an epithet of Durga
देवी (devī) [Printed book page 0580-b]
देवी (devī)
2 N. of Durgā.
देवी (devī)
2 N. of Durgā.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
देवीdevī
देवी (devī) is a Sanskrit word meaning divine or heavenly, a deity or god, evil demons, the gods as the heavenly or shining ones, the number thirty-three, an epithet of Indra as the god of the sky and giver of rain. Its 57 recorded definitions are grouped into 19 contexts, among them Specific Goddesses/Consorts, Lexicographical/Referential, Mythical Beings (Non-Deity).
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Meanings by context
Specific Goddesses/Consorts
7 definitions
the name of Sarasvati
देवी (devī) [Printed book page 0580-b]
देवी (devī)
3 N. of Sarasvatī.
देवी (devī)
3 N. of Sarasvatī.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
name of Savitri
देवी (devī) [Printed book page 0580-b]
देवी (devī)
4 N. of Sāvitrī.
देवी (devī)
4 N. of Sāvitrī.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Uma
Devī2 = Umā (Durgā), q.v. [ID=3337]
— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
the wife of Varuna
Devī3, the wife of Varuṇa. § 124 (Aṃśāvat.): I, 66, 2616
(the eldest daughter of Śukra; mother of Bala and Surā).
[ID=3338]— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
Savitri, the wife of Brahman
Devī4 = Sāvitrī (the wife of Brahmán): V, 3969 (reme…
yathā D°yāṃ Pitāmahaḥ); XII, 7204, 7205 (Vedamātā),
7206, 7207, 7209, 7210, 7211, 7335.
[ID=3339]— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
1. The first charioteer. 2. A Shakti.
देवी (devī) [Printed book page 2-134]
Devī (I) — the first charioteer; a Śakti. Br. IV. 6. 17; 20. 91. [ID=6332]
Devī (I) — the first charioteer; a Śakti. Br. IV. 6. 17; 20. 91. [ID=6332]
— The Purana Index
Lexicographical/Referential
6 definitions
See devas
देवी (devī) a (ई (ī)), f. See s.v. [ID=95539.02]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
celestial, divine, god, deity, king, priest
(H1E) [Printed book page 492,3]
देव (deva) [cf. Lat. dīvus, deus; Lit. dë́vas; Old Pruss. deiwas.] [ID=95540.55]
देव (deva) [cf. Lat. dīvus, deus; Lit. dë́vas; Old Pruss. deiwas.] [ID=95540.55]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
see devi
(H3) [Printed book page 495,2]
देवि- (devi-) and देवी (devī)- (devī-), see देवी (devī). [ID=96278]
देवि- (devi-) and देवी (devī)- (devī-), see देवी (devī). [ID=96278]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
the feminine form of deva
देव (deva)ी (devī) [Printed book page 424]
देव (deva)ी (devī) f. (-वी (-vī)) See देव (deva). [ID=19713]
देव (deva)ी (devī) f. (-वी (-vī)) See देव (deva). [ID=19713]
— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a goddess
देवी (devī) [Printed book page 353-b]
देवी (devī)
देवी (devī)
f. (-वी (-vī)) See देव । (deva .)
[ID=19699]— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary
see deva
देवी (devī) [Printed book page 172-b]
devī́, see devá. [ID=2048]
devī́, see devá. [ID=2048]
— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary
Mythical Beings (Non-Deity)
6 definitions
evil demons
(rarely applied to) evil demons, Atharva-veda (Title) iii, 15, 5; Taittirīya-saṃhitā (Title) iii, 5, 4, 1 [ID=95520]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
A nymph beloved by the Sun.
N. of nymph beloved by the Sun, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=96438]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
an Apsaras
of an Apsaras, Mahābhārata (Title) i, 4818 [ID=96439]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
female snake
= नागी (nāgī), Buddhist literature (Literary category) [ID=96445.2]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
an Apsaras
देवी (devī) [Printed book page 240-1]
Devī1, an Apsaras. § 191 (Arjuna): I, 123, 4818 (among
Devī1, an Apsaras. § 191 (Arjuna): I, 123, 4818 (among
the Apsarases who danced at the birth of Arjuna).
