divine city writing,’ N. of

the character in which Sanskrit is usually written,

(probably from its having originated in some city.)

—Deva-nātha, as, m. ‘the lord of the gods,’ an

epithet of Śiva. —Deva-nābha, as, m., N. of a man.

—Deva-nāma, a, n. the N. of a god. —Deva-

nāman, ā, m. ‘having divine names,’ N. of the

seven Varṣas in Kuśa-dvīpa. —Deva-nāyaka, as,

m., N. of a man. —Deva-nāla, as, m. = deva-nala,

q. v. —Deva-nikāya, as, ā, am, living with the

gods or in heaven; (as), m. the residence of a

divinity, a paradise, heaven. —Deva-nid, t, t, t,

Ved. hating the gods, a god-hater. —Deva-nindaka,

as, m. a reviler of the gods, a heretic, an unbeliever,

atheism. —Deva-nindā, f. reviling the gods, infidelity,

heresy, atheism. —Deva-nirmita, as, ā, am, ‘god-

made,’ god-created, natural. —Deva-nītha, as, m. a

formula consisting of seventeen Pādas. —Deva-pañ-

carātra, as, m., N. of a Pañcāha. —Deva-pati, is,

m. ‘the lord of the gods,’ an epithet of Indra;

(ayas), m. pl. the most excellent of the gods. —De-

vapati-mantrin, ī, m. ‘Indra's counsellor,’ an epi-

thet of Bṛhas-pati, the planet Jupiter. —Deva-

patnī, f. having a god as husband; (ī), f. the wife

of a deity; sweet potato (= madhv-āluka). —Deva-

patha, as, m. the way of the gods, the celestial

path or way, heaven, the firmament; N. of a place

of pilgrimage. —Devapatha-tīrtha, am, n. ‘the

Tīrtha of the way to heaven,’ N. of a particular

Tīrtha. —Devapathīya, as, ā, am, relating to or

coming from Deva-patha above. —Deva-pada or

deva-pāda, am, n. the foot of a god or king, the

royal presence, a honorific term for a king, = ‘His

Majesty.’ —Deva-pariṣad, t, f. an assembly of

deities. —Deva-parṇa, am, n. ‘the divine leaf,’ N.

of a medicinal plant (= sura-parṇa). —Deva-pallī-

paṭṭana, as or am, m. or n. (?), N. of a place.

—Deva-paśu, us, m. any animal consecrated to a

deity. —Deva-pātra, am, n. ‘cup of the gods,’ a

divine drink. —Deva-pāda, see deva-pada. —Deva-

pāna, as, ā, am, Ved. constituting the beverage of

the gods, drunk by the gods. —Deva-pāla, as, m.

‘god-defender,’ N. of several princes; N. of a

mountain. —Deva-pālita, as, m. ‘god-protected,’

N. of a man. —Deva-pīyu, us, us, u, Ved. reviling

or despising the gods. —Deva-putra, as, m. the

son of a god; (ī or ikā), f. a kind of plant, =

pṛkkā; (as, ā, am), having gods as children.

—Devaputra-māra, as, m., N. of one of the four

Buddhist Māras. —Deva-pur, ūr, f., Ved. ‘the city

of the gods,’ a divine fortress, the residence of Indra.

—Deva-pura, am, n. ‘the city of the gods,’ the

residence of Indra (= amara-vatī). —Deva-purā,

f., Ved. a divine fortress, a stronghold of the gods.

—Deva-pūjaka, as, m. a worshipper of the gods.

—Deva-pūjā, f. worship of the gods. —Deva-

pūjya, as, m. ‘to be honoured by the gods,’ an

epithet of Bṛhas-pati, the planet Jupiter. —Deva-

pratikṛti, is, f. or deva-pratimā, f. the image of

a deity, an idol. —Deva-pratiṣṭhā-tattva, am, n.,

N. of a work. —Deva-prayāga, as, m. ‘the divine

place of sacrifice,’ N. of a sacred bathing-place.

—Deva-praśna, as, m. enquiring of the gods,

consulting the deities, fortune-telling, astrology; [cf.

daiva-praśna.] —Deva-prasāda, as, m. ‘having

the divine favour,’ N. of a man. —Deva-prasūta,

as, ā, am, Ved. produced by the gods. —Deva-
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prastha, as, m., N. of the city of Sena-vindu.

—Deva-priya, as, ā, am, ‘dear to the gods,’ an

epithet of Śiva; (as), m., N. of two plants, = pīta-

bhṛṅga-rāja and vaka-puṣpa. —Deva-psaras-

tama, as, ā, am, Ved. very pleasing to the gods or

propitiatory of the gods. —Deva-badhū, ūs, f. the

wife of a god. —Deva-bandhu, us, us, u, Ved.

related to the gods; (us), m., N. of a Ṛṣi.

—Deva-balā, f. ‘having divine strength,’ N. of

a plant, a kind of Balā, = mahā-balā, jyeṣṭha-

balā, saha-devī. —Deva-bali, is, m. an oblation to

the gods; (also read deva-vali, q. v.) —Deva-bāhu,

us, m. ‘the arm of the gods,’ N. of an ancient Ṛṣi;

of a son of Hṛdīka. —Deva-bodha, as, m. ‘having

the knowledge of the gods,’ N. of a commentator

on the Mahā-bhārata. —Deva-bodhi, is, m. ‘god-

inspired,’ N. of a poet. —Devabodhi-sattva, as, m.,

N. of a Buddhist saint. —Deva-brahman, ā, m. ‘a

Brāhman among the gods,’ an epithet of Nārada;

[cf. deva-ṛṣi.] —Deva-brāhmaṇa, as, m. a

Brāhman esteemed by the gods, a venerable Brāhman.

