Devavarsha, ¶Ł±š±¹²¹±¹²¹°łį¹£a: 4 definitions
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Devavarsha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 term ¶Ł±š±¹²¹±¹²¹°łį¹£a can be transliterated into English as Devavarsa or Devavarsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index¶Ł±š±¹²¹±¹²¹°łį¹£a (ą¤¦ą„ą¤µą¤µą¤°ą„ą¤�).āA territorial division of ÅÄlmalidvÄ«pa.*
- * BhÄgavata-purÄį¹a V. 20. 9.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ¶Ł±š±¹²¹±¹²¹°łį¹£a (ą¤¦ą„ą¤µą¤µą¤°ą„ą¤�):ā[=»å±š±¹²¹-±¹²¹°łį¹£a] [from deva] m. Name of a prince
2) [v.s. ...] n. (?) of a Varį¹£a in the DvÄ«pa ÅÄlmala called after him, [BhÄgavata-purÄį¹a v, 20, 9.]
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Sanskrit, also spelled ą¤øą¤ą¤øą„ą¤ą„ą¤¤ą¤®ą„� (²õ²¹į¹s°ģį¹t²¹³¾), 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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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 294 < [Volume 8 (1886)]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami VijƱanananda)
Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 20 - Description of the remaining six Dvīpas < [Book 5 - Fifth Skandha]