devá mf(i)n. (fr. 3. div) heavenly, divine (also said of terrestrial things of high excellence) RV. AV. VS. ŚBr. (superl. m. devá-tama RV. iv, 22, 3 &c
• f. devi-tamā, ii, 41, 16)
• m. (according to Pāṇ. 3-3, 120 déva) a deity, god RV. &c.&c
• (rarely applied to) evil demons AV. iii, 15, 5 TS. iii, 5, 4, 1
• (pl. the gods as the heavenly or shining ones
• víśve devā́s, all the gods RV. ii, 3, 4 &c., or a partic. class of deities [see under víśva], often reckoned as 33, either 11 for each of the 3 worlds RV. i, 139, 11 &c. [cf. tri-daśa], or 8 Vasus, 11 Rudras, and 12 Ādityas to which the 2 āśvins must be added Br.
• cf. also cf. Divyâv. 68
• with Jainas 4 classes, viz. bhavanâdhī7śa, vyantara, jyotiṣka, and vaimānika
• devā́nām pátnyas, the wives of the gods cf. RV. cf. VS. cf. Br. [cf. deva-patnī below]) [Page 492, Column 3]
• N. of the number 33 ( above) cf. Gaṇit
• N. of Indra as the god of the sky and giver of rain cf. MBh. cf. R. &c
• a cloud cf. L
• (with Jainas) the 22nd Arhat of the future Ut-sarpiṇī
• the image of a god, an idol cf. Vishṇ
• a god on earth or among men, either Brāhman, priest cf. RV. cf. AV. (cf. bhū-d○), or king, prince (as a title of honour, esp. in the voc. 'your majesty' or 'your honour'
• also ifc., e.g. śrī-harṣa-d○, vikramâṅka-d○, king Śrī-hṭharsha or VikrṭVikramâṅka, and in names as puruṣôttama-d○ [lit. having Vishṇu as one's deity
• cf. atithi-d○, ācārya-d○, pitṛ-d○, mātṛ-d○]
• rarely preceding the name, e.g. deva-caṇḍamahāsena cf. Kathās. xiii, 48) cf. Kāv. cf. Pañc. &c. (cf. kṣiti-, nara-, &c.)
• a husband's brother (cf. devṛ and devara) cf. W
• a fool, dolt cf. L
• a child cf. L
• a man following any partic. line or business cf. L
• a spearman, lancer cf. L
• emulation, wish to excel or overcome cf. L
• sport, play cf. L
• a sword cf. Gal
• N. of men cf. VP
• of a disciple of Nāgârjuna cf. MWB. 192
• dimin. for devadatta cf. Pāṇ. 5-3, 83 cf. Vārtt.4 cf. Sch
• (n. cf. L.) an organ of sense cf. MuṇḍUp. iii, 1, 8 ; 2, 7
• (ā), f. Hibiscus Mutabilis or Marsilia Quadrifolia ; (ī́), f. s.v. [Cf. Lat. dīvus, deus ; Lit. de14vas ; Old Pruss. deiwas.]