devala 1
devala m. an attendant upon an idol (who subsists on the offerings made to it
• oftener ○laka Mn. iii, 152 ; 180 MBh.)
• a virtuous or pious man Uṇ. i, 108 Sch.
• N. of a descendant of Kaśyapa and one of the authors of RV. ix
• of Asita or a son of Asita MBh. Pur.
• of a man mentioned with Asita, Prav
• of an astronomer Var.
• of a legislator (also, -bhaṭṭa) Madhus. Kull.
• of a son of Pratyūsha MBh. Hariv.
• of an elder brother of Dhaumya MBh.
• of the husband of Eka-parṇā Hariv.
• of the father of Saṃnati (the wife of Brahma-datta) ib.
• of the grandfather of Pāṇ. Col.
• of a son of Viśvā-mitra (pl. his descendants) Hariv.
• of a son of Kṛiśāśva by Dhishaṇā BhP.
devala 2
devala = devara (q.v.)