Devapi, ¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾±: 10 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata Purana¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾± (ą¤¦ą„ą¤µą¤¾ą¤Ŗą¤æ):āOne of the three sons of PratÄ«pa (son of DilÄ«pa, who was the son of į¹kį¹£a, who was the son of DevÄtithi). He left the kingdom of his father and went to the forest, whereafter his brother, named ÅÄntanu, became the king. ¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾± will reestablish the Soma-dynasty, in the beginning of the next Satya-yuga. (see BhÄgavata PurÄį¹a 9.22.18-19)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) ¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾± (ą¤¦ą„ą¤µą¤¾ą¤Ŗą¤æ).āA king born in the lunar dynasty. Genealogy. Descended from Viį¹£į¹u thus:āAtriāCandraāBudhaāPurÅ«ravasāÄyusāNahuį¹£aāYayÄtiāPÅ«ruāJaname jayaāPrÄcinvÄnāPravÄ«raāNamasyuāVÄ«tabhayaāÅuį¹įøuāBahuvidhaāSaį¹yÄtiāRahovÄdiāRaudrÄÅvaāMatinÄraāSanturodhaāDuį¹£yantaāBharataāSuhotraāSuhotÄāGalaāGardaāSuketuāBį¹hatkį¹£etraāHastiāAjamÄ«įøhaāį¹kį¹£aāSaį¹varaį¹aāKuruāJahnuāSurathaāViįøÅ«rathaāÅÄrvabhaumaāJayatsenaāAvyayaāBhÄvukaāCakroddhataāDevÄtithiāį¹kį¹£aāBhÄ«maāPratÄ«caāPratÄ«paā¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾�. PratÄ«pa had three sons named ¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾±, Åantanu and BÄlhÄ«ka. Åantanu succeeded PratÄ«pa as king as his elder brother had taken to sannyÄsa as a boy. (Ädi Parva, Chapter 94, Verse 61). ¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾± resorted to the forest. ¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾± was the best loved by his father and was the apple of the eyes of his subjects. But he was suffering from skin disease. So, when PratÄ«pa wanted to crown him king the people objected. Their argument was that God would not be pleased if a man with skin disease became king. The king yielded to their wishes and crowned Åantanu as his successor. The youngest brother BÄlhÄ«ka went and stayed in his motherās house. ¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾± who was disappoint ed that he was denied the crown, left for the forest and spent the rest of his life in penance. (Udyoga Parva, Chapter 149). His end. ¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾± did tapas at the Pį¹thÅ«daka tÄ«rtha in the interior of Kurukį¹£etra and ultimately attained salvation. (Åalya Parva, Chapter 39, Verse 37). (See full article at Story of ¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾± from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
2) ¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾± (ą¤¦ą„ą¤µą¤¾ą¤Ŗą¤æ).āA warrior who fought on the PÄį¹įøava side in the great war. He hailed from Cedi. Karį¹a killed him. (Karį¹a Parva, Chapter 56, Verse 48).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) ¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾± (ą¤¦ą„ą¤µą¤¾ą¤Ŗą¤æ).āA son of PratÄ«pa and brother of Åantanu; renounced the home and turned muni; requested by Åantanu to take up the throne; he spoke impeaching the Vedas. He took to yoga living in KalÄpagrÄma. He was to establish the Lunar race in the Kį¹ta Yuga; Purohita of the Devas;1 unacceptable to the people as he suffered from leprosy.2 A RÄjaį¹į¹£i and a gotrapravartaka of the Treta yuga3 and a Paurava.
- 1) BhÄgavata-purÄį¹a IX. 22. 12-18; XII. 2. 37; VÄyu-purÄį¹a 99. 234.
- 2) Matsya-purÄį¹a 50. 39-41; 273. 56.
- 3) VÄyu-purÄį¹a 32. 39.
1b) A Paurava king who continues to live in Kali in KalÄpagrÄma; Kį¹£atrapraį¹etÄra in the 24th Caturyuga. Originator of Kį¹£atriyas in the Kį¹ta.1 A son of ±Ź°ł²¹³ŁÄ«±č²¹. Even as a child retired to forest. The famine in his brother Santanu's (s.v) kingdom was said to be due to his elder brother ¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾± having been passed over for succession. Infected with heretical views through the minister of Åantanu by means of ascetics in the forest; thus disqualified for the throne.2
: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾± (ą¤¦ą„ą¤µą¤¾ą¤Ŗą¤æ) is a name mentioned in the ²Ń²¹³óÄå²ś³óÄå°ł²¹³Ł²¹ (cf. ) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The ²Ń²¹³óÄå²ś³óÄå°ł²¹³Ł²¹ (mentioning ¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾±) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 űō“ǰ첹²õ (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

The Purana (ą¤Ŗą„ą¤°ą¤¾ą¤�, purÄį¹as) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient Indiaās 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: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾± (ą¤¦ą„ą¤µą¤¾ą¤Ŗą¤æ).ām.
(-±č¾±įø�) The son of Pratipa, supposed to be still alive, near the Sumeru mountain.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾± (ą¤¦ą„ą¤µą¤¾ą¤Ŗą¤æ).ām. The name of a į¹į¹£i or sage, ²Ń²¹³óÄå²ś³óÄå°ł²¹³Ł²¹ 1, 3750.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾± (ą¤¦ą„ą¤µą¤¾ą¤Ŗą¤æ):ā[from deva] m. āfriend of the g°ā�, Name of a į¹į¹£i who was son of į¹į¹£į¹i-į¹£eį¹a, [į¹g-veda x] (according to a later legend he is a son of king Pratipa, resigns his kingdom, retires to the woods and is supposed to be still alive, [²Ń²¹³óÄå²ś³óÄå°ł²¹³Ł²¹; PurÄį¹a etc.])
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary¶Ł±š±¹Äå±č¾± (ą¤¦ą„ą¤µą¤¾ą¤Ŗą¤æ):ā[»å±š±¹Äå+±č¾±] (±č¾±įø�) 1. m. Son of ±Ź°ł²¹³ŁÄ«±č²¹.
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Starts with: Devapisa, Devapisem, Devapiyu, Tevapittai.
Full-text (+2): Daivapa, Pratipa, Arshtishena, Shantanu, Ashmaravin, Ishtaka, Indrota, Tadri, Ushanku, Mithu, Kalapagrama, Sahadeva, Vicitravirya, Shamtanu, Jahnuvamsha, Api, Bhuri, Sunanda, Balhika, Cyavana.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Shantanu And Devapi < [Fourth Section]
Gautami Mahatmya (by G. P. Bhatt)
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Vishnu Purana (Taylor) (by McComas Taylor)
Chapter 20 - The lineages of the Kauravas and PÄį¹įøavas < [Book Four: The Royal Dynasties]
Chapter 24 - Future kings; The age of Kali < [Book Four: The Royal Dynasties]
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