The Sanskrit terms Dēvavṛkṣa and Devavṛkṣa can be transliterated into English as Devavrksa or Devavriksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Devavṛkṣa (देववृक्ष) refers to one of the thirty-six sacred trees, according to the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “According to the Kula teaching (these) [i.e., Devavṛkṣa] are the most excellent Kula trees that give accomplishments and liberation. (They are full of) Yoginīs, Siddhas, Lords of the Heroes and hosts of gods and demons. One should not touch them with one’s feet or urinate and defecate on them or have sex etc. below them. One should not cut etc. or burn them. Having worshipped and praised them regularly with their own flowers and shoots, one should always worship the Śrīkrama with devotion with their best fruits and roots. [...]”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (vastu)

Devavṛkṣa (देववृक्ष) is classified as a “tree beneficial for the construction of temples”, according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—The eco-friendly suggestions of Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa are seen to protect the greenery and to balance a pollution free environment. [...] The architect is suggested to go to the forest to collect appropriate wood (e.g., from the Devavṛkṣa tree) for temples in an auspicious day after taking advice from an astrologer. [...] According to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, the woods of some particular trees remain beneficial for the construction of temples. At the time of cutting the trees [e.g., Devavṛkṣa] one should clean the axe by smearing honey and ghee. After collecting the suitable wood from forest, the architect uses it according to his requirements and purposes.

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Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Devavriksha in India is the name of a plant defined with Alstonia scholaris in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Beluttakaka malabarica (Lam.) Kuntze (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· World Checklist of Seed Plants. (1995)
· World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database (2003)
· Annales du muséum national d’histoire naturelle (1810)
· Alstonia scholaris
· Pharmacology. (2005)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Devavriksha, for example chemical composition, health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, extract dosage, side effects, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

dēvavṛkṣa (देववृक्ष).—m (S) A sacred tree. See dēvatarū.

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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 dictionary

Devavṛkṣa (देववृक्ष).—the Mandāra tree.

Derivable forms: devavṛkṣaḥ (देववृक्षः).

Devavṛkṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and vṛkṣa (वृक्ष).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Devavṛkṣa (देववृक्ष).—m.

(-kṣaḥ) 1. A tree, (Echites scholaris.) 2. A tree of heaven or paradise. 3. A plant yielding a fragrant resin, (Bdellium.) E. deva a god, vṛkṣa a tree.

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

1) Devavṛkṣa (देववृक्ष):—[=deva-vṛkṣa] [from deva] m. ‘d° tree’, a tree of paradise (cf. -taru), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] Alstonia Scholaris, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] bdellium (= guggulu), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Devavṛkṣa (देववृक्ष):—[deva-vṛkṣa] (kṣaḥ) 1. m. Echites scholaris; a heavenly tree; bdellium.

[Sanskrit to German]

Devavriksha 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Vriksha, Deva, Teva.

Full-text (+7): Shami, Khadira, Madhuka, Bilva, Hemadugdha, Shambara, Ambashtha, Jambu, Kesara, Vikankata, Vanjula, Arka, Sapanasa, Kadamba, Sarja, Amra, Nimba, Ashvattha, Krishnavamsha, Arjuna.

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