Devarata, ¶Ł±š±¹²¹°łÄå³Ł²¹, Deva-rata: 12 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata Purana1) ¶Ł±š±¹²¹°łÄå³Ł²¹ (ą¤¦ą„ą¤µą¤°ą¤¾ą¤¤):āSon of Suketu (son of Nandivardhana). He had a son named Bį¹hadratha. (see BhÄgavata PurÄį¹a 9.13.14-15)
2) ¶Ł±š±¹²¹°łÄå³Ł²¹ (ą¤¦ą„ą¤µą¤°ą¤¾ą¤¤):āAnother name for Åunaįø„Åepha (son of AjÄ«garta). He was bought by Rohita (son of HariÅcandra) as a second son for his father, to be used in a sacrifice. (see BhÄgavata-purÄį¹a 9.7.20-23, 9.16.30)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) ¶Ł±š±¹²¹°łÄå³Ł²¹ (ą¤¦ą„ą¤µą¤°ą¤¾ą¤¤).āA king who flourished in Dharmaputraās assembly. (SabhÄ Parva, Chapter 4, Verse 26). (See full article at Story of ¶Ł±š±¹²¹°łÄå³Ł²¹ from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
2) ¶Ł±š±¹²¹°łÄå³Ł²¹ (ą¤¦ą„ą¤µą¤°ą¤¾ą¤¤).ā�(ÅunaÅÅepha). General. A king of MithilÄ. The kings of MithilÄ were commonly called Janaka. ¶Ł±š±¹²¹°łÄå³Ł²¹ was called ¶Ł±š±¹²¹°łÄå³Ł²¹ Janaka. (See Janaka). Genealogy. From Viį¹£į¹u descended thus:āBrahmÄ,-Bhį¹guāCyavanaāÅŖrvaāį¹cÄ«kaā¶Ł±š±¹²¹°łÄå³Ł²� (ÅunaÅÅepha). (For details see ÅunaÅÅepha).
3) ¶Ł±š±¹²¹°łÄå³Ł²¹ (ą¤¦ą„ą¤µą¤°ą¤¾ą¤¤).āA house-holder whose daughter KalÄ was married by Åoį¹a. KalÄ was killed by MÄrÄ«ca. ¶Ł±š±¹²¹°łÄå³Ł²¹ and Åoį¹a along with ViÅvÄmitra went to Åivaloka in search of KalÄ. As KalÄ had, at the time of her death, uttered the word 'Hara' (Åiva) she had gone to Mount KailÄsa and was spending her days in the service of PÄrvatÄ« who, after making KalÄ and Åoį¹a participate in SomavÄravrata sent them back to earth. (Padma PurÄį¹a, PÄtÄla Khaį¹įøa, Chapter 112).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) ¶Ł±š±¹²¹°łÄå³Ł²¹ (ą¤¦ą„ą¤µą¤°ą¤¾ą¤¤).āA name of SunasÅepa as he was given back by the Gods to ViÅvÄmitra; (s.v.) father of YÄjƱavalkya; a KauÅika and a sage;1 a Brahmiį¹£į¹ha.2
- 1) BhÄgavata-purÄį¹a IX. 16. 30, 32, 36; XII. 6. 64; BrahmÄį¹įøa-purÄį¹a II. 32. 117; III. 66. 67; VÄyu-purÄį¹a 91. 95; Viį¹£į¹u-purÄį¹a IV. 7. 37.
- 2) Matsya-purÄį¹a 145. 113; 198. 3.
1b) The son of Karambhi(a); (Karambhaka-br. p., vÄ. p.) and father of Devakį¹£a(e)tra.*
- * BhÄgavata-purÄį¹a IX. 24. 5; BrahmÄį¹įøa-purÄį¹a III. 70. 44; Matsya-purÄį¹a 44. 42-3; VÄyu-purÄį¹a 95. 43; Viį¹£į¹u-purÄį¹a IV. 12. 41-2.
1c) A son of Suketu; a great warrior.1 father of Bį¹hadratha. (Bį¹haduktha.2 µž°ł²¹³ó³¾Äåį¹įø²¹-±č³Ü°łÄåį¹a).
- 1) VÄyu-purÄį¹a 89. 8.
- 2) Viį¹£į¹u-purÄį¹a IV. 5. 25. BhÄgavata-purÄį¹a IX. 13. 14-15; BrahmÄį¹įøa-purÄį¹a III. 64. 8.
