Devakritya, Devakṛtya: 4 definitions
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Devakritya 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.
Devakritya has 2 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Devakṛtya can be transliterated into English as Devakrtya or Devakritya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchDevakṛtya (देवकृत्य):—(deva + kṛtya) n. eine den Göttern geltende heilige Handlung [Mahābhārata 12, 2360.] eine Angelegenheit —, ein Auftrag der Götter [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 1, 13, 47.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungDevakṛtya (देवकृत्य):—n. = devakārya
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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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Partial matches: Kritya, Deva, Teva.
Ends with: Mahadevakritya, Vaishvadevakritya.
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