# देव (deva) Canonical page: https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/deva देव (deva) is a Sanskrit word meaning divine or heavenly, a deity, god, evil demons, the gods as the shining ones, the number thirty-three, Indra as the god of the sky and giver of rain. Its 112 recorded definitions are grouped into 19 contexts, among them A God or Deity (General), Proper Names in General or Non-Divine Contexts, Specific Gods, Sages, and Mythical Figures. - **Etymology:** E. दिव to play, (in heaven, &c.) affix अच्, fem. affix टाप् and ङीष् — E. diva to play, (in heaven, &c.) affix ac, fem. affix ṭāp and ṅīṣ - **SLP1:** `deva` **IAST:** deva **Devanagari:** देव - **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deva_%28Hinduism%29 - **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/deva/declensions.md - **Other headwords romanised the same way:** देवा (devā) ## Meanings by context ### A God or Deity (General) (14 definitions) - a deity, god *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > देव (deva) m. (according to Pāṇini (Author) iii, 3, 120 देव (deva) ) a deity, god, Ṛg-veda (Title) &c. &c. [ ID=95519 ] - A god or deity. *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — वः (vaḥ) 1 A god, deity; एको देवः (vaḥ) केशवो वा शिवो वा (eko devaḥ keśavo vā śivo vā) Bhartṛhari’s three Śatakas (the figures 1., 2., 3. after Bh. denoting Śṛṅgāraº, Nītiº, and Vairāgyaº) 3. 120 - The Supreme Spirit *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — वः (vaḥ) 8 The Supreme Spirit - a deity *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — विशा (viśā) a deity - 1. An epithet of Vishnu. 2. An epithet of Narada. 3. A sacred treatise. 4. A god in general. *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) an epithet of 1 Viṣṇu. 2 Nārada (Author). 3 a sacred treatise. 4 a god in general - 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* > देव (deva) [Printed book page 124-3 ] देव (deva) dev-á, a. ( ī́ ) heavenly, divine ( also fig. ); celestial, deity, god, divinity ( sts. of malevolent beings ); (god among men =) priest, Brāhman; king, prince; —°, chief among: voc. Sire, please your Majesty; ī́, f. goddess; Sāvitri; Durgā; queen, princess. [ ID=9553 ] - 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* > देव (deva) m. ( - वः (-vaḥ) ) 1 A deity, a god. 2 A king, in poetical language. 3 A husband's brother: see देव (deva) ृ (devṛ). 4 A cloud. 5 A fool, a dolt. 6 A child. 7 A man following any particular line or business. 8 A spear-man, a lancer. 9 Emulation, wish to excel or overcome. 10 Sport, play. 11 A term or surname applicable to a Brahman; also to a man of the Kayeth class. n. ( - वं (-vaṃ) ) An organ of sense. f. ( - वा (-vā) ) 1 A flower, ( Hibiscus mutabilis ). 2 A plant, ( Marsilea quadrifolia.) f. ( - वी (-vī) ) 1 A goddess, the wife of any deity or divine being. 2 A name very commonly applied to the goddess DURGĀ. 3 A queen, one who has been consecrated as well as the king, (in theatrical language chiefly.) 4 A respectful epithet or title applied to a woman of the first class. 5 Worship, reverence. 6 A plant, ( Trigonella corniculata :) 7 Another plant: see मूर्व्वा (mūrvvā). E. दिव (diva) to play, (in heaven, &c.) affix अच् (ac), fem. affix टाप् (ṭāp) and ङीष् (ṅīṣ). [ ID=19579 ] - 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* > देव (deva) [Printed book page 375-a ] देव (deva) ( वः ) ((vaḥ)) 1. m. A deity; a king; a husband's brother; a cloud; a fool; play. f. ( वी (vī) ) A goddess. ( वा (vā) ) A flower (Hibiscus). n. Organ of sense. [ ID=19056 ] - 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* > देव (deva) (II) m. 1. A deity, a god, M. iii.117, xii.117; 2. a Brāhmaṇa; 3. an appellation affixed to the name of a Brāhmaṇa, (e.g. गोविंददेव (deva) (goviṃdadeva) ); 4. a king; 5. a tittle of honour used in addressing a king (‘your majesty’) देव (deva) ाकर्णय येन येन सहसा यद् यत् समासादितम् (devākarṇaya yena yena sahasā yad yat samāsāditam) K.Pr. x.; 6. Indra, the god of rain, as in देव (deva) ो ववर्ष (devo vavarṣa). [ ID=17428 ] - 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* > देव (deva) m. ( - वः (-vaḥ) ) 1. A deity, a god. 2. A king, in poetical language. 