Devadhipa, Devādhipa, Deva-adhipa: 8 definitions
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Devadhipa 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaDevādhipa (देवाधिप).—A king who in his previous life was an asura. (Ādi Parva, Chapter 67, Verse 26).
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesDevādhipa (देवाधिप) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.61.27) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Devādhipa) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDevādhipa (देवाधिप).—
1) an epithet of Indra.
2) the supreme god.
Derivable forms: devādhipaḥ (देवाधिपः).
Devādhipa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and adhipa (अधिप).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDevādhipa (देवाधिप).—m. Indra.
Devādhipa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and adhipa (अधिप).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDevādhipa (देवाधिप).—[masculine] lord of the gods (Indra).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Devādhipa (देवाधिप):—[from deva] m. ‘king of the g°’, Name of Indra, [Mahābhārata v, 297]
2) [v.s. ...] of a king identified with the Asura Nikumbha, [i, 2663.]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Deva, Adhipa, Teva.
Starts with: Devadhipati, Devadhipatishvara.
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List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 1.7.29 < [Chapter 7 - Description of the Conquest of All Directions]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section LXVII < [Sambhava Parva]