—Devabrāhmaṇa-nindaka, as, m. a despiser of

the gods and Brāhmans. —Deva-bhakta, as, ā, am,

Ved. distributed by the gods. —Deva-bhakti, is, f.

the service of the gods, religion, piety. —Deva-bha-

vana, am, n. ‘the residence of the gods,’ heaven,

paradise; a temple; the holy fig-tree (= aśvattha).

—Deva-bhāga, as, m. ‘the portion or allotment of

the gods,’ the northern hemisphere, (opposed to

asura-bhāga, the southern hemisphere); N. of a

teacher with the epithet Śrauta or Śrautarṣa; N. of

a son of Śūra and brother of Vasu-deva. —Deva-

bhīti, is, f. fear of the gods. —Deva-bhū, ūs, m. a

divine being, a god, a deity; Svarga or paradise.

—Deva-bhūta, as, ā, am, become a god. —Deva-

bhūti, is, m., N. of the last prince of the Śuṅga

dynasty; (is), f. the Gaṅgā of the sky. —Deva-

bhūmi, is, m. ‘having a divine domain,’ = deva-

bhūti. —Deva-bhūya, am, n. divinity, godhead;

inferior deification or identification with a deity.

—Deva-bhojya, am, n. ‘the food of the gods,’

Amṛta, nectar. —Deva-bhrāj, ṭ, m. ‘shining like a

god,’ N. of a son of Mahya, son of Vivas-vat (i. e.

of the Sun). —Deva-mañjara, am, n. the jewel of

Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa suspended on his breast; [cf.

kaustubha.] —Deva-maṇi, is, m., Ved. a divine

amulet; the jewel on Kṛṣṇa's breast; a twist of

hair on a horse's neck; N. of a drug belonging to

the Aṣṭa-varga (= mahā-medā); an epithet of

Śiva. —Deva-mata, as, m. ‘god-approved,’ N. of a

Ṛṣi; [cf. daivamati.] —Deva-maya, as, ī, am,

containing the gods, made up of all the gods.

—Deva-malimluc, k, m., N. of an Asura. —Deva-

māta, as, m., N. of a man. —Deva-mātṛ, tā, f.

‘the mother of the gods,’ an epithet of Aditi (=

dākṣāyaṇī). —Deva-mātṛka, as, ā, am, fostered

or watered by the clouds (or by Indra, the giver of

rain), as corn, land, &c., deprived of every other

kind of water (‘having the clouds as foster-mother;’

cf. nadī-mātṛka.) —Deva-mādana, as, ā, am,

Ved. ‘gladdening or inspiring the gods,’ an epithet

of Soma. —Deva-māna, am, n. the residence of

the gods, dwelling of the gods. —Deva-mānaka,

as, m. = deva-maṇi. —Deva-māyā, f. an illusion

created by a god or gods. —Deva-mārga, as, m.

‘the way of the gods,’ (according to commentators

a facetious expression for the penis or anus.) —Deva-

māsa, as, m. ‘the divine month or month of the

gods,’ the eighth month of pregnancy. —Deva-mitra,

as, ā, am, having the gods as friends; (as), m., N.

of an ancient preceptor with the epithet Śākalya; of

the father of Viṣṇu-putra of the family of Vatsa

[cf. daivamitri]; (ā), f., N. of one of the Mātṛs

attending on Skanda. —Deva-mithuna, am, n., Ved.

cohabitation of the gods. —Deva-miśra, as, m., N.

of a man. —Deva-mīḍha, as, m., N. of a Yādava,

grandfather of Vasu-deva; of a descendant of Nimi and

Jaraka. —Deva-mīḍhuṣa, as, m. the grandfather

of Vasu-deva. —Deva-muni, is, m. a heavenly or

divine Muni; N. of a son of Iraṃmada and author

of a hymn of the Ṛg-veda. —Deva-yaj, k, k, k,
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or ṭ, ṭ, ṭ (?), making oblations or sacrifices to

the gods, a worshipper of the gods. —Deva-ya-

jana, as, ī, am, Ved. worshipping the gods, making

oblations to them; serving for an oblation or con-

stituting an oblation to the gods; (am), n. the place

where a sacrifice is performed. —Deva-yaji, is, is,

i, worshipping the gods, making oblations or sacri-

ficing to them; (is), m. a worshipper of the gods;

a Muni. —Deva-yajña, as, m. a sacrifice to the

superior gods performed by oblations to Fire or

through Fire to the other gods; the Homa or

burnt sacrifice (one of the five great sacrifices men-

tioned in Manu III. 84, 85); N. of a man. —Deva-

yajya, am, n. or deva-yajyā, f. (inst. -yajyā), Ved.

worshipping the gods, a sacrifice. —Deva-yā, ās,

ās, am, Ved. going to the gods, desirous of them,

honouring them. —Deva-yājin, ī, inī, i, making

sacrifices to the gods; (ī), m., N. of one of the

attendants of Skanda; N. of a Dānava. —Deva-

yājñika, as, m., N. of an author, = yājñika-deva.

—Deva-yātu, us, m. ‘a heavenly Yātu,’ N. of a

class of Yātus; (also read deva-yāta; cf. daiva-

yātaka and daivayātavaka.) —Deva-yātrā, f. an

idol procession, any sacred festival when the images

of gods are carried in procession. —Devayātrin, ī,

m., N. of a Dānava; [cf. deva-yājin.] —Deva-

yāna, as, ī, am, Ved. going to the gods, following

them; serving as a way to the gods (especially

applied to the paths by which the gods descend

from heaven, and sacrifices ascend to them), the

ways leading to the gods; (am), n. the car or vehicle

of a god; (ī), f., N. of a daughter of Uśanas or

wife of Yayāti and mother of Yadu and Turvasu.

