Devamarga, Devamārga, Deva-marga: 7 definitions
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Devamarga 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexDevamārga (देवमार्ग).—A son of Sūra and Bhojā.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 46. 2.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDevamārga (देवमार्ग).—the air or sky.
Derivable forms: devamārgaḥ (देवमार्गः).
Devamārga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and mārga (मार्ग).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDevamārga (देवमार्ग).—m. the penis and the anus, [Rāmāyaṇa] 5, 61, 4, 6; [Pañcatantra] ed. orn. 55, 9.
Devamārga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and mārga (मार्ग).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Devamārga (देवमार्ग):—[=deva-mārga] [from deva] m. ‘the way of the gods’, the air or sky, [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes]
2) [v.s. ...] = anus, [Rāmāyaṇa v, 61, 4 [Scholiast or Commentator]] (cf. [Pañcatantra [Introduction] 10/11]).
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDēvamārga (ದೇವಮಾರ್ಗ):—[noun] the sky, as the path of gods.
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: Marga, Deva, Teva.
Full-text: Sixfold-path, Fivefold-path, Fourfold-path, Threefold-path.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 214 - The Greatness of Śrī Kapāla Tīrtha < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 218 - The Greatness of Jāmadagnya Tīrtha < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 4 - Viśvāmitra Performs a Yajña for Triśaṅku < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2.1i - The Vṛṣṇi Dynasty < [Chapter 3 - Historical aspects in the Matsyapurāṇa]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
I. Knowledge of the paths < [VI. Acquiring the knowledges of the paths and the aspects of the paths]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Dynasty of Vṛṣṇi < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
10. Signs of Ill Omen (ariṣṭa) < [Chapter 4]
The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)