[ID=3336]— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
an Apsaras
Devī (III) — an Apsaras. Vā. 69. 6. [ID=6334]
— The Purana Index
Goddess (General)
5 definitions
a goddess or female deity
(H2) [Printed book page 496,1]
देव (deva)ी (devī) c f. (cf. देव (deva)) a female deity, goddess, Ṛg-veda (Title) ; Aitareya-brāhmaṇa (Title) ; Mahābhārata (Title) &c. (e.g. Uṣas, Ṛg-veda (Title) vii, 75, 5; Sarasvatī, v, 41, 17; Sāvitrī, the wife of Brahmā, Mahābhārata (Title) ; Durgā, the wife of Śiva, Mahābhārata (Title) ; Harivaṃśa (Title) ; Kāvya literature (Literary category) &c. the 4 goddesses of Buddhists are Rocanī, Māmakī, Pāṇḍurā and Tārā, Dharmasaṃgraha (Title) iv ) [ID=96437]
देव (deva)ी (devī) c f. (cf. देव (deva)) a female deity, goddess, Ṛg-veda (Title) ; Aitareya-brāhmaṇa (Title) ; Mahābhārata (Title) &c. (e.g. Uṣas, Ṛg-veda (Title) vii, 75, 5; Sarasvatī, v, 41, 17; Sāvitrī, the wife of Brahmā, Mahābhārata (Title) ; Durgā, the wife of Śiva, Mahābhārata (Title) ; Harivaṃśa (Title) ; Kāvya literature (Literary category) &c. the 4 goddesses of Buddhists are Rocanī, Māmakī, Pāṇḍurā and Tārā, Dharmasaṃgraha (Title) iv ) [ID=96437]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
A female deity, a goddess
देवी (devī) [Printed book page 0580-b]
देवी (devī)
1 A female deity, a goddess.
देवी (devī)
1 A female deity, a goddess.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a goddess, queen, or princess
देवी (devī) [Printed book page 125-2]
देवी (devī) devī, f. of deva: -ka, —° a. princess,
queen; -kṛti, f. N. of a pleasure grove;
-garbha-gṛha, n. inner sanctuary containing
the image of Durgā; -gṛha, n. temple of
Durgā; queenʼs apartment; -tva, n. condition
of a goddess or princess; -dhāman, n. temple
of Durgā; -bhavana, n. temple of Durgā. [ID=9584]
देवी (devī) devī, f. of deva: -ka, —° a. princess,
queen; -kṛti, f. N. of a pleasure grove;
-garbha-gṛha, n. inner sanctuary containing
the image of Durgā; -gṛha, n. temple of
Durgā; queenʼs apartment; -tva, n. condition
of a goddess or princess; -dhāman, n. temple
of Durgā; -bhavana, n. temple of Durgā. [ID=9584]
— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary
A goddess
देवी (devī) [Printed book page 378-a]
देवी (devī) (वी) ((vī)) 3. f. A goddess. [ID=19189]
देवी (devī) (वी) ((vī)) 3. f. A goddess. [ID=19189]
— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. A goddess. 2. An epithet of Durga. 3. An epithet of Sarasvati. 4. An epithet of Savitri. 5. A queen, especially the chief consecrated queen. 6. A respectful title for a lady of rank.
[Printed book page 343-10]
देवी (devī) f. 1. A female deity, a goddess; 2. an epithet of Durgā; 3. of Sarasvatī; 4. of Sāvitrī; 5. a queen, especially the chief queen who has been consecrated with her husband (in theatrical language particularly), देवी (devī)भावं गमिता परिवारपदं कथं भजत्येषा (devībhāvaṃ gamitā parivārapadaṃ kathaṃ bhajatyeṣā) K.Pr. x.; 6. a respectful epithet applied to a lady of rank. [ID=17562]
देवी (devī) f. 1. A female deity, a goddess; 2. an epithet of Durgā; 3. of Sarasvatī; 4. of Sāvitrī; 5. a queen, especially the chief queen who has been consecrated with her husband (in theatrical language particularly), देवी (devī)भावं गमिता परिवारपदं कथं भजत्येषा (devībhāvaṃ gamitā parivārapadaṃ kathaṃ bhajatyeṣā) K.Pr. x.; 6. a respectful epithet applied to a lady of rank. [ID=17562]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Human Types/Roles
5 definitions
a husband's brother
a husband's brother (cf. देवृ (devṛ) and देवर (devara)), Horace H. Wilson, author of first Sanskrit-English dictionary in 1819 (Author) [ID=95528]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a fool or dolt
a fool, dolt, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=95529]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a child
a child, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=95530]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a person following a particular line of business
a man following any partic. line or business, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=95531]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
A spearman or lancer
a spearman, lancer, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=95532]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Abstract Concepts
4 definitions
emulation, wish to excel or overcome
emulation, wish to excel or overcome, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=95533]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
sport, play
sport, play, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=95534]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a particular supernatural power
a partic. supernatural power (= कुण्डलिनी (kuṇḍalinī)), Catalogue(s) [Cologne Addition] (Title) [ID=96443]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
worship or reverence
worship, reverence, Horace H. Wilson, author of first Sanskrit-English dictionary in 1819 (Author) [ID=96444]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
God or Gods (General)
3 definitions
A deity or god.
