Devavatarana, Devāvataraṇa: 3 definitions

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Devavatarana 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.

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Devāvataraṇa (देवावतरण).—nt., name of a place: Karmavibhaṅga (and Karmavibhaṅgopadeśa) 78.16. It seems safe to assume that it means Devāvatāra; compare (Sāṃkāśye nagare) devatāvataraṇaṃ vidarśitaṃ bhavati Divyāvadāna 150.23.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Devāvataraṇa (देवावतरण) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—a śaiva poem, by Śivānanda. Burnell. 158^b.

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

Devāvataraṇa (देवावतरण):—[from deva] n. ‘descent of the gods’, Name of a poem.

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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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