—Deva-yāvan, ā, varī, a, Ved. going to the gods.

—Deva-yukta, as, ā, am, Ved. yoked by the gods

(as horses). —Deva-yuga, am, n. ‘the age of the

gods,’ the first age of the world; any age or period

of the gods comprising the four ages of mankind,

(two of these ages or Yugas form a day and night

of Brahmā; cf. kṛta-yuga.) —Deva-yoni, is,

m. f. the place of origin of a god, a divine birth-

place; epithet of the wood used for kindling fire;

(is, is, i), of divine origin; (is), m. a being of

divine origin; a superhuman being, a demi-god or

demon. —Deva-yoṣā, f. the wife of a god. —Deva-

rakṣita, as, ā, am, guarded by a god or by the

gods; (as), m., N. of a son of Devaka; of a prince

of the Kośalas; (ā), f., N. of a daughter of Devaka

and one of the wives of Vasu-deva. —Deva-rata, as,

ā, am, Ved. delighting in the gods, pious. —Deva-

ratha, as, m. the car or vehicle of a deity, a car

for carrying the images of the gods in a procession

[cf. daivaratha]; N. of a man. —Devarathāhnya,

am, n. a day's journey for the chariot of a god (of

the Sun). —Deva-rahasya, am, n. a secret of the

gods, divine mystery; [cf. deva-guhya.] —Deva-rāj,

ṭ, m. ‘the king of the gods,’ an epithet of Indra;

of Nahuṣa. —Deva-rāja, as, m. a divine ruler;

king of the gods; an epithet of Indra; of a king;

of a Ṛṣi; of a Buddha; of a commentator on the

Naighaṇṭuka; (the full name is devarāja-yajvan,

q. v.; cf. daivarājaka and daivarājika.) —Deva-

rājan, ā, m. a prince of a Brāhmanical family.

—Devarāja-yajvan, ā, m., N. of a commentator

on the three chapters of Vedic synonyms, usually

called the Naighaṇṭuka portion of the Nighaṇṭus,

incompletely explained by Yāska; N. of the grand-

father of this commentator. —Devarāja-sama-

dyuti, is, is, i, equal in glory to the king of the

gods. —Deva-rājya, am, n. sovereignty over the

gods; [cf. daivarājya.] —Deva-rāta, as, ā, am,

‘god-given;’ (as), m. the N. given to Śunaḥ-śepha

after being received into the family of Viśvā-mitra;

(ās), m. pl. the descendants of Śunaḥ-śepha; N. of a

king who was the son of Su-ketu and descendant of

Nimi; N. of a king who was the son of Karambhi;

an epithet of Parikṣit [cf. daivarāti]; a sort of

crane. —Deva-rāṣṭra, am, n. the empire of the

gods; N. of an empire in the Dekhan. —Deva-

rūpin, ī, iṇī, i (fr. deva-rūpa), of divine form,

godlike. —Devarṣi (deva-ṛṣi), is, m. a Ṛṣi,
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a saint of the celestial class, as Nārada, Atri, Marīci,

Bharad-vāja, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Bhṛgu, Vasish-

ṭha, Pra-cetas, Bharata, Kaṇāda, and others. —De-

varṣi-tva, am, n. state or rank of a divine Ṛṣi.

—Devarṣi-varya, as, m. chief of sages. —Deva-

latā, f. double jasmine (= nava-mallikā). —De-

va-lāṅgulikā, f., N. of a plant; [cf. vṛścikālī.]

—Deva-liṅga, am, n. the image or statue of a

deity. —Deva-lekhā, f., N. of a princess. —Deva-

loka, as, m. the particular sphere or heaven of any

divinity; heaven or paradise; any one of the seven

superior worlds (from the earth to the highest or

Satya-loka, in opposition to those below the earth;

deva-loke gata, gone to the world of the gods, one

who has died). —Deva-vaktra, am, n. ‘the mouth

of the gods,’ an epithet of fire or its deity Agni (as

eating or consuming the oblations made to the gods).

— 1. deva-vat, ān, atī, at, guarded by the gods,

surrounded by them, (also read devā-vat); (ān), m.,

N. of the grandfather of Su-dās; of a son of A-krūra;

of Devaka who was a son of Āhuka; of the twelfth

Manu; [cf. deva-vāyu.] — 2. deva-vat, ind. like a

god. —Deva-vadha, as, m., Ved. a weapon of the

gods. —Deva-vadhū, ūs, f. the wife of a god.

—Deva-vanda, as, ā, am, Ved. praising the gods.

—Deva-vara, as, m. a superior or supreme deity;

(am), n. a divine boon or blessing. —Deva-vart-

man, a, n. ‘the path of the gods,’ the atmosphere.

—Deva-vardhaki, is, m. ‘the builder or architect

of the gods,’ an epithet of Viśva-karman or of Tvash-

ṭṛ the carpenter of the gods. —Deva-vardhana, as,

m., N. of a son of Devaka. —Deva-varman, a,

n. the armour of the gods, divine armour. —Deva-

varṣa, as or am, m. or n. (?), N. of a Varṣa in

the Dvīpa Śālmala. —Deva-vallabha, as, m. the

tree Rottlera Tinctoria. —Deva-vāṇī, f. a divine

voice, a voice from heaven. —Deva-vāta, as, ā, am,

Ved. agreeable to the gods; (as), m., N. of a

Bhārata; [cf. daivavāta.] —Deva-vāyu, us, m.,

N. of the son of the twelfth Manu; [cf. 1. deva-vat.]

—Deva-vāhana, as, ā, am, Ved. carrying the gods

(as a horse). —Deva-vid, t, t, t, knowing the gods.

