Devangana, D膿v膩峁単an膩, 顿别惫腻峁単补苍腻, Deva-angana, Dev膩峁僩an膩, Devamgana: 10 definitions
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Devangana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. 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.
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation顿别惫腻峁単补苍腻 (啶︵啶掂ぞ啶權啶椸え啶�) refers to the 鈥渃elestial damsels鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.5.23 (鈥淥utraging the modesty of V峁沶d膩鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, after Jalandhara spoke to 艢iva: 鈥淥n seeing Jalandhara killed, the gods, the Gandharvas and the serpents became highly delighted and said 鈥榃ell done, O lord鈥�. [...] The gods, Siddhas and great sages were delighted. Making showers of flowers they sang his glory loudly. The celestial damsels (诲别惫腻峁単补苍腻) excited by love and joy danced. In the company of Kinnaras they sang in harmonious sweet voice. O sage, the quarters became clear when V峁沶d膩鈥檚 husband was killed. The three winds, gentle to the touch and sanctifying, blew. [...]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
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryd膿v膩峁単an膩 (啶︵啶掂ぞ啶傕啶ㄠぞ).鈥攆 (S) A courtesan of Swarg. 2 A woman devoted to the service of an idol.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishd膿v膩峁単an膩 (啶︵啶掂ぞ啶傕啶ㄠぞ).鈥�f A courtezan of svarga.
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顿别惫腻峁単补苍腻 (啶︵啶掂ぞ啶權啶椸え啶�).鈥攁 celestial damsel, an apsaras.
顿别惫腻峁単补苍腻 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and 补峁単补苍腻 (啶呧啷嵿啶ㄠぞ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary顿别惫腻峁単补苍腻 (啶︵啶掂ぞ啶權啶椸え啶�).鈥擺feminine] a divine female.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary顿别惫腻峁単补苍腻 (啶︵啶掂ぞ啶權啶椸え啶�):鈥擺from deva] f. a divine female, [Si峁僪膩sana-dv膩tri峁兣沬k膩 or vikram膩ditya-caritra, jaina recension]
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)顿别惫腻峁単补峁嘺 (啶︵啶掂ぞ啶權啶椸ぃ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 顿别惫补峁僩补峁嘺.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryDev膩峁僩an膩 (啶︵啶掂ぞ啶傕啶ㄠぞ) [Also spelled devangna]:鈥�(nf) a god鈥檚 spouse; celestial damsel.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary顿别惫补峁僩补峁嘺 (啶︵啶掂啶椸ぃ) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: 顿别惫腻峁単补峁嘺.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
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Partial matches: Angana, Deva.
Full-text: Devangna, Pragjanmaka, Upanga, Vaimanika.
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