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Dev means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dev (देव्).—1 Ā. (devate)

1) To sport, play, gamble.

2) To lament.

3) To shine.

4) To throw, cast. -With परि (pari) to lament, mourn.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dev (देव्).—[(ṛ) devṛ] r. 1st cl. (devate) To sport or play. bhvā0 ā0 aka0 seṭ .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dev (देव्).—i. 1, [Ātmanepada.] 1. To play. 2. To shine.

— Cf. 1. 2. div.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dev (देव्):—See √1. 2. div.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dev (देव्):—(ṛ) devate 1. d. To sport or play.

[Sanskrit to German]

Dev in German

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Dev in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a god, deity; a respectable person; a giant, demon; ~[rina] the debt of the gods; ~[kanya] a celestial maiden, nymph; ~[karya] a religious rite or sacrifice performed for propitiating a deity; ~[kula] pantheon; ~[gana] gods in their totality, divine community; ~[griha] a temple; the abode of a deity; ~[carya] worship, adoration; ~[trayi] the divine trio of Brahma:, Vishnu, Mahesh; ~[daru] a pine tree, cedar; ~[dasi] a temple dancer, a dancing girl dedicated to a deity; ~[duta] an angel, a prophet, divine messenger; ~[nadi] the river of gods—the Ganga:; -[pratima] the idol of a deity; ~[bala] a nymph, a celestial damsel; ~[bhasha] Sanskrit—the language of gods; ~[murti] the idol of a deity; ~[yana] a celestial plane; ~[vani] see ~[bhasha]; ~[sabha] the assembly of gods; ~[sthana] a temple..—dev (देव) is alternatively transliterated as Deva.

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