Gramadeva, Grāmadēva, Grāmadeva: 4 definitions
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Gramadeva means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi. 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.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryGrāma-deva.—(IA 14), a village god; cf. grāma-devatā. Note: grāma-deva is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarygrāmadēva (ग्रामदेव).—m (S) grāmadēvatā f (S) grāmadaivata n (S) The tutelar divinity of a village.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishgrāmadēva (ग्रामदेव).—m-dēvatā f-daivata n The tutelar divinity of a village.
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 DictionaryGrāmadeva (ग्रामदेव):—[=grāma-deva] [from grāma] m. (= -devatā), [Inscriptions]
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: Grama, Deva, Teva.
Starts with: Gramadevaci Jamina, Gramadevata, Gramadevate.
Ends with: Samgramadeva.
Full-text: Samgramadeva, Gramadevaci Jamina, Gramadevata.
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