Devagriha, Deva-griha, Devagṛha: 13 definitions
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Devagriha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
The Sanskrit term Devagṛha can be transliterated into English as Devagrha or Devagriha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Devagṛha (देवगृह) refers to a “temple”, and in a broader sense represents “devotional place” or “residence of God”. It is one of commonly used names for a temple, as found in Vāstuśāstra literature such the Mayamata and the Mānasāra.
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
India history and geography
Deva-gṛha.—(EI 24), a temple. Note: deva-gṛha is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
dēvagṛha (देवगृह).—n S pop. dēvaghara n An idol-house. 2 The room of the household gods or god.
dēvagṛha (देवगृह).—n dēvaghara n An idol-house.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Devagṛha (देवगृह).—
1) a temple.
2) the place of a king.
3) a planetary sphere.
Derivable forms: devagṛham (देवगृहम्).
Devagṛha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and gṛha (गृह).
Devagṛha (देवगृह).—n.
(-haṃ) 1. A celestial or planetary sphere, the dwelling of the gods. 2. A temple. E. deva, and gṛha house.
Devagṛha (देवगृह).—n. a temple, [Rāmāyaṇa] 5, 49, 16.
Devagṛha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and gṛha (गृह).
Devagṛha (देवगृह).—[masculine] [neuter] temple, chapel; palace.
1) Devagṛha (देवगृह):—[=deva-gṛha] [from deva] n. house of the g°, [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa; Rāmāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] temple, chapel, [Rāmāyaṇa; Suśruta; Varāha-mihira] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] palace of a king, [Mālavikāgnimitra v, 11/12.]
Devagṛha (देवगृह):—[deva-gṛha] (haṃ) 1. n. Celestial or planetary sphere; a temple.
Devagṛha (देवगृह):—(deva + gṛha) m. n.
1) Götterhaus: de.a.ṛ.ā vai nakṣatrāṇi [Taittirīyabrāhmaṇa 1, 5, 2, 6.] manvantareṣu sarveṣu ṛkṣe sūryagrahāśrayāt . tāni devagṛhāṇi syuḥ sthānākhyāni bhavanti hi .. [Matsyapurāṇa im Śabdakalpadruma] gṛhaṃ devagṛhopamam [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 61, 5.] —
2) Tempel, Kapelle [JĀBĀLOP.] in [Weber’s Indische Studien 2, 77.] [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 49, 16.] [Suśruta 2, 535, 8.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 52, 118.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 4, 102. 7, 70.] [Geschichte des Vidūṣaka 171.] [Pañcatantra 118, 10. 129, 4.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 4, 269. 701.] [Scholiast] zu [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 21, 3, 23.] —
3) der Palast des Königs [Mālavikāgnimitra 69, 2.]
Devagṛha (देवगृह):—m. n. —
1) Götterhaus. —
2) Tempel , Kapelle. —
3) der Palast eines Fürsten.
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
Dēvagṛha (ದೇವಗೃಹ):—[noun] a building, esp. one that is built as per the religious regulations, for the worship of a divinity or divinities the idols of which are installed therein; a temple.
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)
Starts with: Devagriha-jagati, Devagrihani.
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