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Results for अदेव

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अदेवadevaa.Not god-like or divine, not pertaining to a deity.

    [न. ब.]

    1. Not god-like or divine, not pertaining to a deity.
    2. Godless, impious, irreligious.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -वः न. त. One who is not a god.

    • -त्र Adjective [न देवाः त्रायन्ते प्रीयन्ते अनेन, त्रै -करणे क] not gratifying the gods, such a food.

    • -मातृक Adjective न देवो मेघो माता वृष्टिकारकः यस्य not rained upon; (Literal) not having the god of rain as mother to suckle or water; hence (artificially) supplied with the water of rivers, canals etc., irrigated; वितन्वति क्षेममदेवमातृकाश्चिराय तस्मिन्कुरवश्चकासते Ki.1.17.

  2. अदेवयत्adevayatयु [yu], यु a. [न देवं याति प्राप्नोति] Not reaching the gods by prayers, impious, irreligious.

    यु yu, यु Adjective न देवं याति प्राप्नोति Not reaching the gods by prayers, impious, irreligious.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. अदेवadeva[á-deva] a. (î) hostile to the gods; m. Asura.

    [á-deva] adjective (î) hostile to the gods; masculine Asura.

  2. अदेवजुष्टadevajuṣṭa[a-deva-gushta] pp. displeasing to the gods.

    [a-deva-gushta] perfect passive participle displeasing to the gods.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अदेवadevamfn. not divine not of divine origin, not referring to any deity RV.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not divine not of divine origin, not referring to any deity fg-veda
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective godless, impious fg-veda
    3. masculine gender one who is not a god S3Br. xiv Mn.
  2. अदेवकadevakamf(आ)n. not referring to or intended for any deity S3Br.

    mf(आ)neuter gender not referring to or intended for any deity S3Br.

  3. अदेवताadevatāf. one who is not a deity Nir.

    feminine one who is not a deity Nir.

  4. अदेवत्रadevatramfn. not devoted to the gods RV. v, 61, 6.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not devoted to the gods fg-veda v, 61, 6.

  5. अदेवमात्रिकadevamātrikamfn. "not having the gods or clouds as mothers, not suckled by any deity", not rained upon.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective "not having the gods or clouds as mothers, not suckled by any deity", not rained upon.

  6. अदेवयत्adevayat([RV. ii, 26, 1]) mfn. indifferent to the gods, irreligious.

    ([fg-veda ii, 26, 1]) masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective indifferent to the gods, irreligious.