दैवतdaivataa.(-ती f.) [देवता-अण्]
- (-ती Feminine) देवता-अण्
- Divine.
- (At the end of an adj. comp.) Honouring or worshipping as one's deity, as in सूर्यदैवता जनाः -तम् A god, deity, divinity; मृदं गां दैवतं विप्रं घृतं मधु चतुष्पथं प्रदक्षिणानि कुर्वीत Ms.4.39, 153; Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)4.4.; Amaru.3; हन्त प्रिया दैवतमस्य देवी Bhāg. 4.4.28.
- A number of gods, the whole class of gods; Ve.2.
- An idol. (The word is said to be Masculine also, but is rarely used in that gender. Mammata notices it as a fault called अप्रयुक्तत्व; see अप्रयुक्त).
- Name of the third Kāṇḍa of Yāskas Nirukta.
Derived forms and compounds
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-पतिः Name of Indra.
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-सरित् Feminine the Ganges.
Source: ApteApte entry