Devayatra, ٱ𱹲ٰ, Deva-yatra: 10 definitions
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Devayatra 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Indexٱ𱹲ٰ (देवयात्र).—A festival being celebrated at Dvārakā when Arjuna carried off Subhadrā.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 86. 9.

The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydēvaٰ (देवयात्र�).—f (S) The procession of an idol.
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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryٱ𱹲ٰ (देवयात्र�).�'an idolprocession,' any sacred festival when the idols are carried in procession; केनापि देवयात्रागते� सिद्धादेशे� साधुना मत्समक्षमादिष्टा (kenāpi devaٰgatena siddhādeśena sādhunā matsamakṣamādiṣṭā) M.5.12-13.
ٱ𱹲ٰ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and ٰ (यात्रा).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryٱ𱹲ٰ (देवयात्र�).—f.
(-ٰ) The procession of a deity or idol, or sacred festival when the images are carried in procession. E. deva a god, and ٰ going. devānā� ٰ .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryٱ𱹲ٰ (देवयात्र�).—f. 1. the procession of idols, [Mālavikāgnimitra, (ed. Tullberg.)] 69, 13. 2. a sacred festival.
ٱ𱹲ٰ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and ٰ (यात्रा).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryٱ𱹲ٰ (देवयात्र�).—[feminine] idol procession, pilgrimage i.[grammar]; gata being on a pilgrimage.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryٱ𱹲ٰ (देवयात्र�):—[=deva-ٰ] [from deva] f. an idol procession, [Mālavikāgnimitra v, 12/13.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryٱ𱹲ٰ (देवयात्र�):—[deva-ٰ] (ٰ) 1. f. The procession of a deity, idol or image.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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