Devakhata, Devakhāta, Deva-khata: 10 definitions
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Devakhata 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
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-śāstraDevakhāta (देवखात) is a Sanskrit word referring to ditches and pools that are known to have been ‘dug by the gods’. The word is used throughout Dharmaśāstra literature such as the Manusmṛti. (also see the Manubhāṣya verse 4.203)
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: Wisdom Library: Raj NighantuDevakhāta (देवखात) refers to a “cave” according to the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The Dharaṇyādi-varga covers the lands, soil, mountains [viz., Devakhāta], jungles and vegetation’s relations between trees and plants and substances, with their various kinds.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDevakhāta (देवखात).—
1) a natural hollow among mountains.
2) a natural pond or reservoir; Manusmṛti 4.23.
3) a pond near a temple. °बिल (bila) a cavern, chasm.
Derivable forms: devakhātam (देवखातम्).
Devakhāta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and khāta (खात). See also (synonyms): devakhātaka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDevakhāta (देवखात).—n.
(-taṃ) 1. A cave or hollow a midst mountains. 2. A natural pond or reservoir. E. deva a deity, and khāta dug; not the work of men.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDevakhāta (देवखात).—[adjective] hollow by nature (lit. dug by the gods).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Devakhāta (देवखात):—[=deva-khāta] [from deva] mfn. ‘dug by the g°’, hollow by nature
2) [v.s. ...] n. (m. [Scholiast or Commentator]) a natural pond or reservoir, [Vāyu-purāṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] n. a cave or cavern, [Horace H. Wilson] (-ka n. idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.])
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDevakhāta (देवखात):—[deva-khāta] (taṃ) 1. n. A cave or hollow among mountains; reservoir.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDēvakhāta (ದೇವಖಾತ):—[noun] a depression, hollow place, naturally formed, in which water flowing on the surface gets stored; a natural pond or lake.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Deva, Khata, Teva.
Starts with: Devakhatabila, Devakhataka, Devakhatatirtha, Devakhatavila.
Full-text: Devakhataka, Devakhatabila, Devakhatatirtha, Devakhatavila, Khata, Bila.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 45 - Origin of eminent Devakhāta < [Section 3 - Arbuda-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 176 - The Greatness of Piṅgaleśvara (piṅgala-īśvara-tīrtha) < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 169 - Greatness of Vaivasvateśvara (Vaivasvata-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 4.203 < [Section XIV - Other Duties]
The Gautami Mahatmya (by G. P. Bhatt)
Lakulisha-Pashupata (Philosophy and Practice) (by Geetika Kaw Kher)
History of Lakulisa-Pasupata order < [Chapter 1 - The Historical Context]