Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

devatā देवता – deity

adverb · substantive feminine · Word type unspecified

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary substantive feminine

deity

Derived from

  1. deva देव substantive masculine — god; deity
  2. tā ता suffix — abstract-noun suffix -tā
Cappeller 1891 substantive feminine · Word type unspecified

Original text · English · substantive feminine

devátā1 ·f. godhead, divinity (abstr. & concr.); a god or idol.

Original text · English · Word type unspecified

devátā2 ·(instr. adv.) like a god or among the gods.

Monier-Williams 1872 substantive feminine

Original text · English · substantive feminine

—Deva- tā, f. the state or nature of a deity, divine dignity or power, divinity; a deity or divine being, a god; the image of a deity; an idol; an organ of sense; (ā), ind., Ved. in the nature of a god; among the gods, to the gods; [cf. a-d˚ and gṛha-d˚.]

Petersburger 1855 adverb · substantive feminine · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · adverb

2. devátā adv. 1〉 (erstarrter instr. von 1. devatā) in der Eigenschaft als Gott, — Götter (vgl. puruṣatā, puruṣatvatā)ḥ pra vī̱ryèṇa de̱vatātì cekite ṚV. 1,55,3. sa cettā̀ de̱vatā̀ pa̱dam ṚV. 1,22,5. na yasyà de̱vā de̱vatā̱ na martā̱ āpàśca̱na śavàso̱ antàmā̱puḥ ṚV. 1,100,15. indra̱ṃ na tvā̱ śavàsā de̱vatā̀ vā̱yuṃ pṛ̀ṇānti̱ rādhàsā̱ nṛtàmāḥ ṚV. 6,4,7. AV. 4,1,5. — 2〉 unter den Göttern, zu den Göttern: na tvāvā̀m̐ asti de̱vatā̱ vidā̀naḥ ṚV. 1,165,9. dadhā̀ne ya̱jñaṃ dravìṇaṃ ca de̱vatā̀ ṚV. 6,70,5. i̱maṃ ya̱jñaṃ nàyata de̱vatā̀ naḥ ṚV. 4,58,10. ṚV. 7,1,23. ṚV. 7,85,3. māṃ dhu̱rindra̱ṃ nāmà de̱vatā̀ di̱vaśca̱ gmaścā̱pāṃ cà ja̱ntavàḥ ṚV. 10,49,2. ṚV. 4,44,2. ṚV. 8,3,14. In der zweiten Bed. wohl unmittelbar auf deva zurückzuführen.

Original text · German · substantive feminine

1. devátā (von deva) f. 1〉 göttliche Würde, — Macht; Göttlichkeit: tā nò devā de̱vatàyā yu̱vaṃ madhùmataskṛtam ṚV. 10,24,6. VS. 10,30. VS. 13,19. yenà devā de̱vatā̱magra̱ āyàn AV. 3,22,3. TBR. 1,8,1,1. sarve puruṣakāreṇa mānuṣyāddevatāṃ gatāḥ MBH. 13,308. — 2〉 Gottheit P. 5,4,27. AK. 1,1,1,4. H. 88. bṛhàspate̱ pratì me de̱vatā̀mihi gehe für mich eine Gottheit an ṚV. 10,98,1. yamòda̱naṃ pacàto de̱vatè i̱ha AV. 12,3,12. sarvā̱ hyàsminde̱vatā̱ gāvò go̱ṣṭha ìvāsate AV. 11,8,32. tra̱yastrìṃśadde̱vatā̀ḥ AV. 12,3,16. AV. 12,3,33. AV. 12,4,32. AV. 7,78,2. AV. 10,6,17. AV. 10,6,29. AV. 11,7,4. TBR. 2,3,1,3. TS. 1,6,7,3. de̱vānā̱ṃ vā anìṣṭā de̱vatā̀ āsan TS. 2,6,1,5. AIT. BR. 1,1. agrirvai devatā prathamamaharvahati AIT. BR. 4,29. yasyai vai kasyai ca devatāyai havirgṛhyate ŚAT. BR. 1,6,2,7. ŚAT. BR. 1,7,3,12. ŚAT. BR. 12,1,3,6. NIR. 7,1. aindro vā devatayā kṣatriyo bhavati traiṣṭubhaśchandasā der Gottheit nach AIT. BR. 7,23. vā̱ru̱ṇo hi de̱vata̱yāśva̱ḥ samṛ̀dhyai TBR. 1,7,2,6. M. 2,176. M. 3,56 u. s. w. N. 4,16. N. 17,25. R. 1,1,85. R. 1,2,11. RAGH. 2,16. VID. 112. Schol. zu ŚĀK. 7,10. devatātas ŚĀṄKH. ŚR. 1,16,15. gṛha˚, vāstu˚ ĀŚV. GṚHY. 1,2. pitṛ˚, paśu˚ ĀŚV. GṚHY. 2,4. evaṃdevata ŚĀṄKH. ŚR. 6,10,13. tadde˚ AIT. BR. 1,15. KĀTY. ŚR. 24,6,43. pratidevatam KĀTY. ŚR. 15,10,13. yathādevatám ŚAT. BR. 1,4,2,17. ŚAT. BR. 1,5,3,23. vāgdevatākaiścarubhiḥ KULL._zu_M. 8,105. Götterbild: devatānāṃ guro rājñaḥ snātakācāryayostathā . nākramitkāmataśchāyām M. 4,130. (purottamam) suvibhaktamahārathyaṃ devatābādhavarjitam MBH. 1,7579. devatāyatanasthāśca kauravendrasya devatāḥ . kampante ca hasante ca nṛtyanti ca rudānta ca .. MBH. 6,5208 (vgl. devatāpratimā). ˚snāna MATSYA-P._in_Verz. d. Oxf. H. 43,a,5. Im Veda soll im loc. neben devatāyām auch devate, im voc. neben devate auch devata vorkommen, KĀŚ._zu_P. 7,3,107. — 3〉 Bez. der Sinnesorgane (vgl. deva 9) ŚAT. BR. 2,5,2,2. ŚAT. BR. 7,4,2,3. ŚAT. BR. 8,2,1,11. ŚAT. BR. 13,5,2,10. ŚAT. BR. 14,4,1,7. Ind. St. 1,408. — Vgl. a˚, vana˚, sahadevata.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