3. A husbands's brother: see देव (deva) ृ (devṛ). 4. A cloud. 5. A fool, a dolt. 6. A child. 7. A man following any particular line or business. 8. A spear-man, a lancer. 9. Emulation, wish to excel or overcome. 10. Sport, play. 11. A term or surname applicable to a Bramhan; also to a man of the kayestha class. n. ( - वं (-vaṃ) ) An organ of sense. f. ( - वी (-vī) ) 1. A flower, (Hibiscus mutabilis.) 2. A plant, (Marsilea quadrifolia.) f. ( - वी (-vī) ) 1. A goddess, the wife of any deity of divine being. 2. A name very commonly applied to the goddess DURGĀ. 3. A queen, one who has been consecrated as well as the king, (in the theatrical language chiefly.) 4. A respectful epithet or title applied to a woman of the first class. 5. Worship, reverence. 6. A plant, (Trigonella corniculata.) 7. Another plant: see मूर्व्वा (mūrvvā). E. दिव् (div) to play, (in heaven, &c.) affix अच्, (ac,) fem. affix टाप् (ṭāp) or ङीष् । (ṅīṣ.) [ ID=19565 ] - 1. A deity, god, or Indra. 2. A king. 3. A goddess, Savitri, Durga, or a queen. *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > देव (deva) [Printed book page 0415-a ] देव (deva) deva, i. e. div + a, I. m. 1. A deity, a god, Man. 3, 117. 2. Indra, Rām. 1, 9, 56. 3. A king, Kathās. 4, 73. II. f. vī. 1. A goddess, Nal. 12, 73. 2. Sāvitrī, the wife of Brahman, MBh. 5, 3969. 3. Durgā, the wife of Śiva, MBh. 1, 2315. 4. A queen, Pañc. i. d. 58. — Comp. A-, m. a mortal, Man. 9, 315. Ati-, m. a superior god, Hariv. 7583. Devātideva, i. e. deva-ati-, m. a god surpassing all other gods, MBh. 15, Page0415-b+ 46 819. Kāma-, m. the god of love, Hariv. 270. Kāvya-devī, f. a proper name. Kṣiti-, m. a king, Bhāg. P. 3, 1, 12. Gṛha-devī, f. the deity of a house, MBh. 2, 730. Jana-, m. a king, MBh. 12, 7883. Deva-, m. the god of the gods, MBh. 1, 1628; = Śiva, Chr. 50, 5. Nara-, and nṛ-, m. a king, Man. 11, 82; Rām. 2, 1, 42 Gorr. Pūrva-, m. a primeval divinity, MBh. 5, 1921. Bala-, see s. v. Bhūmi-, m. a Brāh- maṇa, Man. 11, 82. Mahā-, I. m. Śiva. II. f. vī. 1. Durgā. 2. a queen, Chr. 50, 7. Rāma-, m. a proper name. Vasu-, m. the father of Kṛṣṇa. Vāgdevī, i. e. vāc-, f. the goddess of speech, i. e. Sarasvatī. Vāma-, m. Śiva. Viśva-, m. a deity of a particu- lar class, see viśva. Vīra-, m. a proper name. Su-devī, f. a proper name, Chr. 297, 19 = Rigv. i, 112, 19. — Cf. θεός; Lat. deus. [ ID=6678 ] - 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* > देव (deva) [Printed book page 236 ] देव (deva) f. ई (ī) divine, heavenly. —m. celestial being, god ( esp. Indra), idol; priest, Brahman; king, prince. f. ई (ī) goddess ( esp. Durgā), queen, princess. [ ID=14372 ] - 1. Heavenly. 2. God or goddess. 3. King or queen. *Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary* > देव (deva) [Printed book page 172-a ] devá, f. devī́, —1. a. heavenly, 74 14, 16, 18, 92 7; as subst. —2. god, goddess; —2a. pl. the gods (in later times reckoned as 33, cf. tridaśa ); —2b. víśve devā́s, all the gods; also all-gods (a term comprehending into a class all the separate gods, cf. All-saints, and see viśvádeva ); —2c. devī́, The Goddess, i. e. Śiva's wife, Durgā; —2d. -deva, at end of Brahman-names, having…as god, so, e. g., guṇadeva; —3. m. manuṣya-deva, god among men, i. e. a Brahman, see 95 1; similarly, —4. m. king, 19 12, 50 4, 51 4, 7, 14; Page172-b+ 50 so used of a lion ( 32 15 ) or even of a jackal ( 36 21 ); f. queen. [perhaps fr. the noun dív ( 1209i ): cf. Lat. deus, ‘god’: the alleged root div, ‘shine,’ has no existence.] [ ID=2033 ] - divine, celestial, heavenly; an inhabitant of heaven, a deity, god *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)* > 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 Page0430-b+ 81 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 Page0430-c+ 81 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 Page0431-a+ 81 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- Page0431-b+ 81 