Devatithi, Devātithi: 7 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata PuranaDevātithi (देवातिथि):—Son of Ayutāyu (son of Rādhika). He had a son named Ṛkṣa. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.22.11)
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia
Devātithi (देवातिथि).—A king born in the Pūru dynasty. Akrodha was his father and Karambhā, daughter of the king of Kaliṅga, his mother. (Ādi Parva, Chapter 95, Verse 22). Devātithi had wedded Maryādā, daughter of the King of Videha. (Ādi Parva, Chapter 95, Verse 23).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Devātithi (देवातिथि).—A son of Krodhana and father of Ṛṣya.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 22. 11. Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 20. 5.
1b) A son of Akrodhana.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 50. 37; Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 232.
Devātithi (देवातिथि) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. ) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Devātithi) 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Devātithi (देवातिथि):—[from deva] m. ‘guest of the g°’, Name of a Kāṇva and author of [Ṛg-veda viii, 4; Tāṇḍya-brāhmaṇa ix, 2]
2) [v.s. ...] of a prince who was son of A-krodhana (or Krodhana, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa ix, 22, 11]) and Karambhā, [Mahābhārata i, 3775.]
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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.
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Full-text (+1): Rishya, Akrodhana, Ariha, Krodhana, Daivatitha, Riksha, Pratipa, Maryada, Dilipa, Devapi, Bahlika, Karambha, Bhishma, Udayana, Shantanu, Abhimanyu, Arjuna, Jahnuvamsha, Kaurava, Janamejaya.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XCV < [Sambhava Parva]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 22 - The Royal Dynasties of Pāñcāla, Magadha and Kuru < [Book 9 - Ninth Skandha]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Puru dynasty < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]