Daivaka: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Daivaka 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
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: archive.org: Illustrations of Indian Music and Dance in Western Indian StyleDaivaka (दैवक) refers to one of the forty-seven tānas (tone) used in Indian music.—The illustration of Daivaka (as a deity) according to 15th-century Indian art is as follows.—The colour of his body is yellow. His face is similar to the face of a bull. His right hand is in Pravacana-Mudrā and a viṇā is in his left hand.
The illustrations (of, for example Daivaka) are found scattered throughout ancient Jain manuscripts from Gujarat. The descriptions of these illustrations of this citrāvalī are based on the ślokas of Vācanācārya Gaṇi Sudhākalaśa’s Saṅgītopaniṣatsāroddhāra (14th century) and Śārṅgadeva’s Saṅgītaratnākara (13th century).
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDaivaka (दैवक).—A god, deity.
Derivable forms: daivakaḥ (दैवकः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDaivaka (दैवक).—[daiva + ka], a substitute for daiva, when latter part of a comp. adj. sa-, Together with the divine ones, Mahābhārata 8, 1985.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDaivaka (दैवक):—[from daiva] mf(ī)n. (ifc.) = daiva, a deity (cf. sa-)
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Daivakara, Daivakari, Daivakarman, Daivakarmman, Daivakarti, Daivakatana.
Ends with: Rajaka-daivaka.
Full-text: Daivaki, Rajaka-daivaka, Daivakinandana, Daivakatana, Devaka.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 205 - Brāhmaṇas Unfit for Śrāddha < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Manasara (English translation) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)