1. devatā 1〉 TS. 1,6,1,3. — 2. devatā vgl. puruṣatā.

Böhtlingk 1879 adverb · substantive feminine

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2. devátā Adv. — 1〉 in der Eigenschaft als Gott, — Götter. — 2〉 unter —, zu den Göttern.

Original text · German · substantive feminine

1. devátā f. — 1〉 Gottheit (abstr.), Göttlichkeit, göttliche Würde, — Macht HEMĀDRI 1,114,16. — 2〉 Gottheit (concr.). — 3〉 Götterbild. — 4〉 ein Sinnesorgan MBH. 12,215,19.

Apte 1890 substantive feminine

Original text · English · substantive feminine

devatā 1 Divine dignity or power of divinity. 2 A deity, god; Ku. 1. 1. 3 The image of a deity. 4 An idol. 5 An organ of sense. Comp. — agāraḥ, -raṃ, -āgāraḥ, -raṃ, -gṛhaṃ -sthānaṃ a temple. — adhipaḥ an epithet of Indra. — abhyarcanaṃ worshipping a deity. — ātman a. of a divine nature. ([Page 0580-a]) Ku. 1. 1. — āyatanaṃ, -ālayaḥ, — veśman n. a temple or chapel. — pratimā the image of a god, an idol. — snānaṃ the ablution of an idol.

Cappeller 1887 adverb · substantive feminine

Original text · German · adverb

2. devátā Adv. unter o. zu den Göttern, als Gott.

Original text · German · substantive feminine

1. devátā f. Gottheit (abstr. u. concr).

Burnouf 1866 substantive feminine

Original text · French · substantive feminine

devatā f. (sfx. tā) condition divine, divinité. Déité.

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DYS 122–123: Dhyāna 1 occurrence

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PJH 1 occurrence
PJH 20: Everything Is Śiva 1 occurrence

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  • PJH 20 Segment 19

    Attested form: devatā Grammar of the segment: tatpuruṣa-compound genitive

PYS 1 occurrence
PYS 2.40–45: Perfected Niyamas 1 occurrence

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SiSa 8 occurrences
SiSa 2.1-2.5: Körperkosmos 1 occurrence

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SiSa 5.82-5.89: Mūlādhāra 1 occurrence

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SiSa 5.108-5.112: Maṇipūra 1 occurrence

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SiSa 5.113-5.120: Anāhata 1 occurrence

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SVU 2 occurrences
SVU 4.11-4.16: The Hidden Creator 1 occurrence

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SVU 6.7–6.13: Lord of All Lords 1 occurrence

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