Devagiri, Deva-giri, Devagirī: 12 definitions

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Devagiri means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Devagiri (देवगिरि):—(deva + giri) m. Nomen proprium

1) eines Berges oder Gebirges (Götterberg) [Suśruta 2, 169, 2.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 5, 19, 16.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 180,] [Nalopākhyāna 3.] umschrieben devapūrvaṃ girim [Meghadūta 43.] Nach einem [Scholiast] zu [Meghadūta] hat der Berg seinen Namen daher, weil er der Aufenthaltsort des Kārttikeya ist. —

2) einer in diesem Gebirge liegenden Stadt, Dauletābād, [Colebrooke II, 451.] [Lassen’s Indische Alterthumskunde I, 171. 177, Nalopākhyāna 1.] [Oxforder Handschriften No. 92.] [WASSILJEW 205.]

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Devagirī (देवगिरी):—f. Name einer Rāgiṇī [Halāyudha im Śabdakalpadruma] nach Einigen eine Gemahlin des Vasantarāga, nach Andern des Nāgadhvani (Sohnes des Hiṇḍolarāga), wieder nach Andern des Naṭakalyāṇa, [Śabdakalpadruma] — Vgl. devakirī .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Devagiri (देवगिरि):—m. Nomen proprium —

1) eines Gebirges.

2) einer darin belegenen Stadt.

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Devagirī (देवगिरी):—f. eine best. Rāgiṇī [Saṃgitasārasaṃgraha 37.]

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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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