Divaukasa: 9 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Purana
Languages
1. Sanskrit
2. Kannada
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Introduction:

Divaukasa 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.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Divaukasa (啶︵た啶掂啶曕じ) refers to the 鈥淕ods鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.5.23 (鈥淥utraging the modesty of V峁沶d膩鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as Jalandhara said to 艢iva: 鈥淭o remove the itching sensation in my arms I have hit the lofty mountain Mandara, the glorious mountain N墨la and the lustrous mountain Meru. Just for the sport the river Ga峁単膩 was checked by me on the Himalaya mountain. Even my servants were victorious over the gods (divaukasa), my enemies. I seized the submarine fire and closed its mouth when the entire ocean became one single unit instantaneously. [...]鈥�.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Divaukasa (啶︵た啶掂啶曕じ).鈥擜 class of deities of the C膩k峁峁 epoch.^*

* Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 9. 24.

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The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Divaukasa (啶︵た啶掂啶曕じ).鈥�m., [divaukas, -sa岣 'inhabitant of the heaven', a god; 艢.7; R.3.19,47; 啶︵た啶掂た啶粪う啷嵿さ啷冟え啷嵿う啷堗 (诲颈惫颈峁诲惫峁沶诲补颈岣�) G墨tagovinda 7.

Derivable forms: 诲颈惫补耻办补蝉补岣� (啶︵た啶掂啶曕じ啶�).

See also (synonyms): divokas, divaukas.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Divaukasa (啶︵た啶掂啶曕じ).鈥攏ame of a yak峁, attendant on M膩ndh膩tar: 顿颈惫测腻惫补诲腻苍补 211.5 ff.; 惭奴濒补-厂补谤惫腻蝉迟颈惫腻诲补-痴颈苍补测补 i.68.13; 94.11.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Divaukasa (啶︵た啶掂啶曕じ).鈥攊. e. diva-okas + a, m. A deity, [Hariva峁兣沘, (ed. Calc.)] 11884.

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

1) Divaukasa (啶︵た啶掂啶曕じ):鈥擺from diva > div] m. (= kas) a god, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of a Yak峁, [顿颈惫测腻惫补诲腻苍补]

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Divaukasa (嗖︵部嗖掂硨嗖曕哺):鈥擺noun] an inhabitant of the heaven; a god.

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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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Search found 18 books and stories containing Divaukasa; (plurals include: Divaukasas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Part 5 - The story of Usha and Aniruddha in the Harivamsa Purana < [Chapter 3 - Sources of the Ushaharana-kavya]

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Chapter 1 - The story of king M膩ndh膩tar

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Page 107 < [Volume 13 (1898)]

Page 204 < [Volume 8 (1886)]

Page 45 < [Volume 6 (1882)]

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Page 269 < [Volume 20 (1918)]

Page 237 < [Volume 20 (1918)]

Page 172 < [Volume 22 (1918)]

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