Dev: 9 definitions
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Dev means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDev (देव्).—1 Ā. (devate)
1) To sport, play, gamble.
2) To lament.
3) To shine.
4) To throw, cast. -With परि (pari) to lament, mourn.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDev (देव्).—[(ṛ) devṛ] r. 1st cl. (devate) To sport or play. bhvā0 ā0 aka0 seṭ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDev (देव्).—i. 1, [Ātmanepada.] 1. To play. 2. To shine.
— Cf. 1. 2. div.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDev (देव्):—See √1. 2. div.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDev (देव्):—(ṛ) devate 1. d. To sport or play.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryDev in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a god, deity; a respectable person; a giant, demon; ~[rina] the debt of the gods; ~[kanya] a celestial maiden, nymph; ~[karya] a religious rite or sacrifice performed for propitiating a deity; ~[kula] pantheon; ~[gana] gods in their totality, divine community; ~[griha] a temple; the abode of a deity; ~[carya] worship, adoration; ~[trayi] the divine trio of Brahma:, Vishnu, Mahesh; ~[daru] a pine tree, cedar; ~[dasi] a temple dancer, a dancing girl dedicated to a deity; ~[duta] an angel, a prophet, divine messenger; ~[nadi] the river of gods—the Ganga:; -[pratima] the idol of a deity; ~[bala] a nymph, a celestial damsel; ~[bhasha] Sanskrit—the language of gods; ~[murti] the idol of a deity; ~[yana] a celestial plane; ~[vani] see ~[bhasha]; ~[sabha] the assembly of gods; ~[sthana] a temple..—dev (देव) is alternatively transliterated as Deva.
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Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryDev is another spelling for देव [deva].—n. 1. male deity; literally; 'shining one'; 2. a title of a revered or greatly person; 3. a title of a priest;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+26): Dev sondh, Dev-babool, Dev-babul, Dev-bhat, Dev-jambhul, Dev-koranti, Dev-nail, Dev-savar, Deva, Deva kanagilu, Deva kanchanamu, Deva kanigalu, Deva Sutta, Deva Vihara, Devababhula, Devabale, Devabandhu, Devabhadra, Devabhaj, Devabhakta.
Full-text (+40): Devalaya, Devagara, Devayatana, Tev, Namadeva, Jnanadeva, Kalpa dev, Dev kapas, Dev-champo, Dev kanchan, Dev sondh, Dev-adhyaksha, Dev-bhat, Dev-agrahara, Isht-dev, Paridevati, Deva, Dev-jambhul, Mujavara, Vrihiparni.
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Search found 80 books and stories containing Dev; (plurals include: Devs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Bhaktavijaya: Stories of Indian Saints (by Justin E. Abbott)
50.5: Ganpati dines with Tukaram < [Chapter 50 - Tukaram (Continued)]
50.3: Dev of Chinchwad and Tukaram < [Chapter 50 - Tukaram (Continued)]
50.4: Ganpati rescues a man from drowning < [Chapter 50 - Tukaram (Continued)]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
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Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology
Clinical evaluation of biological width after crown-lengthening surgery. < [Volume 14 (issue 3), Jul-Sep 2010]
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Indian Society of Periodontology Scientific Events < [Volume 27 (issue 6), Nov-Dec 2023]
Two Red Flowers < [October 1966]
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A Visual Melody < [July – September, 1995]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
A clinicalstudy on effect of madhu shigru aschyotana in the management of kaphaja abhishyanda w.s.r. to allergic conjunctivitis < [2017, Issue III March,]
A comparative clinical study on the effectiveness of udvartana with siravyadha in the management of sirajagranthi (varicose vein) < [2020, Issue 11, November]
Effect of integrated yoga therapy on nerve conduction velocity in type -2 diabetics a cross sectional clinical study < [2013, Issue 6 Nov- Dec]
The Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences
Gastrulation and Body Axes Formation: Molecular Concepts and Clinical Links < [v.29(6): 1–187 2022 Dec]
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