Devasabha, Deva-sabha: 15 definitions
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Devasabha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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garaDevasabha (啶︵啶掂じ啶�) is the friend of a village (nagara), as mentioned to the Kath膩sarits膩gara, chapter 118. Accordingly, 鈥�... there was a city in the eastern region (辫奴谤惫补) named Devasabha, that surpassed in splendour the court of the gods. In it there lived a universal monarch named Merudhvaja, the comrade of Indra when war arose between the gods and Asuras鈥�.
The Kath膩sarits膩gara (鈥榦cean of streams of story鈥�), mentioning Devasabha, 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.
: Shodhganga: The Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara顿别惫补蝉补产丑腻 (啶︵啶掂じ啶ぞ) is the name a locality mentioned in 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补鈥檚 10th-century K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩.鈥擳o R膩ja艣ekhara, Dava蝉补产丑腻 is the name of mountain in western India. This may be indentified with the mountainous parts of either the Dev膩s state or Udaipur, where the Dhebar lake is situated. The river Saravat墨 and Sabarmati rises from these parts near Udaipur and flow through the western India. In the Artha艣膩stra of Kou峁璱lya mention that a variety of sandal as Daivasabheya and probably means either the hills or the country of the same name to the R膩ja艣ekhara, where excellent sandal wood may be obtained.
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 Translation顿别惫补蝉补产丑腻 (啶︵啶掂じ啶ぞ) refers to the 鈥渃elestial assembly鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.4.3 (鈥淭he boyhood sports of K膩rttikeya鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as Brahm膩 narrated to N膩rada: 鈥淸...] Realising his desire, the K峁泃tik膩s, O sage, took [Guha / K膩rttikeya] to their region joyously. [...] With great love they gave him the rarest garments and excellent ornaments in the three worlds. Feeding him specially on the choicest delicacies day by day they brought up the boy prodigy. O dear, once that son of the Krttik膩s went to the celestial assembly (诲别惫补蝉补产丑腻) and showed wonderful feats. [...]鈥�.
: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesDevasabha (啶︵啶掂じ啶�) refers to the name of a Mountain or T墨rtha (pilgrim鈥檚 destination) mentioned in the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (cf. III.86.14). Note: The 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (mentioning Devasabha) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 艣濒辞办补蝉 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Devasabha Thera - An arahant. He was the son of the ruler of a province and succeeded to the title when quite young. He visited the Buddha, and after hearing him preach, entered the Order, attaining arahantship shortly afterwards.
In the time of Sikhi Buddha he was a dove, and, having seen the Buddha, offered him a piyala fruit. He was three times king under the name of Piyali (Thag.v.100; ThagA.i.187f). He is probably identical with Piyalaphaladayaka of the Apadana. Ap.i.169f.
2. Devasabha Thera - An arahant. He was a Sakiyan of Kapilavatthu. He witnessed the Buddha settle the quarrel between the Sakiyans and the Koliyans and was established in the Refuges. Later he visited the Buddha at the Nigrodharama and entered the Order, afterwards attaining arahantship.
In the time of Sikhi Buddha he was a householder and offered the Buddha bandhujivaka flowers. Seven kappas ago he was a king named Samantacakkhu (Thag.v.100; ThagA.i.203f).
He is probably identical with Bandhujivaka of the Apadana. Ap.i.175f.
Therav膩da is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryd膿va蝉补产丑腻 (啶︵啶掂じ啶ぞ).鈥攆 (S) The court of Indra; an assembly of the gods.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishd膿va蝉补产丑腻 (啶︵啶掂じ啶ぞ).鈥�f The court of Indra.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary顿别惫补蝉补产丑腻 (啶︵啶掂じ啶ぞ).鈥�
1) an assembly of the gods (sudharman).
2) a council of a king, council-chamber.
3) a gambling-house.
顿别惫补蝉补产丑腻 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and 蝉补产丑腻 (啶膏き啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary顿别惫补蝉补产丑腻 (啶︵啶掂じ啶ぞ).鈥攆.
(-产丑腻) An assembly of the gods. E. deva a deity, and 蝉补产丑腻 assembly.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Devasabha (啶︵啶掂じ啶�):鈥擺=deva-sabha] [from deva] n. Name of a town, [Kath膩sarits膩gara]
2) 顿别惫补蝉补产丑腻 (啶︵啶掂じ啶ぞ):鈥擺=deva-蝉补产丑腻] [from deva-sabha > deva] f. a hall serving as a meeting-place for the gods, [ib.]
3) [v.s. ...] a gambling-house, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary顿别惫补蝉补产丑腻 (啶︵啶掂じ啶ぞ):鈥擺deva-蝉补产丑腻] (产丑腻) 1. f. An assembly of the gods; divine assembly.
[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.
Pali-English dictionary
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary1) devasabha (醼掅�贬�濁�炨��) [(th墨,na) (醼戓�亰醼�)]鈥�
[deva+蝉补产丑腻]
摆醼掅赌贬赌�+醼炨赌樶赌琞
2) devasabha (醼掅�贬�濁�炨��) [(pu) (醼曖��)]鈥�
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[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipi峁璦ka P膩岣穒-Myanmar Dictionary (醼愥��曖��嬦��-醼曖��犪��欋�坚�斸�横�欋�� 醼♂�樶��撫��斸��)1) devasabha鈥�
(Burmese text): (醼�) 醼掅�贬�濁�炨��-醼戓�贬�涐��-醼涐�熱�斸�横�羔亰 (醼�) 醼掅�贬�濁�炨�欋�勧�横�羔�炨��羔亱 醼欋�搬�涐�勧�横�羔��醼坚�娽�丰�横�曖�亱
(Auto-Translation): (a) Deva Saba Thera, (b) Deva Mintha. Please refer to the original.
2) devasabha鈥�
(Burmese text): 醼斸�愥�横�炨�樶�勧�横亰 醼斸�愥�横�愥���丰�呩��濁�贬�羔�曖�贬��勧�横�羔�嗎��夺�涐�� 醼炨��撫�欋�贯�欋��呩�涐�曖�横亱
(Auto-Translation): Nath Thabin, the gathering place of the deities, the fellowship of noble qualities.
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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Starts with: Devasabhatthera.
Full-text: Alankatadevasabha, Devasabhatthera, Devasamsad, Piyali, Samantacakkhu, Pashcaddesha, Saudharma, Shvetashaila, Sudharma, Sudharmi, Sudharman, Merudhvaja, Phaladayaka, Shubha.
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