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- Page0431-c+ 81 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, Page0432-a+ 81 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, Page0432-b+ 81 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- Page0432-c+ 81 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 Page0433-a+ 81 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 Page0433-b+ 81 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 Page0433-c+ 81 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 ] ### Proper Names in General or Non-Divine Contexts (14 definitions) - Name of men *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > N. of men, Viṣṇu-purāṇa (Title) [ ID=95536 ] - a disciple of Nagarjuna *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > of a disciple of Nāgārjuna, Monier-Williams’ Buddhism in its connexion with Brāhmaṇism and Hindūism: and in its contrast with Christianity (Title) 192 [ ID=95537 ] - a familiar pet name for Devadatta *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > dimin. for देवदत्त (devadatta), Pāṇini (Author) v, 3, 83, Vārtt. 4, Sch. [ ID=95538 ] - a particular mode of singing *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — र्वं (rvaṃ) ) a particular mode of singing - a pearl necklace having a hundred strings *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — छंदः (chaṃdaḥ) a pearl-necklace having a hundred strings - 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* > — त्तः (ttaḥ) ) 1 N. of the conch-shell of Arjuna; Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 1. 15. 2 a certain person (used in speaking of men indefinitely); देवदत्तः (ttaḥ) (devadattaḥ) पचति, पीनो देवदत्तो दिवा न भुंक्ते (pacati, pīno devadatto divā na bhuṃkte) &c. 3 one of the vital airs exhaled in yawning; देवदत्तो विजृंभणे, (devadatto vijṛṃbhaṇe, ) ° अग्रजः (°agrajaḥ) ( pb ) N. of Buddha - Vishvakarman, the architect of the gods *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — वर्धकिः, - शिल्पिन् (vardhakiḥ, -śilpin) m. Viśvakarman, the architect of gods - 1. The army of gods. 2. The wife of Skanda. *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — सेना (senā) 1 the army of gods. 2 N. of the wife of Skanda; स्कंदेन साक्षादिव देवसेना (senā) ं (skaṃdena sākṣādiva devasenāṃ) Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 7. 1; ( Malli. : - the army of the gods personified as Skanda's wife *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — देवसेना (devasenā) = स्कंदपत्नी (skaṃdapatnī); perhaps it merely means ‘the army of the gods’ personified as Skanda's wife). ° पतिः, ° प्रियः (°patiḥ, °priyaḥ) an epithet of Kārtikeya - the name of the sixth Kalpa *The Purana Index* > देव (deva) [Printed book page 2-112 ] Deva (I) — the name of the 6th Kalpa. M. 290. 4. [ ID=6166 ] - having fourteen faces, born from the four-faced Brahma *The Purana Index* > Deva (II) — with fourteen faces; born from the four- faced Brahmā with different colours and sounds; from these were born 14 Manus. Vā. 26. 27-30. Vi. I. 5. 33-4. [ ID=6167 ] - one of Vishvamitra's sons *The Purana Index* > Deva (III) — one of Viśvāmitra's sons. Vā. 91. 96. [ ID=6168 ] - a son of Akrura and Ugraseni *The Purana Index* > Deva (IV) — a son of Akrūra and Ugrasenī. Vā. 96. 112. [ ID=6169 ] - a son of Devaka *The Purana Index* > Deva (V) — a son of Devaka. Vā. 96. 129. [ ID=6170 ] ### 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)* > N. of Indra as the god of the sky and giver of rain, Mahābhārata (Title); Rāmāyaṇa (Title) &c. [ ID=95523 ] - the 22nd Arhat of the future Utsarpini in Jainism *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > (with Jainas) the 22nd Arhat of the future Ut-sarpiṇī [ ID=95525 ] - 1. The god of rain or Indra. 