devī́ f. (cf. devá) a female deity, goddess RV. AitBr. MBh. &c. (e.g. Ushas RV. vii, 75, 5
• Sarasvatī, v, 41, 17
• Sāvitrī, the wife of Brahmā MBh.
• Durgā, the wife of Śiva MBh. Hariv. Kāv. &c
• the 4 goddesses of Buddhists are Rocanī, Māmaki, Pāṇḍurā and Tārā Dharmas. iv)
• N. of nymph beloved by the Sun L.
• of an Apsaras MBh. i, 4818
• (with Jainas) the mother of 18th Arhat of present Ava-sarpiṇī L.
• queen, princess lady (the consecrated wife or daughter of a king, but also any woman of high rank) MBh. Kāv. &c
• a kind of bird (= śyāmā) L.
• a partic. supernatural power (= kuṇḍalinī) Cat.
• worship, reverence W.
• N. of plants (colocynth, a species of cyperus, Medicago Esculenta &c.) L.