Devamitra, Devamitrā: 8 definitions
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Devamitra 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 EncyclopediaDevamitrā (देवमित्रा).—A female attendant of Subrahmaṇya. (Śalya Parva, Chapter 14, Verse 14).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Devamitra (देवमित्र).—A pupil of Maṇḍūkeya; taught the Samhitā to Saubhari and other disciples.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa XII. 6. 56.
1b) A name for Śākalya (s.v.).*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 60. 32, 63.
Devamitrā (देवमित्रा) refers to the name of a Lady mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. IX.45.13). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Devamitrā) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryDevamitrā (देवमित्रा).—name of a rākṣasī: Mahā-Māyūrī 241.14.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumDevamitra (देवमित्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—of Campā, father of Viṣṇumitra (Ṛgvedaprātiśākhyavyākhyā).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Devamitra (देवमित्र):—[=deva-mitra] [from deva] m. ‘having the gods as friends’, Name of an ancient teacher called also Śākalya, [Purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] of the father of Viṣṇu-mitra, [Catalogue(s)]
3) Devamitrā (देवमित्रा):—[=deva-mitrā] [from deva-mitra > deva] f. Name of one of the Mātṛs attending on Skanda, [Mahābhārata]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Mitra, Deva, Teva.
Starts with: Devamitrashakalya.
Full-text: Daivamitri, Mandukeya, Vishnumitra kumara, Golaka, Shakalya, Saubhari, Matsya.
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List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
A Historical Study of Kaushambi (by Nirja Sharma)
Kaushambi during the Shunga Dynasty < [Chapter 2]
Stupas in Orissa (Study) (by Meenakshi Chauley)
Buddhism under Bhoi Dynasty < [Chapter 2]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 34 - Vyāsa and the Line of his Disciples < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Chapter 35 - The legend of Yājñavalkya’s receiving the Veda from the Sun-God < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)