देवताdevatā

देवता (devatā) is a Sanskrit word meaning see devata, godhead, divinity, image of a deity or idol, an organ of sense, with a god or among the gods, divine dignity or power of divinity. Its 21 recorded definitions are grouped into 6 contexts, among them Deity or Divinity, Image or Idol of a Deity, Adverbial Usage (with/among gods).

Etymology
E. देव divine, तल् affix of the abstract: in the first case, अन् added; of whom the attribute is divinity
Definitions
21
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Meanings by context

Deity or Divinity

11 definitions
godhead, divinity

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

divine dignity or power of divinity

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A deity or god

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Divinity, divine power, deity, or sacred image. 2. In the capacity of a god or among the gods.

Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A god, deity, or divine being. 2. Divinity.

Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A god or divinity

Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Divinity. 2. A deity or god. 3. The image of a deity. 4. An organ of sense.

Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A god or deity. 2. Divinity.

Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The state or nature of a deity. 2. A deity. 3. A sacred image.

Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Godhead or divinity. 2. A god or idol.

Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Godhead or divinity

Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

Image or Idol of a Deity

3 definitions
image of a deity or idol

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The image of a deity

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

An idol

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Adverbial Usage (with/among gods)

2 definitions
with a god or among the gods

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

like a god or among the gods

Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Organs of Sense

2 definitions
an organ of sense

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

An organ of sense.

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Cross-references or Etymology

1 definition
See devata.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 10 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 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.