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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. देवताdevatā1 Divine dignity or power, divinity; शाकल्य तस्य का देवतेत्यमृतमिति होवाच Bṛi. Up.3.9.1; cf. ŚB. on MS.…
    1. 1 Divine dignity or power, divinity; शाकल्य तस्य का देवतेत्यमृतमिति होवाच Bṛi. Up.3.9.1; Compare ŚB. on MS. 1.4.23;6.3.19.
    2. A deity, god; Ku.1.1.
    3. The image of a deity; Ms.4.13.
    4. An idol.
    5. An organ of sense.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अगारः, -रम्, -आगारः, -रम्, -गृहम्, -स्थानम् a temple.

    • -अधिपः an epithet of Indra.

    • -अनुक्रमणी index of the Vedic deities.

    • -अभ्यर्चनम् worshipping a deity; Ms.2.176.

    • -आत्मन् Adjective of a divine nature; अस्त्युत्तरस्यां दिशि देवतात्मा Ku.1.1.

    • -आयतनम्, -आलयः, -वेश्मन् Neuter a temple or chapel.

    • -दर्शनम् manifestation of a deity; Nṛi. Up.

    • -प्रतिमा the image of a god, an idol; देवताप्रतिमाश्चैव कम्पन्ति च हसन्ति च Mb. 6. 2.26.

    • -स्नानम् the ablution of an idol.

    In the Gita4·12

    काङ्क्षन्तः कर्मणां सिद्धिं यजन्त इह देवताः ।

    kāňkṣantaḥ karmaṇāṁ siddhiṁ yajanta iha devatāḥ, — They who desire the fulfilment of their works on earth sacrifice to the gods (various forms and personalities of the one Godhead); because the… 4·12
    • देवताःdevatāḥnominative plural of the feminine noun devatā (god).
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  2. अपदेवताapadevatāA goblin, evil spirit.

    A goblin, evil spirit.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. देवताdevatāsee देव्/अता .
    1. see देव्/अता .
    2. feminine godhead, divinity (abstr. & concr.) fg-veda AV. Breton etc.
    3. feminine image of a deity, idol Mn. iv, 130 MBh. Pur. (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' -क Kull. viii, 105)
    4. feminine Name of the organs of sense (confer, compare देव) S3Br. ii, 5, 2, 2 etc.
    5. indeclinable with divinity id est with a god (gods) or among the gods fg-veda AV.
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  2. अग्निहोत्रदेवताagnihotradevatāf. the deity of the Agnihotra अग्निहोत्र

    feminine the deity of the Agnihotra अग्निहोत्र

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  3. अग्न्याधानदेवताagnyādhānadevatāf. the deity of the Agnya1dheya अग्न्याधेय ceremony Pa1rGr2.

    feminine the deity of the Agnya1dheya अग्न्याधेय ceremony Pa1rGr2.

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  4. अजदेवताajadevatāf. pl. the 25th lunar mansion.

    feminine plural the 25th lunar mansion.

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

    feminine one who is not a deity Nir.

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  6. अधिदेवताadhidevatāf. a presiding or tutelary deity.

    feminine a presiding or tutelary deity.

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  7. अन्नदेवताannadevatāf. the divinity supposed to preside over articles of food.

    feminine the divinity supposed to preside over articles of food.

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  8. अपदेवताapadevatāf. an evil demon.

    feminine an evil demon.

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