Divashayata, Divāśayatā, Diva-shayata: 3 definitions
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Divashayata 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.
The Sanskrit term Divāśayatā can be transliterated into English as Divasayata or Divashayata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDivāśayatā (दिवाशयता).—sleep by day; रात्रौ दिवाशयतया योऽप्यनुत्थानदूषितः (rātrau divāśayatayā yo'pyanutthānadūṣitaḥ) Rāj. T.5.253.
Divāśayatā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms divā and śayatā (शयता).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDivāśayatā (दिवाशयता).—[divāśaya + tā], i.e. divā-śī + a + tā, f. Sleeping by day, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 252.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDivāśayatā (दिवाशयता):—[=divā-śayatā] [from divā > div] f. sleep by day, [Rājataraṅgiṇī v, 252.]
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: Shayata, Diva, Tiva.
Full-text: Divashaya.
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