Devajaya: 5 definitions
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Devajaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kath膩sarits膩garaDevajaya (啶︵啶掂啶�) is the name of a Vidy膩dhara, according to the Kath膩sarits膩gara, chapter 58. Accordingly, as Pulastya said in his hermitage: 鈥�... then, after passing the night, they rose up in the morning, and saw approaching a Vidy膩dhara, who had descended from heaven. And that Vidy膩dhara, whose name was Devajaya, after sitting down, spoke thus to Manorathaprabh膩...鈥�.
The story of Devajaya was narrated by Gomukha to Narav膩hanadatta in order to demonstrate that 鈥渢he appointed union of human beings certainly takes place in this world, though vast spaces intervene鈥�.
The Kath膩sarits膩gara (鈥榦cean of streams of story鈥�), mentioning Devajaya, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Narav膩hanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the 惫颈诲测腻诲丑补谤补蝉 (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Gu峁嚹佱笉hya鈥檚 B峁沨atkath膩 consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or 鈥榚pic poetry鈥� and natya, or 鈥榙ramatic poetry鈥�.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationDevajaya (啶︵啶掂啶�) refers to 鈥渃onquest of the gods鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.3.15 (鈥淭he penance and reign of T膩rak膩sura鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as Brahm膩 narrated: 鈥淸...] Then the demon T膩raka, of great strength and exploit, endowed with a lofty mind, requested permission of his mother for performing penance. The permission having been secured, that demon possessing great power of illusion and capable of deluding even experts in the magical art, thought of performing penance in order to conquer all the gods [i.e., sarva-devajaya]. Strictly adhering to the directions of his elders and preceptors he went to the forest of Madhu and performed a severe penance duly, having Brahm膩 as his objective. [...]鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDevajaya (啶︵啶掂啶�):鈥擺=deva-jaya] [from deva] m. Name of a poet, [Bhojaprabandha]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Deva, Jaya, Jaya, Jaya, Jaya.
Full-text: Buddhism in nepal, Devadatta.
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Search found 2 books and stories containing Devajaya, Deva-jaya; (plurals include: Devajayas, jayas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter LIX < [Book X - 艢aktiya艣as]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati D膩sa)
Verse 2.23.517 < [Chapter 23 - Wandering about Navadv墨pa On the Day the Lord Delivered the Kazi]
Verse 1.9.219 < [Chapter 9 - Nity膩nanda鈥檚 Childhood Pastimes and Travels to Holy Places]