देव (deva) m. (according to Pāṇini (Author) iii, 3, 120 देव (deva)) a deity, god, Ṛg-veda (Title) &c. &c. [ID=95519]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
the gods as the heavenly or shining ones
(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]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
the number thirty-three
[Printed book page 492,3]
N. of the number 33 (see above), Gaṇitādhyāya (subtitle) [ID=95522]
N. of the number 33 (see above), Gaṇitādhyāya (subtitle) [ID=95522]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Objects (Idols, Weapons)
3 definitions
an idol or image of a god
the image of a god, an idol, Viṣṇu-smṛti, Viṣṇu-sūtra, Vaiṣṇava-dharma-śāstra (Title) [ID=95526]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a sword
a sword, Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes (Title) [ID=95535]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
the image of Devi
Devī (II) — the image of. M. 258. 75; 266, 42. [ID=6333]
— The Purana Index
Proper Names (Human)
3 definitions
a proper name for men
N. of men, Viṣṇu-purāṇa (Title) [ID=95536]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a disciple of Nagarjuna
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]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
A familiar name for Devadatta
dimin. for देवदत्त (devadatta), Pāṇini (Author) v, 3, 83, Vārtt. 4, Sch. [ID=95538]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Queen or High-Rank Lady
3 definitions
1. A queen or princess. 2. A woman of high rank.
queen, princess lady (the consecrated wife or daughter of a king, but also any woman of high rank), Mahābhārata (Title) ; Kāvya literature (Literary category) &c. [ID=96441]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
A queen, especially a crowned queen
देवी (devī) [Printed book page 0580-b]
देवी (devī)
5 A queen, especially a crowned queen ( अग्रमहिषी (agramahiṣī) who has undergone the consecration along with her husband); प्रेष्यभावेन नामेयं देवी (devī)शब्दक्षमा सती । (preṣyabhāvena nāmeyaṃ devīśabdakṣamā satī .) स्नानीयवस्त्रक्रियया पत्त्रोर्णं वोपयुज्यते (snānīyavastrakriyayā pattrorṇaṃ vopayujyate) Mālavikāgnimitra (Bombay) 5. 12 ; देवी (devī)भावं गमिता परिवारपदं कथं (devībhāvaṃ gamitā parivārapadaṃ kathaṃ) भजत्येषा (bhajatyeṣā) Kāvyaprakāśa 10.
देवी (devī)
5 A queen, especially a crowned queen ( अग्रमहिषी (agramahiṣī) who has undergone the consecration along with her husband); प्रेष्यभावेन नामेयं देवी (devī)शब्दक्षमा सती । (preṣyabhāvena nāmeyaṃ devīśabdakṣamā satī .) स्नानीयवस्त्रक्रियया पत्त्रोर्णं वोपयुज्यते (snānīyavastrakriyayā pattrorṇaṃ vopayujyate) Mālavikāgnimitra (Bombay) 5. 12 ; देवी (devī)भावं गमिता परिवारपदं कथं (devībhāvaṃ gamitā parivārapadaṃ kathaṃ) भजत्येषा (bhajatyeṣā) Kāvyaprakāśa 10.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
A respectful title applied to a lady of the first rank.
देवी (devī) [Printed book page 0580-b]
देवी (devī)
6 A respectful title applied to a lady of the first rank.
देवी (devī)
6 A respectful title applied to a lady of the first rank.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Divine Quality
2 definitions
divine or heavenly
(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]
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]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Divine or celestial
देव (deva)ी (devī) [Printed book page 342-05]
देव (deva) (I) a. (f. वी (vī)) Divine, celestial, Bg. xi.11. [ID=17427.1]
देव (deva) (I) a. (f. वी (vī)) Divine, celestial, Bg. xi.11. [ID=17427.1]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Jain Figures
2 definitions
the twenty-second Arhat of the future Ut-sarpini according to Jainism
(with Jainas) the 22nd Arhat of the future Ut-sarpiṇī [ID=95525]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
in Jainism, the mother of the eighteenth Arhat of the present era
(with Jainas) the mother of 18th Arhat of present Ava-sarpiṇī, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=96440]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Plants
2 definitions
Hibiscus Mutabilis or Marsilea Quadrifolia
(H1B) [Printed book page 492,3]
देवा (devā) (आ (ā)), f. Hibiscus Mutabilis or Marsilea Quadrifolia [ID=95539.01]
देवा (devā) (आ (ā)), f. Hibiscus Mutabilis or Marsilea Quadrifolia [ID=95539.01]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
the name of various plants, including colocynth, cyperus, and Medicago Esculenta
N. of plants (colocynth, a species of cyperus, Medicago Esculenta &c.), Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=96445]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Bird
1 definition
a kind of bird
a kind of bird (= श्यामा (śyāmā)), Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=96442]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Cloud
1 definition
a cloud
a cloud, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=95524]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Gāyatrī Mantra
1 definition
Gayatri
[Printed book page 1329,1]
(also) = गायत्री (gāyatrī), Parāśara-smṛti (Title) [ID=96445.1]
(also) = गायत्री (gāyatrī), Parāśara-smṛti (Title) [ID=96445.1]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Indra (Specific God)
1 definition
An epithet of Indra as the god of the sky and giver of rain.
N. of Indra as the god of the sky and giver of rain, Mahābhārata (Title) ; Rāmāyaṇa (Title) &c. [ID=95523]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Revered Humans
1 definition
1. A Brahman priest. 2. A king or prince.
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]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Sense Organ
1 definition
an organ of sense
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]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
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Definitions on this page come from 10 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 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. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.