—Deva-vidyā, f. the doctrine or science of the

gods, divine science; (according to a commentator =

nirukta, q. v.) —Deva-vibhāga, as, m. the division

or quarter of the gods, the northern hemisphere;

[cf. deva-bhāga.] —Deva-viś, ṭ, or deva-viśā, f.,

Ved. a divine person, a deity, the gods collectively.

—Deva-vī, īs, īs, i, Ved. gratifying the gods.

—Devavī-tama, as, ā, am, Ved. very much liked

by the gods. —Deva-vīti, is, f., Ved. a feast or meal

or enjoyment prepared for the gods; N. of one of

the nine daughters of Meru and wife of one of the

nine sons of Agnīdhra. —Deva-vṛkṣa, as, m. ‘the

divine tree,’ a common N. of the Mandāra and

other fabulous trees of heaven or paradise; the tree

Alstonia Scholaris; a plant yielding a fragrant resin,

bdellium (= guggulu). —Deva-vṛtti, is, m. the

commentary of Deva (= Puruṣottama-deva) on

the Uṇādi-sūtras. —Deva-vyacas, ās, ās, as, Ved.

affording space for the gods, receiving the gods.

—Deva-vrata, am, n. a religious observance; any

religious obligation or vow; the favourite food of the

gods; (as, ā, am), devoted to the gods, religious;

(as), m. an epithet of Bhīṣma; of Kārttikeya.

—Deva-vratin, ī, inī, i, obeying the divine com-

mands, serving the gods. —Deva-śakti, is, m. ‘having

the power of a god,’ ‘having divine strength,’ N. of

a king. —Devaśata-bhāṣya, am, n., N. of a work

mentioned in the Śūdra-dharma-tattva by Kamalā-

kara. —Deva-śatru, us, m. an enemy of the gods;

an Asura; a Rakṣas; (us, us, u), Ved. having

the gods as enemies. —Deva-śarman, ā, m., N. of

several persons; of an old sage; of a Buddhist

author, (wrongly written deva-sarman); of a minister

of Jayāpīḍa who was king of Kāśmīra; [cf. daiva-

śarmi.] —Deva-śas, ind., Ved. deity after deity.

—Deva-śilpin, ī, m. ‘the artist of the gods,’ an

epithet of Tvaṣṭṛ. —Deva-śiśu, us, m. the child

of a god; [cf. deva-garbha.] —Deva-śiṣṭa, as,

ā, am, Ved. taught or directed by the gods. —Deva-
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śunī, f., Ved. ‘the divine female dog,’ an epithet of

Saramā. —Deva-śūra, as, m. ‘the divine hero,’ N.

of a man. —Deva-śekhara, as, m. ‘the diadem of

the gods,’ a kind of plant, = damanaka. —Deva-

śeṣa, am, n. the remnants of a sacrifice offered to

the gods. —Deva-śravas, ās, m., N. of a Bhārata;

of a son of Yama and author of hymns of the Ṛg-

veda. —Deva-śrī, īs, īs, i, Ved. approaching the

gods, worshipping. —Devaśrī-garbha, as, m., N.

of a Bodhi-sattva. —Deva-śrut, t, t, t, Ved. audible

to the gods, heard by the gods. —Deva-śruta, as,

m. (with Jainas) N. of the sixth Arhat of the future

Ut-sarpiṇī; a god (= īśvara); N. of Nārada; a

sacred treatise or branch of scripture. —Deva-śrū,

ūs, ūs, u, Ved. known to the gods. —Deva-śreṇī, f.

the plant Sanseviera Zeylanica (= mūrvā). —Deva-

śreṣṭha, as, m., N. of a son of the twelfth Manu.

—Deva-sakha, as, m., Ved. a friend or companion

of the gods. —Deva-saṅgīta-yonin, ī, inī, i, ‘fur-

nishing sources of amusement or entertainment to the

gods,’ N. of the Nāradas who appear as messengers.

—Deva-sattra, am, n. a festival or sacrifice of long

continuance in honour of the gods. —Deva-sattva,

as, ā, am, having the nature of a god, godlike.

—Deva-sad, t, t, t, Ved. living among the gods.

—Deva-sadana, as, ā, am, Ved. serving as a seat

or residence for the gods. —Deva-sadman, a, n. the

seat or residence of a god. —Deva-sandha, as, ā,

am, connected with the gods, divine. —Deva-san-

nidhi, is, m. presence of the gods. —Deva-sabhā,

f. an assembly of the gods; a gambling-house; [cf.

the next.] —Devasabhya, as, m. the keeper of a

gambling-house; a gambler; a frequenter of gambling-

houses or clubs; an attendant on a deity. —Deva-

sarasa, am, n. ‘the pool of the gods,’ N. of a

place. —Deva-sarṣapa, as, m. ‘divine mustard,’

a kind of mustard. —Deva-saha, as, m. ‘the

strength of the gods,’ N. of a mountain; (ā), f. a

kind of plant, = saha-devī, daṇḍotpalā, = bhikṣā-

sūtra (or bhikṣu-sūtra ?). —Deva-sāt, ind. to a

god or gods, to the nature of a deity; devasād-bhū,

to become changed into a god. —Deva-sāyujya,

am, n. conjunction with the gods, reception among

the gods, absorption into or identification with a

deity; inferior deification, the state or being of the

inferior gods. —Deva-sāvarṇi, is, m., N. of the

thirteenth Manu. —Deva-siṃha, as, m. ‘the lion

of the gods,’ an epithet of Śiva. —Deva-sunda, as,

m., N. of a lake. —Deva-sumati, is, f. the favour

of the gods. —Deva-sumanas, ‘divine flower,’ a

species of flower. —Deva-suṣi, is, m. a tube or

cavity which leads to the gods; (the heart has five,

viz. prāṇa, vyāna, apāna, samāna, and udāna.)

