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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Divābhīti (दिवाभीति).—

1) an owl; दिवाकराद्रक्षति यो गुहासु लीनं दिवा- भीतमिवान्धकारम् (divākarādrakṣati yo guhāsu līnaṃ divā- bhītamivāndhakāram) Kumārasambhava 1.12.

2) a white lotus (opening at night).

3) a thief, house-breaker.

Derivable forms: divābhītiḥ (दिवाभीतिः).

Divābhīti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms divā and bhīti (भीति). See also (synonyms): divābhīta.

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

Divābhīti (दिवाभीति).—m.

(-tiḥ) An owl. E. divā by day, and bhīti fear: see the preceding.

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

Divābhīti (दिवाभीति).—m. an owl.

Divābhīti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms divā and bhīti (भीति).

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

Divābhīti (दिवाभीति):—[=divā-bhīti] [from divā > div] f. ‘having fear by day’, an owl, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Divābhīti (दिवाभीति):—[divā-bhīti] (tiḥ) 2. m. Idem.

[Sanskrit to German]

Divabhiti 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: Diva, Bhiti, Tiva.

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