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Entry दैव

  1. दैवdaivaa.(-वी f.) [देवादागतः अण्]
    1. (-वी Feminine) देवादागतः अण्
    2. Relating to gods, caused by or coming from gods, divine, celestial; संस्कृतं नाम दैवी वागन्वाख्याता महर्षिभिः Kāv.1.33; दैवीनां मानुषीणां च प्रतिहर्ता त्वमापदाम् R.1.6; Y.2.235; Bg.4.25; 9.13;16.3; Ms.3.75.
    3. Royal; दैवी वाग्यस्य नाभवत् Rāj. T.5.26.
    4. Depending on fate, fatal.
    5. Possessing the quality of सत्त्व.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -वः

      1. (id est, that is विवाहः) One of the eight forms of marriage, that in which the daughter is given away at a sacrifice to the officiating priest; यज्ञस्य ऋत्विजे दैवः Y.1.59 (for the eight forms of marriage see उद्वाह or Ms.3.21).
      2. A worshipper of god (देवभक्त); दैवान् सर्वे गुणवन्तो भवन्ति Mb. 12.158.35.
      3. trusting to fate, fatalist.
      4. fated. predestined.
    • -वम्

      1. Fate, destiny, luck, fortune; पूर्वजन्म- कृतं कर्म तद्दैवमिति कथ्यते H. दैवमविद्वांसः प्रमाणयन्ति Mu.3; विना पुरुषकारेण दैवमत्र न सिध्यति 'God helps those who help themselves'; दैवं निहत्य कुरु पौरुषमात्मशक्त्या Pt.1.361. (दैवात् by chance, luckily, accidentally.)
      2. A god, deity.
      3. A religious rite or offering, an oblation to gods; उत्तिष्ठ नरशार्दूल कर्तव्यं दैवमाह्निकम् Rām.1.23.2.
      4. A kind of Śrāddha ceremony.
      5. Parts of the hands sacred to the gods, id est, that is the tips of the fingers; Compare Ms.2.59.
      6. Royal duties; न तु केवलदैवेन प्रजाभावेन रेमिरे Mb.1.222.1.
      7. A science phenomena, unusuals (उत्पातs); Ch. Up. 7.1.2.
      8. fated.
      9. natural.
    • -कोविद्, -चिन्तकः, -ज्ञः an astrologer, a fortune-teller, पुरोहित प्रकुर्वीत दैवज्ञमुदितोदितम् Y.1.313; Kām.9,25.

    • -गतिः Feminine turn or course of fate; मुक्ताजालं चिरपरिचितं त्याजितो दैवगत्या Me.96.; Pt.3.174.

    • -चिन्ता fatalism; astrology.

    • -ज्ञ Adjective knowing fate or men's destinies.

    • -तन्त्र Adjective dependent on fate.

    • -दत्त Adjective innate, natural.

    • -दीपः the eye.

    • -दुर्विपाकः hardness of fortune, adverseness or unpropitiousness of fate, an evil turn of fate; Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)1.4.

    • -दोषः badness of fate.

    • -पर Adjective

    • -वाणी

      1. a voice from heaven.
      2. the Sanskrit language; Compare Kāv.1.33. quoted above.
    • -विद् Masculine an astrologer.

    • -सभेयम् a variety of sandal-wood red and smelling like a lotus-flower; Kau. Atmanepada 2.11.

    • -हत Adjective ill-fated; सुरक्षितं दैवहतं विनश्यति Subhāṣ.

    • -हीन Adjective ill-fated, unfortunate, unlucky.

    • -वी

      1. A woman married according to the form of marriage called daiva quod vide, which see above.
      2. Adjective Divine, super-human; दैवी संपद्विमोक्षाय निबन्धायासुरी मता Bg.16.5.
      3. A division of medicine (the medical use of charms, prayers etc.).
    • -अत्ययः evil resulting from unusual natural phenomena.

    • -अधीन, -आयत्त Adjective dependent on fate; दैवायत्तं कुले जन्म मदायत्तं तु पौरुषम् Ve.3.33.

    • -अहोरात्रः a day of the gods id est, that is the human year.

    • -इज्य Adjective sacred to Jupiter (गुरु), -topaz.

    • -उपहत Adjective illfated, unfortunate; दैवेनोपहतस्य बुद्धिरथवा सर्वा विपर्यस्यति Mu.6.8.

    • -ऊढा a woman married according to the Daiva ritual. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedज the son of such a woman; दैवोढाजः सुतश्चैव सप्त सप्त परावरान् Ms.3.38.

    • -कर्मन् Neuter offering, oblations to gods.

    • -कृत Adjective

    • -प्रश्नः

      1. fortune-telling, astrology.
      2. a voice from heaven. नक्तं निर्गत्य यत्किञ्चिच्छुभाशुभकरं वचः । श्रूयते तद्विदुर्धीरा दैवप्रश्नमुपश्रुतिम् ॥ -युगम् 'a Yuga of the gods' said to consist of 12 divine years, but see Kull. on एतद् द्वादशसाहस्रं देवानां युगमुच्यते Ms.1.71.
    • -योगः a lucky coincidence, fortuitous combination, fortune, chance. (दैवयोगेन, दैवयोगात् fortunately, accidentally.)-रक्षित Adjective guarded by the gods; अरक्षितं तिष्ठति दैवरक्षितम् Subhāṣ.

    • -लेखकः a fortune-teller, an astrologer.

    • -वशः, -शम् the power of destiny, subjection to fate.

    In the Gita7·1416·59·1316·316·6

    दैवी ह्येषा गुणमयी मम माया दुरत्यया ।

    daivī hyeṣā guṇamayī mama māyā duratyayā, — This is my divine Maya of the gunas and it is hard to overcome; those cross beyond it who approach Me. 7·14
    • दैवीdaivīnominative singular of the feminine form of the adjective daiva (divine).
    • दैवीम्daivīmaccusative singular of the feminine form of the adjective daiva (divine).
    • दैवःdaivaḥnominative singular of the masculine form of the adjective daiva (divine).

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Headwords under द

Part 5 of 8 दृंहणम् – दोAll parts
  1. द – दरित
  2. दरिद्र – दान्त
  3. दान्ति – दिष्णु
  4. दिह् – दृंह्
  5. दृंहणम् – दो
  6. दोग्धृ – द्रव्यक
  7. द्रव्यम् – द्वैतम्
  8. द्वैतिन् – द्व्यहकाल