2. A cloud. *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — वः (vaḥ) 2 ( a ) The god of rain, an epithet of Indra; as in द्वादश (dvādaśa) वर्षाणि देवो न ववर्ष (varṣāṇi devo na vavarṣa). ( b ) A cloud - 1. The highest god. 2. An epithet of Shiva, Buddha, or Vishnu. *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — अतिदेवः, - अधिदेवः (atidevaḥ, -adhidevaḥ) 1 the highest god. 2 an epithet of (1) Śiva. (2) Buddha. (3) Viṣṇu - 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* > — ईशः (īśaḥ) an epithet of (1) Indra. (2) Śiva. (3) Viṣṇu. (4) Brahman. ( - 1. A divine sage. 2. An epithet of Narada. *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) ( देवर्षिः (devarṣiḥ) ) 1 a deified saint, divine sage, such as अत्रि (atri), ( pb ) भृगु, पुलस्त्य, अंगिरस् (aṃgiras) (bhṛgu, pulastya, aṃgiras) &c., एवंवादिनि (evaṃvādini) देवर्षौ (devarṣau) Kumārasambhava (Bombay) 6. 84 ( i. e. अंगिरस् (aṃgiras) ). 2 an epithet of Nārada; Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 10. 13, 26 - an epithet of Narada *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — गंधर्वः (gaṃdharvaḥ) an epithet of Nārada (Author). ( - Name of Narada *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — नः (naḥ) ) N. of Nārada (Author) - 1. An epithet of Brahman. 2. An epithet of Shiva. 3. An epithet of Vishnu. *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — देवः (devaḥ) 1 an epithet of Brahman. 2 of Śiva; Kumārasambhava (Bombay) 1. 52. 3 of Viṣṇu - 1. An epithet of Shiva. 2. A goat. 3. A fool. 4. An ascetic. *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — प्रियः (priyaḥ) ‘dear to the gods’, an epithet of Śiva; देवानांप्रियः (priyaḥ) (devānāṃpriyaḥ) an irreg. comp. meaning 1 a goat. 2 a fool, idiot like a brute beast, as in तेप्यतात्पर्यज्ञा देवानांप्रियाः (tepyatātparyajñā devānāṃpriyāḥ) K. P. 3 an ascetic (who renounces the world) - 1. An epithet of Indra. 2. A king. 3. Name of Buddha. *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — राज्, - राजः (rāj, -rājaḥ) 1 an epithet of Indra. 2 a king. 3 N. of Buddha - 1. An epithet of Bhishma. 2. An epithet of Kartikeya. *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — तः (taḥ) ) an epithet of 1 Bhīṣma. 2 Kārtikeya - Shiva *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata* > देव (deva) [Printed book page 235-2 ] Deva 1 = Śiva (1000 names 1—2 ). [ ID=3192 ] - Vishnu *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata* > Deva 2 = Viṣṇu (1000 names). [ ID=3193 ] ### Linguistic, Grammatical, Etymological, and Lexicographical Information (10 definitions) - A goddess or queen. *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > देवी (devī) a ( ई (ī) ), f. See s.v. [ ID=95539.02 ] - heavenly, divine, anything divine or heavenly, a deity, god, king *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > (H1E) [Printed book page 492,3] देव (deva) [ cf. Lat. dīvus, deus; Lit. dë́vas; Old Pruss. deiwas.] [ ID=95540.55 ] - an attendant, follower *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — अनुचरः (anucaraḥ) - an attendant or follower of a god *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — अनुयायिन् (anuyāyin) m. an attendant or follower of a god - livelihood *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — आजीवः (ājīvaḥ) - 1. An attendant upon an idol. 2. A low Brahmana subsisting by attendance upon an idol and its offerings. *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — आजीविन् (ājīvin) m. 1 an attendant upon an idol. 2 a low Brāhmaṇa subsisting by attendance upon an idol and upon the offerings made to it - a servant or attendant upon a temple *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — दासः (dāsaḥ) a servant or attendant upon a temple. ( - people, subject *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — विश् (viś) f - To sport or play *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > देव (deva) [Printed book page 421 ] देव (deva) ( ऋ (ṛ) ) देष्ट (deṣṭa) r. 1st cl. ( देव (deva) ते (devate) ) To sport or play. [ ID=19578 ] - To sport or play. *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > देव (deva) [Printed book page 351-a ] देव (deva) ( ऋ ) देव (deva) ृ (deva (ṛ) devṛ) r. 1st cl. ( देव (deva) ते (devate) ) To sport or play. भ्वा० आ० अक० सेट् । (bhvā0 ā0 aka0 seṭ.) [ ID=19564 ] ### 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* > — अभीष्ट (abhīṣṭa) a. 1 liked