Devabhaga, Devabhāga, Deva-bhaga: 7 definitions
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Devabhaga 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: Puranic EncyclopediaDevabhāga (देवभाग).—A king of the Yayāti dynasty. (Bhāgavata Navama Skandha).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Devabhāga (देवभाग).—A son of Devamiḍha and Māriṣā; husband of Kaṃsā and father of Citraketu and Bṛhadbala.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 24. 28, 40.
1b) A son of Śūra; father of Mahābhāga.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 71. 149. 188.
1c) The father of Uddhava.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 46. 23.
1d) A brother of Vasudeva.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 147. Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 14. 30.
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 dictionaryDevabhāga (देवभाग).—the northern hemisphere.
Derivable forms: devabhāgaḥ (देवभागः).
Devabhāga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and bhāga (भाग).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Devabhāga (देवभाग):—[=deva-bhāga] [from deva] m. ‘the portion of the gods’, the northern hemisphere (opp. to asura-), [Sūryasiddhānta]
2) [v.s. ...] (ga), Name of a teacher called also Srauta or Śrautarṣa, [Brāhmaṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] of a son of Sūra and brother of Vasu-deva, [Harivaṃśa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
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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 corpusDēvabhāga (ದೇವಭಾಗ):—[noun] = ದೇವದಾಯ [devadaya].
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: Deva, Bhaga, Teva.
Starts with: Devabhagashrautarsha.
Full-text: Shrautarshi, Shrautarsha, Citraketu, Brihadbala, Uddhava, Devavibhaga, Mahabhaga, Vidurathavamsha, Devabhagashrautarsha, Brihaddhala, Sura, Kamsa, Bhakta.
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