Devadaya, Dēvadayā, Devadayā: 4 definitions

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Devadaya means something in the history of ancient India, Marathi. 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.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Deva-dāya.—(IE 8-5; EI 23; CII 4; SITI), a rent-free holding in the possession of a temple; a gift made in honour of a god; same as deva-deya, etc. Note: deva-dāya is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

dēvadayā (देवदया).—f (Mercy or kindness of God.) Applied, with pious sentiment, to riches, lands, cattle, corn-stores, offspring &c.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

dēvadayā (देवदया).—f Applied, with pious sentiment to riches, lands, cattle, corn-stores, off-spring &c.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Dēvadāya (ದೇವದಾಯ):—[noun] a bequest or gift that provides an income for a temple.

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Dēvādāya (ದೇವಾದಾಯ):—[noun] a piece of land gifted to a temple.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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