Devavani, Dēvavāṇī, Devavāṇī, Deva-vani: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Devavani 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydēvavāṇī (देववाणी).—f The language of the celestials,--the Sanskrit language. 2 A voice from Heaven.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishdēvavāṇī (देववाणी).—f The language. A voice from Heaven.
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 dictionaryDevavāṇī (देववाणी).—'divine voice', a voice from heaven.
Devavāṇī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and vāṇī (वाणी).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDevavāṇī (देववाणी):—[=deva-vāṇī] [from deva] f. a d° voice, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDēvavāṇi (ದೇವವಾಣಿ):—
1) [noun] the voice of a god.
2) [noun] Saṃskřta, the classical Indian language, in which most of the important Hindu scriptures are written.
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)
Relevant text
Search found 3 books and stories containing Devavani, Deva-vani, Deva-vāṇī, Dēva-vāṇi, Dēvavāṇī, Devavāṇī, Dēvavāṇi; (plurals include: Devavanis, vanis, vāṇīs, vāṇis, Dēvavāṇīs, Devavāṇīs, Dēvavāṇis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Bhagavatpadabhyudaya by Lakshmana Suri (study) (by Lathika M. P.)
Mahākāvyās on Great heroes of Independence struggle < [Chapter 1 - Life and Works of Lakṣmaṇa Sūrin]
Is Sanskrit an Original Language? < [April – June, 1998]
Preceptors of Advaita (by T. M. P. Mahadevan)