Devarcana, Dēvārcana, Devārcana, Deva-arcana, Devārcanā: 5 definitions
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Devarcana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Devarchana.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydēvārcana (देवार्चन).—See the preferable compounds with dēvatā.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDevārcana (देवार्चन) or Devārcanā (देवार्चना).—
1) the worship of gods.
2) idolatry.
Derivable forms: devārcanam (देवार्चनम्).
Devārcana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and arcana (अर्चन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDevārcana (देवार्चन).—[neuter] worship of a god.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDevārcana (देवार्चन):—[from deva] n. worship of gods, idolatry, [Pañcatantra] (also nā f., [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary])
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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.
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Partial matches: Arcana, Deva, Teva.
Starts with: Devarcanakramapaddhati.
Full-text: Devarcanakramapaddhati, Strishudradinamdevarcanavicara, Caturmasakatrayi, Caturmasakatrayivyakhyana.
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