1d) Father of DevaÅrava.*
- * VÄyu-purÄį¹a 96. 185.
1e) The kings after ¶Ł±š±¹²¹°łÄå³Ł²¹āSunasÅepa: of KauÅikagotra.*
- * BrahmÄį¹įøa-purÄį¹a III. 66. 70; VÄyu-purÄį¹a 91. 98.
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: WikiPedia: HinduismDevarata (ą¤¦ą„ą¤µą¤°āą¤¤): Father of Yajnavalkya, the gods had given him a great bow and neither gods, nor gandharvas, nor asuras, nor rÄkshsa, nor men had might to string that.
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Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary¶Ł±š±¹²¹°łÄå³Ł²¹ (ą¤¦ą„ą¤µą¤°ą¤¾ą¤¤).ā�
1) an epithet of ParÄ«kį¹£it.
2) a kind of swan or crane.
Derivable forms: »å±š±¹²¹°łÄå³Ł²¹įø� (ą¤¦ą„ą¤µą¤°ą¤¾ą¤¤ą¤�).
¶Ł±š±¹²¹°łÄå³Ł²¹ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and °łÄå³Ł²¹ (ą¤°ą¤¾ą¤�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary¶Ł±š±¹²¹°łÄå³Ł²¹ (ą¤¦ą„ą¤µą¤°ą¤¾ą¤¤).ām.
(-³Ł²¹įø�) 1. A sort of crane. 2. The name of a king; also Parikshit.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDevarata (ą¤¦ą„ą¤µą¤°ą¤�).ā[adjective] delighting in the gods, pious.
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¶Ł±š±¹²¹°łÄå³Ł²¹ (ą¤¦ą„ą¤µą¤°ą¤¾ą¤¤).ā[masculine] God-given, a manās name.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) ¶Ł±š±¹²¹°łÄå³Ł²¹ (ą¤¦ą„ą¤µą¤°ą¤¾ą¤¤) as mentioned in Aufrechtās Catalogus Catalogorum:āthe author of a Smį¹ti. Quoted in Saį¹skÄrakaustubha, Saį¹skÄramayÅ«kha and ÅÄntimayÅ«kha.
2) ¶Ł±š±¹²¹°łÄå³Ł²¹ (ą¤¦ą„ą¤µą¤°ą¤¾ą¤¤):āthe author of a Smį¹ti. Quoted by Devaį¹į¹a in Smį¹ticandrikÄ.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Devarata (ą¤¦ą„ą¤µą¤°ą¤�):ā[=deva-rata] [from deva] mfn. delighting in the gods, pious, [PaƱcatantra]
2) ¶Ł±š±¹²¹°łÄå³Ł²¹ (ą¤¦ą„ą¤µą¤°ą¤¾ą¤¤):ā[=deva-°łÄå³Ł²¹] [from deva] m. āg“Ē»å-²µ¾±±¹±š²Ōā�, Name of Åunaįø�-Åepa after being received into the family of ViÅvÄ-mitra, [Aitareya-brÄhmaį¹a vii, 17; MahÄbhÄrata] etc. ([plural] his descendants, [Pravara texts])
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a king who was the son of Su-ketu and descendant of Nimi, [RÄmÄyaį¹a; PurÄį¹a]
4) [v.s. ...] of a king who was son of Karambhi, [PurÄį¹a]
5) [v.s. ...] of another king, [MahÄbhÄrata ii, 121]
6) [v.s. ...] of Parikį¹£it, [BhÄgavata-purÄį¹a]
7) [v.s. ...] of the father of YÄjƱavalkya, [ib. xii, 6, 64] (cf. »å²¹¾±±¹²¹-°łÄå³Ł¾±)
8) [v.s. ...] a sort of crane, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiį¹ha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary¶Ł±š±¹²¹°łÄå³Ł²¹ (ą¤¦ą„ą¤µą¤°ą¤¾ą¤¤):ā�(³Ł²¹įø�) 1. m. A sort of crane; name of a king, ±Ź²¹°łÄ«°ģ²õ³ó¾±³Ł.
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Full-text (+6): Daivarati, Karambhi, Devakshatra, Vedarata, Shunahshepha, Brihaduktha, Suketu, Devashrava, Vishvamitra, Shunahshepa, Karambha, Brihadratha, Mahavirya, Babhrava, Janaka, Kurujit, Shunashshepha, Agnisambhava, Sobharampur, Yajnavalkya.
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