देव [ deva ] [ devá ] m. f. n. ( fr. 3. [ div ] ) heavenly , divine (also said of terrestrial things of high excellence) Lit. RV. Lit. AV. Lit. VS. Lit. ŚBr. (superl. [ °devá-tama ] m. Lit. RV. iv , 22 , 3 ; [ °devi-tamā ] f. , Lit. ii , 41 , 16)

[ deva ] m. ( according to Lit. Pāṇ. 3-3 , 120 [ déva ] ) a deity , god Lit. RV.

(rarely applied to) evil demons Lit. AV. iii , 15 , 5 Lit. TS. iii , 5 , 4 , 1

(pl. the gods as the heavenly or shining ones ; [ ví śve devā́s ] , all the gods Lit. RV. ii , 3 , 4 , or a partic. class of deities ( see under [ ví śva ] ) , often reckoned as 33 , either 11 for each of the 3 worlds Lit. RV. i , 139 , 11 ( cf. [ tri-daśa ] ) , or 8 Vasus , 11 Rudras , and 12 Ādityas ( to which the 2 Aśvins must be added ) Lit. Br. ; cf. also Lit. DivyA7v. 68 ; with Jainas 4 classes , viz. [ bhavanādhīśa ] , [ vyantara ] , [ jyotiṣka ] , and [ vaimānika ] ; [ devā́nām pátnyas ] , the wives of the gods Lit. RV. Lit. VS. Lit. Br. ( cf. [ deva-patnī ] below ) )

N. of the number 33 (see above ) Lit. Gaṇit.

N. of Indra as the god of the sky and giver of rain Lit. MBh. Lit. R.

a cloud Lit. L.

(with Jainas) the 22nd Arhat of the future Ut-sarpiṇī

the image of a god , an idol Lit. Vishṇ.

a god on earth or among men , either Brāhman , priest Lit. RV. Lit. AV. ( cf. [ bhū-d ] ) , or king , prince (as a title of honour , esp. in the voc. " your majesty " or " your honour " ; also ifc. e.g. [ śrī-harṣa-d ] , [ vikramāṅka-d ] , king Śrī-harsha or Vikramâṅka , and in names as [ puruṣottama-d ] ( lit. having Vishṇu as one's deity ; cf. [ atithi-d ] , [ ācārya-d ] , [ pitṛ-d ] , [ mātṛ-d ] ) ; rarely preceding the name e.g. [ deva-caṇḍamahāsena ] Lit. Kathās. xiii , 48) Lit. Kāv. Lit. Pañc. ( cf. [ kṣiti- ] , [ nara- ] , )

a husband's brother ( cf. [ devṛ ] and [ devara ] ) Lit. W.

a fool , dolt Lit. L.

a child Lit. L.

a man following any partic. line or business Lit. L.

a spearman , lancer Lit. L.

emulation , wish to excel or overcome Lit. L.

sport , play Lit. L.

a sword Lit. Gal.

N. of men Lit. VP.

of a disciple of Nāgârjuna Lit. MWB. 192

dimin. for [ devadatta ] Lit. Pāṇ. 5-3 , 83 Vārtt.4 Sch.

n. ( Lit. L.) an organ of sense Lit. MuṇḍUp. iii , 1 , 8 ; 2 , 7