by or dear to gods. 2 sacred or dedicated to a deity. ( - the worship of gods *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — अर्चनं, - ना (arcanaṃ, -nā) the worship of gods - worshipping the gods *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — इज् (ij) a. ( nom. sing. देवेट् - ड् (deveṭ-ḍ) ) worshipping the gods - action *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — कर्मन् (karman) n - 1. A religious act or rite. 2. The worship of gods. *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — कार्यं (kāryaṃ) 1 a religious act or rite. 2 the worship of gods - 1. Granted by the gods. 2. Given to the gods. *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — दत्त (datta) a. 1 god-given, granted by the gods. 2 given to the gods (as a village, &c.). ( - visiting the gods *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — दर्शन (darśana) a. visiting the gods. ( - making oblations to gods *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — यजि (yaji) a. making oblations to gods - 1. A religious observance or vow. 2. The favorite food of the gods. *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — व्रतं (vrataṃ) 1 a religious observance, any religious vow. 2 the favourite ( pb ) food of the gods. ( ### Figurative Meanings: Human Archetypes and Kinship Terms (9 definitions) - a husband's brother *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > a husband's brother ( cf. देवृ (devṛ) and देवर (devara) ), Horace H. Wilson, author of first Sanskrit-English dictionary in 1819 (Author) [ ID=95528 ] - a fool *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > a fool, dolt, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=95529 ] - a child *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > a child, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=95530 ] - a man following a particular line of business *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > a man following any partic. line or business, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=95531 ] - A spearman or lancer *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > a spearman, lancer, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=95532 ] - A fool *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — वः (vaḥ) 9 A fool - A child. *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — वः (vaḥ) 10 A ( pb ) child - A man following any particular business. *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — वः (vaḥ) 11 A man following any particular business - A lover. *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — वः (vaḥ) 12 A lover ### 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)* > the image of a god, an idol, Viṣṇu-smṛti, Viṣṇu-sūtra, Vaiṣṇava-dharma-śāstra (Title) [ ID=95526 ] - blindness *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — अंधस् (aṃdhas) n - 1. Divine food or ambrosia. 2. Food previously offered to an idol. *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — अन्नं (annaṃ) 1 the food of gods, divine food, ambrosia. 2 food that has been first offered to an idol; see Manusmṛti 5. 7 and Kull. thereon - resemblance, copy, image *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — प्रतिकृतिः (pratikṛtiḥ) f - an idol or image of a deity *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — प्रतिमा (pratimā) an idol, the image of a deity - an intoxicating drink *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — सृष्टा (sṛṣṭā) an intoxicating drink - property applicable to religious purposes or endowments *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — स्वं (svaṃ) ‘property of gods,’ property applicable to religious purposes or endowments; यद्धनं (yaddhanaṃ) यज्ञशीलानां देवस्वं (svaṃ) तद्विदुर्बुधाः (yajñaśīlānāṃ devasvaṃ tadvidurbudhāḥ) Manusmṛti 11. 