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Devasattra (देवसत्त्र).—A yajña. (See Vana Parva, Chapter 84, Verse 68).

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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.

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

Devasattra (देवसत्त्र).—n. a longlasting sacrifice in honour of the gods, Mahābhārata 3, 8188. Pañcasattra, i. e.

Devasattra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and sattra (सत्त्र).

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

Devasattra (देवसत्त्र):—[=deva-sattra] [from deva] n. a long festival in honour of the g°, [Mahābhārata]

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Devasattra in German

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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: Sattra, Deva, Teva.

Full-text: Devapatha.

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The Nilamata Purana (by Dr. Ved Kumari)

Verses 1301-1403

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