—Deva-sū, ūs, ūs, u, Ved. an epithet applied to

eight deities, viz. Agni gṛha-pati, Soma vanas-pati,

Savitṛ satya-prasava, Rudra paśu-pati, Bṛhas-pati

vācas-pati, Indra jyeṣṭha, Mitra satya, and Varuṇa

dharma-pati. —Deva-sūda, am, n., N. of a village.

—Deva-sūri, is, m., N. of a preceptor. —Deva-

sṛṣṭa, as, ā, am, let go or discharged by a god;

caused or created by the gods; (ā), f. an intoxicating

drink, a kind of spirituous liquor. —Deva-sena, as,

m., N. of a king of Śrāvastī; of Pauṇḍra-vardhana;

of a Buddhist Arhat; (ā), f. an army or host of

celestials; N. of a daughter of Prajā-pati or niece

of Indra and wife of Skanda who is the leader of

the hosts of heaven, (she is worshipped by the race

of Jātukārṇya); N. of a daughter of Indra. —Deva-

senā-pati, is, m. ‘the commander of the hosts of

heaven,’ an epithet of Skanda. —Devasenā-priya,

as, m. ‘the beloved of Deva-senā,’ epithet of Skanda.

—Deva-stut, t, t, t, Ved. praising the gods.

—Deva-strī, f. the wife of a deity. —Deva-sthāna,

as, m., N. of an ancient Ṛṣi [cf. daivasthāni];

(am), n., N. of a Sāman. —Devasyatvaka, as, ā,

am, containing the words devasya tvā (as an

Adhyāya or Anu-vāka). —Deva-sva, am, n. the

property of the gods, property applicable to religious

purposes or endowments &c. —Devasvāpaharaṇa

(°sva-ap°), am, n. ‘plunder of sacred property,’

sacrilege. —Deva-svāmin, ī, m. ‘the lord of the
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gods,’ N. of several Brāhmans; N. of an astrologer;

of a commentator on the Āpastamba. —Deva-havis,

is, n., Ved. an oblation to the gods. —Deva-havya,

am, n. an oblation to the gods; (as), m., N. of an

ancient Ṛṣi. —Deva-hiṃsaka, as, m. an enemy

of the gods. —Deva-hita, as, ā, am, Ved. arranged

or appointed or settled by the gods. —Deva-hiti, is,

f., Ved. divine ordinance or arrangement. —Deva-hū,

ūs, ūs, u, Ved. invoking the gods, devoted to the

gods; (ūs), m., N. of a man; (ūs), f., scil. dvār,

N. of the northern aperture of the human body, i. e.

of the left ear (which is turned northwards if the face

is directed towards the east; cf. pitṛ-hū), —Deva-

hū-tama, as, ā, am, most devoted to the gods;

very pious. —Deva-hūti, is or ī, f., Ved. invocation

of the gods; N. of a magical formula with which

the gods are invoked; N. of a daughter of Manu

Svayam-bhū and wife of Kardama. —Deva-hūya, am,

n., Ved. = deva-hūti, invocation of the gods. —De-

va-heḍana or deva-heḷana, am, n., Ved. disre-

garding the gods, an offence against them. —Deva-

heti, is, f., Ved. the weapon of a god, a divine

weapon. —Deva-hotra, as, m., N. of the father of

Yogeśvara, a partial incarnation (aṃśa) of Hari.

—Deva-hrada, am, n. ‘the divine lake,’ N. of a

sacred bathing-place. —Devāṃśa (°va-aṃ°), am, n.

a portion of a god, a partial incarnation of a god.

—Devākrīḍa (°va-āk°), as, m. the playing-place

or pleasure-grove of the gods. —Devāgāra (°va-ag°

or -āg°), as, am, m. n. ‘the dwelling of a god,’ a

temple. —Devāṅga (°va-aṅ°), as, m., N. of an

emanation from the body of the god Sadāśiva, (said

to be the inventor of the art of weaving.) —Devāṅga-

caritra, am, n. ‘the adventures or story of Devāṅga,’

N. of a book. —Devāṅganā (°va-aṅ°), f. a divine

female, courtezan of Svarga. —Devājīva, as, m. or

devājīvin (°va-āj°), ī, m. an attendant upon an

idol, a low Brāhman, subsisting by attendance upon

an image and upon the offerings made to it. —De-

vāñc (°va-añc), āṅ, ācī, āk, Ved. approaching the

gods; directed towards them; worshipping them.

—Devāñjana (°va-añ°), am, n., Ved. divine un-

guent or ointment. —Devāṭa (°va-aṭa or -āṭa), as,

m., N. of a sacred bathing-place; [cf. patnyāṭa.]

