Devaratha, Deva-ratha: 7 definitions
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDevaratha (देवर�).—a car for carrying the image of god in procession.
Derivable forms: 𱹲ٳ� (देवरथः).
Devaratha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and ratha (रथ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDevaratha (देवर�).—m.
(-ٳ�) The car or vehicle of a deity. E. deva a deity, and ratha a carriage.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDevaratha (देवर�).—[masculine] the car of a god.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Devaratha (देवर�):—[=deva-ratha] [from deva] m. the car or vehicle of a god, [Atharva-veda; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Brāhmaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] a car for carrying the images of the gods in a procession, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. daiva-)
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a man, [Pravara texts]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDevaratha (देवर�):—[deva-ratha] (ٳ�) 1. m. The car of a god.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.
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Starts with: Devarathahnya.
Full-text: Daivarathayani, Daivaratha, Vamadevaratha, Devarathahnya, Prashtivahin, Kaushikagotra, Shantanu, Bhishma, Sharada.
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Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2.1d - The Yādava Dynasty < [Chapter 3 - Historical aspects in the Matsyapurāṇa]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 6.47.28 < [Sukta 47]
Kautilya Arthashastra (by R. Shamasastry)
Chapter 33 - Chariots, Infantry and the Duties of the Commander-in-Chief < [Book 2 - The duties of Government Superintendents]
Sundara Ramayana (translation and study) (by T. N. Jaya)
Part 1 - Bala Kanda (English translation) < [Chapter 2 - Prose Rendering of the poem Sundara Ramayana]
Bhasa (critical and historical study) (by A. D. Pusalker)
Panchavimsha Brahmana (English translation) (by W. Caland)