# देवराज (devarāja)

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देवराज (devarāja) is a Sanskrit word meaning divine ruler, king of the gods, name of a king, of a Rshi, of a Buddha, the father of Sharngadhara and several authors. Its 16 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them The God Indra, Specific Kings Named Devaraja (Other than Indra), A Divine Ruler (General Sense).

- **Etymology:** E. देव a deity, राजन् a king, and टच् aff — E. deva a deity, rājan a king, and ṭac aff
- **SLP1:** `devarAja`  **IAST:** devarāja  **Devanagari:** देवराज
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devaraja
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/devaraja/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### The God Indra (7 definitions)
- king of the gods  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > king of the gods, N. of Indra, MBh.; R. &c. [ ID=95973 ]
- Indra  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > देव (deva) राज (devarāja) [Printed book page 423 ] देव (deva) राज (devarāja) m. ( - जः (-jaḥ) ) INDRA. E. देव (deva) a deity, राजन् (rājan) a king, and टच् (ṭac) aff. [ ID=19672 ]
- Indra  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > देवराज (devarāja) [Printed book page 377-a ] देव - राज (deva-rāja) ( जः ) ((jaḥ)) 1. m. Indra. [ ID=19148 ]
- an epithet of Indra  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > देवराज (devarāja) [Printed book page 342-05 ] देव - राज (deva-rāja) m. an epithet of Indra. [ ID=17523.1 ]
- Indra  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > देव (deva) राज (devarāja) [Printed book page 352-b ] देव (deva) राज (devarāja) m. ( - जः (-jaḥ) ) INDRA. E. देव (deva) a deity, राजन् (rājan) a king, and टच् (ṭac) aff. [ ID=19658 ]
- king of the gods, specifically Indra  
  *Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary*
  > देवराज (devarāja) [Printed book page 172-b ] deva-rājá, m. king of the gods, i. e. Indra. [ rājan, 1315a.] [ ID=2043 ]
- Indra  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > देवराज (devarāja) [Printed book page 237-1 ] Devarāja 1 = Indra, q.v. [ ID=3264 ]

### Specific Kings Named Devaraja (Other than Indra) (3 definitions)
- Name of a king  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a king, MBh. [ ID=95974 ]
- Nahuza  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Devarāja 2 = Nahuṣa, q.v. [ ID=3265 ]
- an ancient king  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > [Printed book page 237-2 ] Devarāja 4, an ancient king. § 267 (Yamasabhāv.): II, 8, 337 (in the palace of Yama). [ ID=3267 ]

### A Divine Ruler (General Sense) (2 definitions)
- divine ruler  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 494,2] देव (deva) — राज (—rāja) m. d° ruler, TBr. [ ID=95972 ]
- a divine ruler  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > देवराज (devarāja) [Printed book page 237 ] देवराज (devarāja) m. a divine ruler, also = prec. [ ID=14476 ]

### Other Specific Individuals Named Devaraja (2 definitions)
- of a Buddha  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a Buddha, Buddh. [ ID=95976 ]
- the father of Sharngadhara and several authors  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the father of Śārṅgadhara, and sev. authors, Cat. [ ID=95977 ]

### Sages or Rishis Named Devaraja (2 definitions)
- of a Rshi  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a Ṛṣi, Var. [ ID=95975 ]
- Vasishta  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Devarāja 3 = Vasiṣṭha: XIII, 6256 ( V° ). [ ID=3266 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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