Devayoni, D膿vay艒ni, Deva-yoni: 13 definitions
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Devayoni means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationDevayoni (啶︵啶掂く啷嬥え啶�) refers to 鈥渄emons鈥� [?], according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.3.15 (鈥淭he penance and reign of T膩rak膩sura鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, after T膩raka requested boons from Brahm膩: 鈥淸...] That great demon [i.e., T膩raka] was crowned the king of the three worlds with the permission of 艢ukra, the preceptor of the demons. [...] Bringing the three worlds under his control, he declared Indra himself. He became the undisputed lord and ruled over them with perfect self-control. Dismissing the gods he installed demons [i.e., devayoni鈥�诲别惫补测辞苍颈蝉蝉惫补办补谤尘补峁噄] in their places. Some gods he engaged in his personal service. O sage, the gods harassed by him, led by Indra, sought refuge in me. They were helpless and extremely agitated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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramDevayoni (啶︵啶掂く啷嬥え啶�) refers to the 鈥�(ten-fold) divine source鈥� (of phenomena), according to the Kularatnapa帽cak膩vat膩ra verse 1.23cd-33ab.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] Whatever is visible or invisible to embodied beings in the three worlds is all, O goddess, certainly Kaula, the cause of union (with the absolute). O goddess, the ten-fold divine source (devayoni) (of phenomena, that is, the above nine and Kaula) is the fourfold womb (of the four kinds of living beings). They arise and dissolve away in Kaula. (All that) moves and is immobile, the triple world with (all) that moves and does not is born from Kula and comes from Akula. O beloved, that is said to be Kaula鈥�.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryd膿vay艒ni (啶︵啶掂く啷嬥え啶�).鈥攎 (S) An offspring of the gods; a demigod or a demon.
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 dictionaryDevayoni (啶︵啶掂く啷嬥え啶�).鈥�
1) a superhuman being, a demigod; 啶掂た啶︵啶ぞ啶оぐ啷嬥そ啶啶膏ぐ啷嬥く啶曕啶粪ぐ啶曕啶粪啶椸え啷嵿ぇ啶班啶掂啶苦え啷嵿え啶班ぞ啶� 啷� 啶た啶多ぞ啶氞 啶椸啶灌啶啶� 啶膏た啶︵啶о 啶啶む啶洁ぎ啷� 啶︵啶掂く啷嬥え啶 (vidy膩dharo'psaroyak峁rak峁gandharvakinnar膩岣� | pi艣膩co guhyaka岣� siddho bh奴to'm墨 devayonaya岣�) || Ak.
2) a being of divine origin.
3) fuel used in kindling fire (f. also).
Derivable forms: 诲别惫补测辞苍颈岣� (啶︵啶掂く啷嬥え啶苦).
Devayoni is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and yoni (啶啶ㄠた).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDevayoni (啶︵啶掂く啷嬥え啶�).鈥攎.
(-苍颈岣�) A superhuman being, a demon or demigod. E. deva a deity, and yoni place of production.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDevayoni (啶︵啶掂く啷嬥え啶�).鈥攁dj. of divine origin, [Dev墨m膩h膩tmya, (ed. Poley.)] 5, 60.
Devayoni is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and yoni (啶啶ㄠた).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Devayoni (啶︵啶掂く啷嬥え啶�):鈥擺=deva-yoni] [from deva] mf. place or origin of a god, a d掳 birth-place, [Br膩hma峁嘺]
2) [v.s. ...] the sacred wood used for kindling fire, [G峁沨y膩sa峁僩raha i, 81 etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] mfn. of d掳 origin
4) [v.s. ...] m. a demi-god or demon, [Dev墨-m膩h膩tmya v, 60.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDevayoni (啶︵啶掂く啷嬥え啶�):鈥擺deva-yoni] (苍颈岣�) 2. m. A superhuman being, demon, demigod.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusD膿vay艒ni (嗖︵硣嗖掂帛喑嬥波嗖�):鈥擺noun] any being belonging to the class of gods.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Pali-English dictionary
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionarydevayoni (醼掅�贬�濁�氠�贬��斸��) [(th墨) (醼戓��)]鈥�
[deva+yoni]
摆醼掅赌贬赌�+醼氠赌贬赌赌斸赌璢
[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��)诲别惫补测辞苍颈鈥�
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(Auto-Translation): (1) The place where the spirits exist, the realm of spirits. (2) Types or lineages of spirits. Please refer to the original.
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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