Alternative spellings of this word include Diwana.

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

Source: OpenEdition books: Vividhatīrthakalpaḥ (Kāvya)

Dīvāṇa (दीवाण) [(plur. or iic.) in Prakrit refers to a “chancellor”, and represents one of the Arabic-Persian words mentioned in the Vividhatīrthakalpa by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (tīrthas).—(Sircar 1966 p. 99).

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)

Divana (दिवन) [?] (in Chinese: T'i-p'o-na) is the name of an ancient kingdom associated with Anurādhā or Anurādhānakṣatra, as mentioned in chapter 18 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra, a large compilation of Sūtras (texts) in Mahāyāna Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.—Chapter 18 deals with geographical astrology and, in conversation with Brahmarāja and others, Buddha explains how he entrusts the Nakṣatras [e.g., Anurādhā] with a group of kingdoms [e.g., Divana] for the sake of protection and prosperity.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

divāṇa (दिवाण) [or दिवाणजी, divāṇajī].—m ( P) A prime minister. 2 Under the Moguls. The officer incharge of the revenue-administration of a district.

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divāṇa (दिवाण).—n divāṇakhānā m ( P) A royal hall; a court of audience or of justice; a divan: also a council-chamber. 2 Applied freely in the sense of Saloon, hall, drawing-room &c. 3 di- vāṇa is further Any assessment or requirement of Government. v phēḍa, cukava, dē, phaḍaśā kara, phiṭa, cuka. 4 divāṇa is further The Sarkar or Government, the Supreme authority; as khōtīcēṃ vatana di- vāṇānta bahuta divasa āhē. di0 cēṃ tēla padarānta ghēṇēṃ At whatever loss, damage, or cost, accept the gifts of your patron.

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divāna (दिवान).—and its compounds. See divāṇa and compounds. Both forms of spelling are good.

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divānā (दिवाना).—a ( P) Mad. 2 Foolish, silly, wild. Hind. Pr. dēkha divānē apanā saudā Mind, blockhead, your own business.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

divāṇa (दिवाण).—n divāṇakhānā m A royal hall; a drawing-room.

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divāṇa (दिवाण).—m A prime minister. The officer in charge of the revenue- administration of a district.

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divānā (दिवाना).—a Mad; foolish.

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

Dīvana (दीवन):—[from dīv > div] n. idem (cf. devana).

[Sanskrit to German]

Divana 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Dīvānā (दीवाना) [Also spelled diwana]:—(a) see [divānā].

2) Dīvāna (दीवान) [Also spelled diwan]:—(nm) a Chief Minister (in a royal court), dewan; a couch without back-rest; a royal court; a collection of poems; -[e-āma] a public hall of audience; ~[khānā] a drawing room, a hall of audience; -[e-khāsa] a hall of private audience.

3) Dīvānā (दीवाना) [Also spelled diwana]:—(a) mad, crazy, insane; ~[pana] madness, craziness, insanity.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Dīvaṇa (दीवण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Dīpana.

2) Dīvaṇā (दीवणा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Dīpanā.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Divāṇa (ದಿವಾಣ):—[noun] = ದಿವಾನ [divana].

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Divāna (ದಿವಾನ):—

1) [noun] the royal court-hall.

2) [noun] a chief officer.

3) [noun] the chief minister of a princely state.

4) [noun] a revenue officer in a taluk office of the government.

5) [noun] the entire mechanism of state governance or the body in charge of it; a government.

6) [noun] the state treasury.

7) [noun] a kind of couch with fixed back and arms; a sofa.

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Divānā (ದಿವಾನಾ):—[adjective] stupid; senseless; idiotic.

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Dīvāṇa (ದೀವಾಣ):—

1) [noun] the royal court-hall.

2) [noun] a chief officer.

3) [noun] the chief minister of a princely state.

4) [noun] a revenue officer in a taluk office of the government.

5) [noun] the entire mechanism of state governance or the body in charge of it; a government.

6) [noun] the state treasury.

7) [noun] a kind of couch with fixed back and arms; a sofa.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Starts with: Divanaasami, Divanacandra, Divanacavadi, Divanadarabara, Divanadasta, Divanadi, Divanaduyama, Divanagiri, Divanahajara, Divanaji, Divanakhana, Divanakhane, Divanakta, Divanaktam, Divananda mishra, Divanandiya, Tivanam.

Ends with: Abhisyandivana, Bandivana, Gadivana, Gudivana, Kadivana, Kannadivana, Kumara-Divana, Rakkhadivana, Samdivana, Senedivana, Uddivana.

Full-text: Divanagiri, Dipana, Diwana, Divani, Kumara-Divana, Divanaduyama, Divan, Divanu, Divanacavadi, Divanahajara, Diwani, Khalasa, Daraka, Divani Jhampa, Divanadasta, Hucedivani, Hagalimutali, Diwan, Athara Karakhane, Anuradha.

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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)

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