Devarya, Devārya, Deva-arya: 4 definitions
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India history and geography
Source: Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum Vol. 5 (inscriptions of the Vakatakas): Chammak plates of Pravarasena IIDevārya (देवार्य) is the name of two Brāhmaṇas, one of the Vātsya-gotra one of the Kāśyapa-gotra, mentioned in the seal of the Chamak copper plates of King Pravarasena II (r. 400-415 CE). Chammak, or Chamak, is modern name of the ancient village Charmāṅka, situated four miles south-west of Achalpur in the Amarāvatī district of Vidarbha.
According to the grant, “this grant shall be enjoyed by the Brāhmaṇas (e.g., Devārya) as long as the sun and the moon will endure, provided that they commit no treason against the kingdom consisting of seven constituents of the (future) kings; that they are not found guilty of the murder of a Brāhmaṇa, theft, adultery and high treason, etc.; that they do not wage war; (and) that they do no harm to other villages. But if they act otherwise or assent to such acts, the king will commit no theft if he takes the land away (from them)”.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDevārya (देवार्य):—[from deva] m. Name of the last Arhat of the present Ava-sarpiṇī, [Jaina literature]
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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, Arya, Teva.
Ends with: Bhojakadevarya, Svamidevarya.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 6: Mahāvīra and Śūlapāṇi < [Chapter III - Mahāvīra’s first six years as an ascetic]
Part 8: The story of Acchandaka < [Chapter III - Mahāvīra’s first six years as an ascetic]
Part 6: Vīra’s special vow < [Chapter IV - Mahāvīra’s second period of more than six years]
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)