—Devātithi (°va-at°), is, m. ‘the guest of the

gods,’ N. of a descendant of Kaṇva and author of

a hymn of the Ṛg-veda; of a prince or son of

A-krodhana or Krodhana by Karambhā; (also read

deva-tithi.) —Devātideva (°va-at°), as, m., a god

surpassing or excelling all other gods; epithet of

Viṣṇu; of Śākya-muni. —Devātman (°va-āt°), ā,

m. the divine soul; the holy fig-tree or Ficus Reli-

giosa; (ā, ā, a), being of divine nature, containing

a divinity; one with or identified with a deity;

belonging to a deity, consecrated, sacred. —Devātma-

śakti, is, f. the power of the divine soul. —Devātmā

(°va-āt°), f. the mother of the gods; [cf. deva-

tātmā.] —Devādhideva (°va-adh°), as, m. a god

over all other gods, an Arhat of the Jainas. —Devā-

dhipa (°va-adh°), as, m. ‘the king of the gods,’

an epithet of Indra; N. of a king identified with the

Asura Nikumbha. —Devānām-priya, as, ā, am, ‘the

beloved of the gods,’ simple, foolish; (as), m. a fool,

an idiot; a goat; an ascetic, one who relinquishes

or abandons the world; [cf. the Prākṛt N. of a

Buddhist king, Devānam-piyatissa.] —Devānīka

(°va-an°), am, n. an army of celestials; (as), m.,

N. of a prince who was the son of Kṣema-dhanvan;

of a son of the eleventh Manu; of a mountain.

—Devānukrama, as, m. ‘the series of the gods,

enumeration of the gods in order,’ N. of a work

supposed to be written by Śaunaka, (serving as an

index to the deities to whom hymns are addressed.)

—Devānucara, as, or devānuyāyin (°va-an°), ī,

m. a follower or attendant of a god. —Devānta

(°va-an°), as, m., N. of a son of Hṛdīka. —De-

vāntaka (°va-an°), as, m., N. of a Rakṣas; of

a Daitya. —Devāntaka-vadha, as, m. ‘the destruc-

tion of Devāntaka,’ N. of the seventy-first chapter of

the Krīḍā-khaṇḍa or second part of the Gaṇeśa-

Purāṇa. —Devāndhas (°va-an°), as, n. divine
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food, ambrosia. —Devānna (°va-an°), am, n.

divine food, ambrosia; rice or food that has been

first presented to an idol. —Devāpi (°va-āpi), is,

m. ‘the friend of the gods,’ N. of a Ṛṣi who was

son of Ṛṣṭi-ṣeṇa; (according to a later legend he

is a son of king Pratīpa, resigns his kingdom, retires

to the woods, becomes a Brāhman, and is supposed

to be still alive near the Su-meru mountain; cf.

daivāpa.) —Devābhīṣṭa (°va-abh°), as, ā, am,

desired by the gods, sacred or dedicated to a deity;

(ā), f. betel, piper betel (= tāmbūlī). —Devāya-

tana (°va-āy°), am, n. ‘the dwelling of a god,’ a

temple; [cf. devatāyatana.] —Devāyudha (°va-

āy°), am, n. ‘the weapon of a god,’ a divine weapon,

Indra's bow, the rainbow. —Devāyuṣa (°va-āy°),

am, n. the life-time of a god. —Devāraṇya (°va-

ar°), am, n. a divine grove, the forest of the gods.

—Devārādhana (°va-ār°), am, n. or devārā-

dhanā, f. worship of the gods. —Devāri (°va-ari),

is, m. ‘an enemy of the gods,’ an Asura. —Devārcaka

(°va-ar°), as, m. a worshipper of the gods. —De-

vārcana (°va-ar°), am, n. or devārcanā, f. the

worship of the gods; idolatry. —Devārpaṇa (°va-

ar°), as, ā, am, received among the gods, considered

as a god. —Devārya (°va-ār°), as, m., N. of the

last Arhat of the present Ava-sarpiṇī. —Devārha

(°va-ar°), as, ā, am, worthy of the gods, divine;

(as), m. a kind of medicinal plant; (ā), f. a species

of plant, = deva-balā, = saha-devī. —Devālaya

(°va-āl°), as, m. ‘the residence of the gods,’

heaven; a temple. —Devā-vat, ān, atī, at, = deva-

vat, q. v. —Devāvatāra (°va-av°), as, m. ‘the

place of descent of a god (?),’ N. of a place. —Devā-

vasatha (°va-āv°), as, m. ‘the habitation of a

deity,’ a temple. —Devāvāsa (°va-āv°), as, m. ‘the

residence of a god or gods,’ a temple; an epithet of

the tree Ficus Religiosa. —Devāvī (°va-avī), īs, īs,

i, Ved. gladdening or satisfying the gods, agreeable

to the gods. —Devā-vṛdh, t, t, t, Ved. gladdening

or satisfying the gods; (t), m., N. of a mountain;

(also read devā-vṛdha.) —Devā-vṛdha, as, m.,

N. of a prince who was father of Babhru [cf. daivā-

vṛdha]; of a mountain; [cf. devā-vṛdh.] —De-

vāśva (°va-aś°), as, m. the horse of a god, a divine

horse; Indra's horse Uccaiḥ-śravas. —Devāsura (°va-

as°), ās, m. pl. the gods and the Asuras; [cf. dai-

vāsura.] —Devāsura-guru, us, m. ‘the preceptor

of the gods and Asuras,’ epithet of Śiva. —Devāsura-

namaskṛta, as, m. ‘worshipped by the gods and

Asuras,’ epithet of Śiva. —Devāsura-mahāmātra,

as, m. ‘the chief of the gods and Asuras,’ epithet of

Śiva. —Devāsura-mahāśraya (°hā-āś°), as, m.

‘the great refuge of the gods and Asuras,’ epithet of

Śiva. —Devāsura-maheśvara (°hā-īś°), as, m.

