Devagandharva, Deva-gandharva: 5 definitions

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Devagandharva (देवगन्धर्व).—an epithet of Nārada.

-rvam a particular mode of singing.

Derivable forms: devagandharvaḥ (देवगन्धर्वः).

Devagandharva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and gandharva (गन्धर्व).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Devagandharva (देवगन्धर्व).—m. a celestial Gandharva, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 75, 28 Gorr.

Devagandharva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and gandharva (गन्धर्व).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Devagandharva (देवगन्धर्व):—[=deva-gandharva] [from deva] m. [plural] gods and Gandharvas, [Āpastamba]

2) [v.s. ...] the divine G°s (opp. to manuṣya-), Taitt, [Upaniṣad; Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] (Nārada so called, [Harivaṃśa 9633])

3) [v.s. ...] n. a mode of singing, 8449, (cf. -gāndhāra).

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Devagandharva in German

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