Devaviti, Deva-viti, Devavītī, Devavīti: 7 definitions

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In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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Devavīti (देववीति).—Daughter-in-law of king Agnīdhra. Pūrvacitti, the apsarā woman was the king’s wife and they had nine sons called Nābhi, Kiṃpuruṣa, Hari, Ilāvṛta, Ramuka, Hirañjaya, Kuru, Bhadrāśva and Ketumāla, and these sons married the following daughters of Meru, viz. Merudevī, Pratirūpā, Ugradaṃṣṭrī, Latā, Ramyā, Syāmā, Nārī, Bhadrā and Devavīti. Thus Devavīti became the wife of Ketumāla. (Bhāgavata, Pañcama Skandha).

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Devavītī (देववीती).—A daughter of Meru and queen of Ketumālā.*

  • * Bhāgavata-purāṇa V. 2. 23.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index
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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Devavīti (देववीति).—food of the gods.

Derivable forms: devavītiḥ (देववीतिः).

Devavīti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and vīti (वीति).

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Devavīti (देववीति).—[feminine] a feast or meal for the gods.

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

1) Devavīti (देववीति):—[=deva-vīti] [from deva] f. (va-v) a feast or enjoyment for the g°, [Ṛg-veda]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of a daughter of Meru and wife of a son of Agnīdhra, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

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

[Sanskrit to German]

Devaviti 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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