Daityapati, Daitya-pati: 3 definitions
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Daityapati 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: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationDaityapati (दैत्यपति) refers to the “ruler of the Asuras”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.5 (“The Tripuras are fascinated).—Accordingly, as Arihan said to the Lord of the Three Cities: “O ruler of the Asuras (daityapati), listen to my statement, pregnant with wisdom. It is the essence of the Vedānta and bears high esoteric importance. The entire universe is eternal. It has no creator nor it is an object of creation. It evolves itself and gets annihilated by itself. There are many bodies from Brahmā down to a blade of grass. They themselves are the gods for them. There is no other God. [...]”.
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 dictionaryDaityapati (दैत्यपति).—an epithet of Hiraṇyakaśipu, Prahlāda or Bali; यथा हि ते दैत्यपतौ प्रसादः (yathā hi te daityapatau prasādaḥ) Bhāgavata 1.63.45. q. v.
Derivable forms: daityapatiḥ (दैत्यपतिः).
Daityapati is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms daitya and pati (पति).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDaityapati (दैत्यपति):—[=daitya-pati] [from daitya > daiteya] m., ‘D°s-prince’, Name of Bali, [Mahābhārata; Kathāsaritsāgara]
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: Daitya, Pati.
Full-text: Daityapa.
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