Rangadevata, Raṅgadēvatā, Raṅgadevatā, Ranga-devata: 4 definitions
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Rangadevata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryraṅgadēvatā (रंगदेवता).—f (S) The divinity conceived to preside over sports, diversions, and entertainments; the Genius of pleasure: also the Genius to the inspiration of whom any success or brilliant achievement is ascribed. 2 Spirit, vigor, fire, life, as inhering in any work or act. raṃ0 prasanna hōṇēṃ in. con. To be enjoying the smile and favor of Fortune; to be felix.
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 dictionaryRaṅgadevatā (रङ्गदेवता).—the goddess supposed to preside over battlefield, sports and public diversions generally; आतेने बलमिव रङ्गदेवताभ्यः (ātene balamiva raṅgadevatābhyaḥ) Kirātārjunīya 17.62.
Raṅgadevatā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms raṅga and devatā (देवता).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryRaṅgadevatā (रङ्गदेवता).—f.
(-tā) The goddess supposed to preside over sports and diversions.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRaṅgadevatā (रङ्गदेवता):—[=raṅga-devatā] [from raṅga > raj] f. a goddess supposed to preside over sports and diversions, the genius of pleasure, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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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