‘the great lord of the gods and Asuras,’ epithet of

Śiva. —Devāsura-yuddha, am, n. the battle between

the gods and Asuras. —Devāsura-vara-prada, as,

m. ‘conferring boons on the gods and Asuras,’ epithet

of Śiva. —Devāsura-saṅgrāma, as, m. the war

between the gods and Asuras. —Devāsureśvara

(°ra-īś°), as, m. ‘the lord of the gods and Asuras,’

epithet of Śiva. —Devāhāra (°va-āh°), as, m. ‘food

of the gods,’ divine food, ambrosia. —Devāhvaya

(°va-āh°), as, m. ‘called Deva,’ N. of a prince.

—Devi-dāsa, as, m. (for devī-d°), ‘the slave of

the goddess,’ N. of a man; N. of a commentator on

the Mugdha-bodha. —Devī-koṭa, as, m. = śonita-

pura, N. of a town (the city of Vāṇa, probably

Devicotta on the Coromandel coast). —Devī-garbha-

gṛha, as, m. ‘a house containing an image of the

goddess Durgā,’ a shrine of the goddess Durgā.

—Devī-gṛha, am, n. a temple of the goddess

(Durgā); the apartment of a queen. —Devī-tantra,

am, n. ‘the Tantra of the goddess (Durgā),’ N. of

a Tantra. —Devī-tva, am, n. ‘the state of being a

goddess,’ the rank of a goddess; the rank of a queen.

—Devī-datta, as, m., N. of the father of Rāma-

sevaka and grandfather of Kṛṣṇa-mitra. —Devīn-

dhiyaka, as, ā, am, containing the words devīṃ

dhiyā (as an Anu-vāka or Adhyāya). —Devī-pāda-

dvaya, am, n. ‘the two feet of the goddess, i. e. of
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Durgā,’ N. of a holy bathing-place. —Devī-purāṇa,

am, n., N. of an Upa-Purāṇa. —Devī-bhavana, am,

n. the temple of the goddess (Durgā). —Devī-bhā-

gavata-purāṇa, am, n., N. of a Purāṇa. —Devī-

mahādeva, am, n., N. of a play. —Devī-mahiman,

ā, m., N. of a work, (perhaps = the following.)

—Devī-māhātmya, am, n. ‘the majesty of Durgā,’

N. of a section of the Mārkaṇḍeya-Purāṇa. —Devīr-

āpasaka, as, ā, am, containing the words devīr

āpaḥ (as an Anu-vāka or Adhyāya). —Devī-sūkta,

am, n. ‘the hymn of the goddess,’ N. of a hymn to

Durgā. —Devej (°va-ij), ṭ, ṭ, ṭ, sacrificing to the

gods, worshipping them. —Devejya (°va-ij°), as,

m. ‘the preceptor of the gods,’ an epithet of Bṛhas-

pati, the planet Jupiter. —Deveddha (°va-iddha),

as, ā, am, Ved. kindled by the gods. —Devendra

(°va-in°), as, m. ‘the chief of the gods,’ an epithet

of Indra; of Śiva; N. of a man. —Devendra-bud-

dhi, is, m. ‘having the intellect of the chief of the

gods,’ N. of a learned Buddhist. —Devendra-sa-

maya, as, m., N. of a Buddhist work; of a part of

the Suvarṇa-prabhāsa. —Deveśa (°va-īśa), as, m.

‘the chief of the gods,’ an epithet of Brahmā; of

Viṣṇu; of Śiva; of Indra; (ī), f. ‘the queen of the

gods,’ epithet of Durgā; of Devakī who was mother

of Kṛṣṇa. —Deveśa-tīrtha, am, n. ‘the Tīrtha of

the chief of the gods,’ N. of a Tīrtha. —Deve-śaya,

as, ā, am, ‘resting or reposing on a god,’ epithet of

Viṣṇu. —Deveśvara (°va-īś°), as, m. ‘the sovereign

of the gods,’ an epithet of Śiva; N. of an author.

—Deveśvara-paṇḍita, as, m., N. of a poet. —De-

veṣita (°va-iṣ°), as, ā, am, Ved. sent or impelled

by the gods. —Deveṣṭa (°va-iṣ°), as, ā, am,

wished by the gods, acceptable to the gods; (as, ā),

m. f. a sort of drug (reckoned among the Aṣṭa-

varga, = mahā-medā); bdellium; (ā), f. the wild

lime tree (= vana-vījapūraka). —Devainasa (°va-

en°), am, n., Ved. the curse of the gods. —Devod-

yāna (°va-ud°), am, n. ‘the grove of the gods,’ a

sacred grove, a garden near a temple or consecrated

to a deity. —Devopāsaka (°va-up°), as, m. a

worshipper of the gods. —Devaukas (°va-ok°), as,

n. ‘the residence of the gods,’ the mountain Meru.

—Devy-āgama, as, m. ‘the arrival of the goddess,’

N. of a work. —Devy-upaniṣad, t, f., N. of an

Upaniṣad. [ID=22685]

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Proper Names in General or Non-Divine Contexts

14 definitions

Name of men

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a disciple of Nagarjuna

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a familiar pet name for Devadatta

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a particular mode of singing

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a pearl necklace having a hundred strings

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The name of Arjuna's conch shell. 2. A certain person used to refer to someone indefinitely. 3. One of the vital airs active in yawning.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vishvakarman, the architect of the gods

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The army of gods. 2. The wife of Skanda.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the army of the gods personified as Skanda's wife

