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Results for देवल

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. देवलdevala1 An attendant upon an idol, a low Brāhmaṇa who subsists upon the offerings made to an idol; ......देवलाश्च…
    1. 1 An attendant upon an idol, a low Brāhmaṇa who subsists upon the offerings made to an idol; ......देवलाश्च कृषीवलाः Śiva. B.31.2.
    2. A virtuous man.
    3. Name of Nārada.
    4. A husband's brother.
    5. Name of a law-giver.

    In the Gita10·13

    असितो देवलो व्यासः स्वयं चैव ब्रवीषि मे ॥

    asito devalo vyāsaḥ svayaṁ caiva bravīṣi me. — All the Rishis, the divine seer Narada, Asita, Devala, Vyasa say this of Thee; and Thou Thyself sayest it to me. 10·13
    • देवलःdevalaḥnominative singular of the masculine noun devala (the name of a celestial sage).
  2. देवलकdevalakaAn attendant upon an idol; see the preceding word; द्रव्यं देवलका हरन्त्यचकिताः Viś. Guṇā.466.

    An attendant upon an idol; see the preceding word; द्रव्यं देवलका हरन्त्यचकिताः Viś. Guṇā.466.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. देवलdevala[deva-la] m. showman of images (also -ka); N.

    [deva-la] masculine showman of images (also -ka); noun

  2. देवलिङ्गdevaliṅga[deva-liṅga] n. statue of a god; -lekhâ, f. N. of a princess; -loká, m. world of the gods; -vadhû, f. divine…

    [deva-liṅga] neuter statue of a god; -lekhâ, feminine; also equal for noun of a princess; -loká, masculine world of the gods; -vadhû, feminine; also equal for divine female; -van dá, adjective praising the gods; -várman, neuter divine armour; -vís, feminine; also equal for race of gods; (á)-vîti, feminine; also equal for feast of the gods; -vratá, neuter religious observ ance; adjective (a), devoted to the gods, religious, pious; masculine epithet of Bhîshma and Skanda.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. देवलdevalam. an attendant upon an idol (who subsists on the offerings made to it; oftener ˚लक Mn. iii, 152; 180 MBh.)
    1. masculine gender an attendant upon an idol (who subsists on the offerings made to it; oftener that the rest of a word is to be suppliedलक Mn. iii, 152; 180 MBh.)
    2. masculine gender a virtuous or pious man Un2. i, 108 Scholiast or Commentator
    3. masculine gender Name of a descendant of Kas3yapa कश्यप and one of the authors of fg-veda ix
    4. masculine gender of Asita असित or a son of A Asita असित MBh. Pur.
    5. masculine gender of a man mentioned with A Asita असित, Prav.
    6. masculine gender of an astronomer Var.
    7. masculine gender of a legislator (also, -भट्ट) Madhus. Kull.
    8. masculine gender of a son of Pratyu1sha प्रत्यूष MBh. Hariv.
    9. masculine gender of an elder brother of Dhaumya धौम्य MBh.
    10. masculine gender of the husband of Eka-parn2a1 एक-पर्णा Hariv.
    11. masculine gender of the father of Sam2nati संनति (the wife of Brahma-datta ब्रह्म-दत्त) ibidem
    12. masculine gender of the grandfather of Pa1n2. Col.
    13. masculine gender of a son of Vis3va1-mitra विश्वा-मित्र (plural his descendants) Hariv.
    14. masculine gender of a son of Kr2is3a1s3va कृशाश्व by Dhishan2a1 धिषणा BhP.
    15. Equivalent to देवर (quod vide)
  2. देवलक्ष्मdevalakṣman. d divine characteristic TS.
    1. neuter gender d divine characteristic TS.
    2. neuter gender the Bra1hmanical Brahmanical cord Gal.
  3. देवलताdevalatāf. "divine creeper", double jasmine L.

    feminine "divine creeper", double jasmine Lexicographers

  4. देवलस्मृतिdevalasmṛtif. Devala देवल 's law-book Cat.

    feminine Devala देवल 's law-book catalogue or catalogues

  5. देवलाङ्गुलिकाdevalāṅgulikāf. Tragia Involucrata L.

    feminine Tragia Involucrata Lexicographers

  6. देवलातिdevalātig. दासीभारा*दि .

    gaRa दासीभारा*दि .