Devagandharva, Deva-gandharva: 5 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchDevagandharva (देवगन्धर्व):—(deva + ga)
1) m. pl. die göttlichen Gandharva, stehen über den menschlichen (manuṣya) [TAITT. Upakośā 2, 8.] mit Namen aufgeführt [Mahābhārata 1, 2550. fgg. 4810. fgg.] jaguśca devagandharvā nanṛtuścāpsarogaṇāḥ [Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 1, 75, 28. 6, 112, 82.] Nārada so genannt [Harivaṃśa 9633. fg.] —
2) n. Bez. einer Art von Gesang, s. u. chālikya und vgl. devagāndhāra .
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Devagandharva (देवगन्धर्व):—
1) heisst Viśvāvasu [Ṛgveda] [Anukramaṇikā]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungDevagandharva (देवगन्धर्व):——
1) m. — a) Pl. Götter und Gandharva [Āpastamba’s Dharmasūtra 1,20,6.] — b) ein göttlicher Gandharva. —
2) n. eine Art von Gesang [Harivaṃśa 8449.]
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Partial matches: Gandharva, Deva.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 2.8.21 < [Chapter 8 - Description of Seeing Lord Kṛṣṇa]
Verse 3.4.10 < [Chapter 4 - The Coronation-Bathing of Śrī Kṛṣṇa]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.1.95 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 6 - Glorification of The Race of Danu < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
Shiva Gita (study and summary) (by K. V. Anantharaman)
Chandogya Upanishad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)