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the name of the sixth Kalpa

— The Purana Index

having fourteen faces, born from the four-faced Brahma

— The Purana Index

one of Vishvamitra's sons

— The Purana Index

a son of Akrura and Ugraseni

— The Purana Index

a son of Devaka

— The Purana Index

Specific Gods, Sages, and Mythical Figures

14 definitions

Indra as the god of the sky and giver of rain

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the 22nd Arhat of the future Utsarpini in Jainism

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. The god of rain or Indra. 2. A cloud.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The highest god. 2. An epithet of Shiva, Buddha, or Vishnu.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. An epithet of Indra. 2. An epithet of Shiva. 3. An epithet of Vishnu. 4. An epithet of Brahman.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A divine sage. 2. An epithet of Narada.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

an epithet of Narada

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Name of Narada

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. An epithet of Brahman. 2. An epithet of Shiva. 3. An epithet of Vishnu.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. An epithet of Shiva. 2. A goat. 3. A fool. 4. An ascetic.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. An epithet of Indra. 2. A king. 3. Name of Buddha.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. An epithet of Bhishma. 2. An epithet of Kartikeya.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Shiva

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Vishnu

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Linguistic, Grammatical, Etymological, and Lexicographical Information

10 definitions

A goddess or queen.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

heavenly, divine, anything divine or heavenly, a deity, god, king

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an attendant, follower

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

an attendant or follower of a god

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

livelihood

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. An attendant upon an idol. 2. A low Brahmana subsisting by attendance upon an idol and its offerings.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a servant or attendant upon a temple

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

people, subject

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

To sport or play

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

To sport or play.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Divine Actions, Concepts, and States (Worship, Sacrifice, Divine Nature, etc.)

9 definitions

1. Dear to the gods. 2. Sacred or dedicated to a deity.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the worship of gods

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

worshipping the gods

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

action

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A religious act or rite. 2. The worship of gods.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Granted by the gods. 2. Given to the gods.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

visiting the gods

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

making oblations to gods

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A religious observance or vow. 2. The favorite food of the gods.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Figurative Meanings: Human Archetypes and Kinship Terms

9 definitions

a husband's brother

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a fool

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a child

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a man following a particular line of business

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A spearman or lancer

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A fool

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A child.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A man following any particular business.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A lover.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Objects and Substances of Divine Association (Idol, Weapon, Nectar, etc.)

8 definitions

an idol or image of a god

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

blindness

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Divine food or ambrosia. 2. Food previously offered to an idol.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

resemblance, copy, image

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

an idol or image of a deity

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

an intoxicating drink

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

property applicable to religious purposes or endowments

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

An idol.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Adjective: Divine, Celestial, Sacred, Shining

6 definitions

divine or heavenly

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Divine, celestial

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Shining

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Fit to be worshipped or honoured

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

dear to gods

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Divine, celestial

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Flora (Plants, Trees, Flowers with Divine Association)

5 definitions

Hibiscus Mutabilis or Marsilea Quadrifolia

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

piper betel

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

bdellium

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the wild lime tree

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A female in the service of gods or a temple. 2. A temple courtesan or dancer. 3. The wild citron tree.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Human Titles, Roles, and Honorifics (King, Priest, etc.)

5 definitions

1. A Brahman priest. 2. A king or prince, used as a title of honor.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A divine man or Brahmana.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A king or ruler.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A title affixed to the names of Brahmanas.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A title of honour used in addressing a king, such as My lord or Your majesty.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Abstract Concepts: Sport, Emulation

4 definitions

emulation or desire to excel

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

sport, play

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Emulation

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sport, play

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Divine Places and Abodes (Heaven, Temple, Sacred Sites)

4 definitions

a temple

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a temple

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A natural mountain hollow. 2. A natural pond or reservoir. 3. A pond near a temple.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the city of Indra

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Anatomical, Sensory, or Mystical Bodily References

2 definitions

an organ of sense

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

An organ of sense

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Groups and Classes of Deities/Celestial Beings

2 definitions

the gods as the shining ones

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

eight kinds of Gods

— The Purana Index

Miscellaneous Concrete Nouns: Sword, Quicksilver

2 definitions

a sword

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Quicksilver.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A Goddess or Divine Female

1 definition

1. An epithet of Durga. 2. An epithet of Devaki, mother of Krishna.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Antagonistic or Other Non-Primary Supernatural Beings (Demons, Messengers)

1 definition

evil demons

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Natural Phenomena with Divine Links (Cloud, Thunder, Fire, etc.)

1 definition

a cloud

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The Number Thirty-Three (Relating to Gods)

1 definition

the number thirty-three

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

देवdeva

Meanings by context

A God or Deity (General)

Proper Names in General or Non-Divine Contexts

Specific Gods, Sages, and Mythical Figures

Linguistic, Grammatical, Etymological, and Lexicographical Information

Divine Actions, Concepts, and States (Worship, Sacrifice, Divine Nature, etc.)

Figurative Meanings: Human Archetypes and Kinship Terms

Objects and Substances of Divine Association (Idol, Weapon, Nectar, etc.)

Adjective: Divine, Celestial, Sacred, Shining

Flora (Plants, Trees, Flowers with Divine Association)

Human Titles, Roles, and Honorifics (King, Priest, etc.)

Abstract Concepts: Sport, Emulation

Divine Places and Abodes (Heaven, Temple, Sacred Sites)

Anatomical, Sensory, or Mystical Bodily References

Groups and Classes of Deities/Celestial Beings

Miscellaneous Concrete Nouns: Sword, Quicksilver

A Goddess or Divine Female

Antagonistic or Other Non-Primary Supernatural Beings (Demons, Messengers)

Natural Phenomena with Divine Links (Cloud, Thunder, Fire, etc.)

The Number Thirty-Three (Relating to Gods)

Read देव in the app