Devaprashna, D膿va辫谤补艣苍补, 顿别惫补辫谤补艣苍补, Deva-prashna: 8 definitions
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Devaprashna means something in 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.
The Sanskrit terms D膿va辫谤补艣苍补 and 顿别惫补辫谤补艣苍补 can be transliterated into English as Devaprasna or Devaprashna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
: Google Books: Consecration Rituals In South Asia顿别惫补辫谤补艣苍补 (啶︵啶掂お啷嵿ぐ啶多啶�) refers to 鈥渜uestions concerning the deity鈥� and represents an astrological process employed during the renovation of temples (箩墨谤峁噊诲诲丑腻谤补).鈥擶hen the priest of a Kerala temple notices any damage to the idol in worship. The priest informs the temple management and any action with regard to the replacement of the idol takes place only with the permission of the deity which is obtained through an astrological process known as 诲别惫补辫谤补艣苍补 or 鈥榪uestion concerning the deity鈥� or 鈥榪uestion put to the deity.鈥� 顿别惫补辫谤补艣苍补 is conducted by an astrologer, by making astrological calculations and ascertaining whether to replace the damaged idol or not. If it is to be replaced, then the details for the re-installation, such as the time for the installation, expiatory rituals to be performed during the re-installation process, etc. will be discussed. If it is not to be replaced, then the reasons for this will also be explained to the management of the temple as well as to the public.
Vastushastra (啶掂ぞ啶膏啶む啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, v膩stu艣膩stra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryd膿va辫谤补艣苍补 (啶︵啶掂お啷嵿ぐ啶多啶�).鈥攎 (S) Inquiry of an idol or an oracle. 2 Consultation of the gods or the stars. A form of divination or astrology. v kara, p膩ha, y膿, utara.
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顿别惫补辫谤补艣苍补 (啶︵啶掂お啷嵿ぐ啶多啶�).鈥�'consulting deities', astrology, fortune-telling.
Derivable forms: 诲别惫补辫谤补艣苍补岣� (啶︵啶掂お啷嵿ぐ啶多啶ㄠ).
顿别惫补辫谤补艣苍补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and 辫谤补艣苍补 (啶啶班ざ啷嵿え).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary顿别惫补辫谤补艣苍补 (啶︵啶掂お啷嵿ぐ啶多啶�).鈥攏.
(-艣苍补峁�) Astrology, consulting the stars or gods. E. deva a deity, and 辫谤补艣苍补 asking.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary顿别惫补辫谤补艣苍补 (啶︵啶掂お啷嵿ぐ啶多啶�):鈥擺=deva-辫谤补艣苍补] [from deva] m. 鈥榗onsulting the gods鈥�, fortune-telling, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. daiva-).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary顿别惫补辫谤补艣苍补 (啶︵啶掂お啷嵿ぐ啶多啶�):鈥擺deva-辫谤补艣苍补] (艣苍补峁�) 1. n. Astrology.
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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.
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Partial matches: Prashna, Deva.
Full-text: Prashna, Daivaprashna.
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