Adeva, Ādeva: 11 definitions
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Adeva means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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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Pali-English dictionary
ādeva : (m.) lamenting; crying; deploring.
Ādeva, Ādevanā (ā + div. devati) lamenting, deploring, crying etc. in ster. phrase (explaining parideva or pariddava) ādevo paridevo ādevanā pari° ādevitattaṃ pari° Nd1 370 = Nd2 416 = Ps.I, 38. (Page 100)
ādeva (အာဒေဝ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[ā+devu (deva)+a]
[အာ+ဒေဝု (ဒေဝ)+အ]
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Adeva (अदेव).—a. [na. ba.]
1) Not god-like or divine, not pertaining to a deity.
2) Godless, impious, irreligious.
-vaḥ [na. ta.] One who is not a god.
Adeva (अदेव).—m. a mortal, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9, 315.
Adeva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a and deva (देव).
Adeva (अदेव).—[feminine] ī not divine, godless, impious; [masculine] not a god, an Asura.
1) Adeva (अदेव):—[=a-deva] mfn. not divine not of divine origin, not referring to any deity, [Ṛg-veda]
2) [v.s. ...] godless, impious, [Ṛg-veda]
3) [v.s. ...] m. one who is not a god, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xiv; Manu-smṛti]
4) Ādeva (आदेव):—1. ādeva mf(ī)n. [varia lectio] adeva q.v.
5) [=ā-deva] 2. ā-deva m. (scil jana) ‘all creatures including the gods’ ([Sāyaṇa on Ṛg-veda ii, 4, 1])
6) [v.s. ...] mf(ī)n. devoted to the gods ([Boehtlingk’s Sanskrit-Woerterbuch in kuerzerer fassung])
Adeva (अदेव):—[tatpurusha compound] I. m. f. n.
(-vaḥ-vī-vam) 1) Not referring to the gods, not divine.
2) Godless, impious. Ii. m.
(-vaḥ) One who is not a god. E. a neg. and deva. I. would more probably be a [bahuvrihi compound], if it were not accentuated in the Vedas as a [tatpurusha compound] See the following.
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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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Partial matches: Thevu, A, Deva.
Starts with: Adevaka, Adevamatrika, Adevana, Adevanam, Adevaneyya, Adevara, Adevasatta, Adevata, Adevatabhava, Adevatra, Adevayant, Adevayat, Adevayu.
Full-text (+359): Adevana, Adevatra, Adevamatrika, Adevita, Brihaka, Xu zhen, Adevaka, Suryavarcas, Parjanya, Karshni, Deva, Anandadeva, Er tian, Jie bi luo tian, Karala, Nirhayu, Purna, Durdiha, Janima, Mutkhalin.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
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The Causes of War < [Chapter 4 - Principles and Ethics related to the Warfare]
Yogadrstisamuccaya of Haribhadra Suri (Study) (by Riddhi J. Shah)
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