20, 26. ° अपहरणं (°apaharaṇaṃ) sacrilege - An idol. *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > [Printed book page 376-b ] देव (deva) प्रतिमा ( मा ) (pratimā (mā)) 1. f. An idol. [ ID=19123 ] ### Adjective: Divine, Celestial, Sacred, Shining (6 definitions) - divine or heavenly *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > (H1) [Printed book page 492,2] देव (deva) mf( ई (ī) )n. ( fr. 3. दिव् (div) ) heavenly, divine (also said of terrestrial things of high excellence), Ṛg-veda (Title); Atharva-veda (Title); Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā (Title); Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (Title) ( superl. m. देव (deva)- तम (deva-tama), Ṛg-veda (Title) iv, 22, 3 &c. f. देव (deva) ि - तमा (devi-tamā), ii, 41, 16 ) [ ID=95518 ] - Divine, celestial *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > देव (deva) [Printed book page 0578-a ] देव (deva) a. ( वी (vī) f. ) [ दिव् - अच् (div-ac) ] 1 Divine, celestial; Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 11. 11; Manusmṛti 12. 117 - Shining *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > देव (deva) [Printed book page 0578-a ] देव (deva) a. ( वी (vī) f. ) [ दिव् - अच् (div-ac) ] 2 Shining; यज्ञस्य (yajñasya) देव (deva) मृत्विजं (devamṛtvijaṃ) Ṛgveda (Max Müller’s Edition) 1. 1. 1 - Fit to be worshipped or honoured *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > देव (deva) [Printed book page 0578-a ] देव (deva) a. ( वी (vī) f. ) [ दिव् - अच् (div-ac) ] 3 Fit to be worshipped or honoured - dear to gods *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — इष्ट (iṣṭa) a. dear to gods. ( - Divine, celestial *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > देव (deva) [Printed book page 342-05 ] देव (deva) (I) a. (f. वी (vī) ) Divine, celestial, Bg. xi.11. [ ID=17427 ] ### Flora (Plants, Trees, Flowers with Divine Association) (5 definitions) - Hibiscus Mutabilis or Marsilea Quadrifolia *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > (H1B) [Printed book page 492,3] देवा (devā) ( आ (ā) ), f. Hibiscus Mutabilis or Marsilea Quadrifolia [ ID=95539.01 ] - piper betel *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — ष्टा (ṣṭā) ) piper betel - bdellium *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — ष्टः (ṣṭaḥ) ) bdellium. ( - the wild lime tree *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — ष्टा (ṣṭā) ) the wild lime tree - 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* > — सी (sī) ) 1 a female in the service of gods or a temple. 2 a courtezan (employed as a dancer in a temple). 3 the wild citron tree ### 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 god on earth or among men, either Brāhman, priest, Ṛg-veda (Title); Atharva-veda (Title) ( cf. भू - द् (bhū-d) ° (°) ), or king, prince (as a title of honour, esp. in the voc. ‘your majesty’ or ‘your honour’; also ifc., e.g. श्री - हर्ष - द् (śrī-harṣa-d) ° (°), विक्रमा (vikramā) ङ्क - द् (ṅka-d) ° (°), king Śrī- h° (°) or Vikr° (°), and in names as पुरुषो (puruṣo) त्तम - द् (ttama-d) ° (°) [ lit. having Viṣṇu as one's deity; cf. अतिथि - द् (atithi-d) ° (°), आचार्य - द् (ācārya-d) ° (°), पितृ - द् (pitṛ-d) ° (°), मातृ - द् (mātṛ-d) ° (°) ]; rarely preceding the name, e.g. देव - चण्डमहासेन (deva-caṇḍamahāsena), Kathāsaritsāgara (Title) xiii, 48 ), Kāvya literature (Literary category); Pañcatantra (Title) &c. ( cf. क्षिति - (kṣiti-), नर - (nara-), &c.) [ ID=95527 ] - A divine man or Brahmana. *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — वः (vaḥ) 3 A divine man, Brāhmaṇa - A king or ruler. *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — वः (vaḥ) 4 A king, ruler, as in मनुष्यदेव (manuṣyadeva) - A title affixed to the names of Brahmanas. *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — वः (vaḥ) 5 A title affixed to the names of Brāhmaṇas; as in गोविंददेव, पुरुषोत्तमदेव (goviṃdadeva, puruṣottamadeva) &c - A title of honour used in addressing a king, such as My lord or Your majesty. *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — वः (vaḥ) 6 (In dramas) A title of honour used in addressing a king, (‘My lord’, ‘Your majesty’); ततश्च देव (tataśca deva) Veṇīsaṃhāra 4; यथाज्ञापयति देवः (vaḥ) (yathājñāpayati devaḥ) &c ### Abstract Concepts: Sport, Emulation (4 definitions) - emulation or desire to excel *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > emulation, wish to excel or overcome, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=95533 ] - sport, play *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > sport, play, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=95534 ] - Emulation *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — वः (vaḥ) 13 Emulation - Sport, play *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — वः (vaḥ) 14 Sport, play ### Divine Places and Abodes (Heaven, Temple, Sacred Sites) (4 definitions) - a temple *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — अगारः, - रं (agāraḥ, -raṃ) a temple - a temple *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — कुटं (kuṭaṃ) a temple - 1. A natural mountain hollow. 2. A natural pond or reservoir. 3. A pond near a temple. *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — खातं, - खातकं (khātaṃ, -khātakaṃ) 1 a natural hollow among mountains. 2 a natural pond or reservoir; Manusmṛti 4. 203. 3 a pond near a temple. ° बिल (°bila) a cavern, chasm - the city of Indra *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — पुर्, - पुरी (pur, -purī) f. an epithet of Amarāvatī, the city of Indra ### Anatomical, Sensory, or Mystical Bodily References (2 definitions) - an organ of sense *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > देव (deva) n. ( Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) ) an organ of sense, Muṇḍaka-upaniṣad (Title) iii, 1, 8; 2, 7 [ ID=95539 ] - An organ of sense *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — वं (vaṃ) An organ of sense. [ cf. L. deus; Gr. deos ] ### Groups and Classes of Deities/Celestial Beings (2 definitions) - the gods as the shining ones *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > ( pl. the gods as the heavenly or shining ones; विश (śa) ्व (viśva) े देवास् (viśve devās), all the gods, Ṛg-veda (Title) ii, 3, 4 &c., or a partic. class of deities [see under विश (śa) ्व (viśva) ], often reckoned as 33, either 11 for each of the 3 worlds, Ṛg-veda (Title) i, 139, 11 &c. [ cf. त्रि - दश (śa) (tri-daśa) ], or 8 Vasus, 11 Rudras, and 12 Ādityas [to which the 2 Aśvins must be added] Brāhmaṇa (Literary category); cf. also, Divyāvadāna (Title) 68; with Jainas 4 classes, viz. भवना (bhavanā) धी (dhī) श (śa), व्यन्तर (vyantara), ज्योतिष्क (jyotiṣka), and वैमानिक (vaimānika); देवानाम् पत्न्यस् (devānām patnyas), the wives of the gods, Ṛg-veda (Title); Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā (Title); Brāhmaṇa (Literary category) [ cf. देव - पत्नी (deva-patnī) below]) [ ID=95521 ] - eight kinds of Gods *The Purana Index* > Devas — eight kinds of Gods. Vā. 58. 123. [ ID=6171 ] ### Miscellaneous Concrete Nouns: Sword, Quicksilver (2 definitions) - a sword *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > a sword, Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes (Title) [ ID=95535 ] - Quicksilver. *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > — वः (vaḥ) 7 Quicksilver ### 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* > — शी (śī) ) N. of Durgā; also of Devakī, mother of Kṛṣṇa ### Antagonistic or Other Non-Primary Supernatural Beings (Demons, Messengers) (1 definition) - evil demons *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > (rarely applied to) evil demons, Atharva-veda (Title) iii, 15, 5; Taittirīya-saṃhitā (Title) iii, 5, 4, 1 [ ID=95520 ] ### Natural Phenomena with Divine Links (Cloud, Thunder, Fire, etc.) (1 definition) - a cloud *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > a cloud, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=95524 ] ### The Number Thirty-Three (Relating to Gods) (1 definition) - the number thirty-three *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > [Printed book page 492,3] N. of the number 33 (see above), Gaṇitādhyāya (subtitle) [ ID=95522 ] ## Sources Definitions from Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; The Purana Index; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. 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