Devarata, Devarāta, Deva-rata: 12 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata Purana1) Devarāta (देवरात):—Son of Suketu (son of Nandivardhana). He had a son named Bṛhadratha. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.13.14-15)
2) Devarāta (देवरात):—Another name for Śunaḥśepha (son of Ajīgarta). He was bought by Rohita (son of Hariścandra) as a second son for his father, to be used in a sacrifice. (see Bhāgavata-purāṇa 9.7.20-23, 9.16.30)
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) Devarāta (देवरात).—A king who flourished in Dharmaputra’s assembly. (Sabhā Parva, Chapter 4, Verse 26). (See full article at Story of Devarāta from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
2) Devarāta (देवरात).—(Śunaśśepha). General. A king of Mithilā. The kings of Mithilā were commonly called Janaka. Devarāta was called Devarāta Janaka. (See Janaka). Genealogy. From Viṣṇu descended thus:—Brahmā,-Bhṛgu—Cyavana—Ūrva—Ṛcīka—Devarāta (Śunaśśepha). (For details see Śunaśśepha).
3) Devarāta (देवरात).—A house-holder whose daughter Kalā was married by Śoṇa. Kalā was killed by Mārīca. Devarāta and Śoṇa along with Viśvāmitra went to Śivaloka in search of Kalā. As Kalā had, at the time of her death, uttered the word 'Hara' (Śiva) she had gone to Mount Kailāsa and was spending her days in the service of Pārvatī who, after making Kalā and Śoṇa participate in Somavāravrata sent them back to earth. (Padma Purāṇa, Pātāla Khaṇḍa, Chapter 112).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Devarāta (देवरात).—A name of Sunasśepa as he was given back by the Gods to Viśvāmitra; (s.v.) father of Yājñavalkya; a Kauśika and a sage;1 a Brahmiṣṭha.2
- 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 16. 30, 32, 36; XII. 6. 64; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 32. 117; III. 66. 67; Vāyu-purāṇa 91. 95; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 7. 37.
- 2) Matsya-purāṇa 145. 113; 198. 3.
1b) The son of Karambhi(a); (Karambhaka-br. p., vā. p.) and father of Devakṣa(e)tra.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 24. 5; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 70. 44; Matsya-purāṇa 44. 42-3; Vāyu-purāṇa 95. 43; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 12. 41-2.
1c) A son of Suketu; a great warrior.1 father of Bṛhadratha. (Bṛhaduktha.2 Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa).
- 1) Vāyu-purāṇa 89. 8.
- 2) Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 5. 25. Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 13. 14-15; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 64. 8.
1d) Father of Devaśrava.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 185.
1e) The kings after Devarāta—Sunasśepa: of Kauśikagotra.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 66. 70; Vāyu-purāṇa 91. 98.
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: WikiPedia: HinduismDevarata (देवरत): Father of Yajnavalkya, the gods had given him a great bow and neither gods, nor gandharvas, nor asuras, nor rākshsa, nor men had might to string that.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDevarāta (देवरात).—
1) an epithet of Parīkṣit.
2) a kind of swan or crane.
Derivable forms: devarātaḥ (देवरातः).
Devarāta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and rāta (रात).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDevarāta (देवरात).—m.
(-taḥ) 1. A sort of crane. 2. The name of a king; also Parikshit.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDevarata (देवरत).—[adjective] delighting in the gods, pious.
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Devarāta (देवरात).—[masculine] God-given, a man’s name.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Devarāta (देवरात) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—the author of a Smṛti. Quoted in Saṃskārakaustubha, Saṃskāramayūkha and Śāntimayūkha.
2) Devarāta (देवरात):—the author of a Smṛti. Quoted by Devaṇṇa in Smṛticandrikā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Devarata (देवरत):—[=deva-rata] [from deva] mfn. delighting in the gods, pious, [Pañcatantra]
2) Devarāta (देवरात):—[=deva-rāta] [from deva] m. ‘god-given’, Name of Śunaḥ-śepa after being received into the family of Viśvā-mitra, [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa vii, 17; Mahābhārata] etc. ([plural] his descendants, [Pravara texts])
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a king who was the son of Su-ketu and descendant of Nimi, [Rāmāyaṇa; Purāṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] of a king who was son of Karambhi, [Purāṇa]
5) [v.s. ...] of another king, [Mahābhārata ii, 121]
6) [v.s. ...] of Parikṣit, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
7) [v.s. ...] of the father of Yājñavalkya, [ib. xii, 6, 64] (cf. daiva-rāti)
8) [v.s. ...] a sort of crane, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDevarāta (देवरात):—(taḥ) 1. m. A sort of crane; name of a king, Parīkshit.
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Starts with: Devaratapura.
Full-text (+6): Daivarati, Karambhi, Vedarata, Devakshatra, Shunahshepha, Brihaduktha, Suketu, Vishvamitra, Karambha, Devashrava, Shunahshepa, Brihadratha, Mahavirya, Babhrava, Janaka, Shunashshepha, Kurujit, Agnisambhava, Sobharampur, Yajnavalkya.
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