Devanama, Devanāman, Devanāma, Devanaman, Deva-nama: 7 definitions

Introduction:

Devanama means something in Jainism, Prakrit, 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.

Devanama has 4 English definitions available.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Devanāma (देवनाम):—(deva + nāman) n. Göttername [Taittirīyāraṇyaka 5, 7, 3.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Devanāman (देवनामन्):—(wie eben) Nomen proprium eines der 7 Varṣa in Kuśadvīpa [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 5, 20, 15.]

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

Devanāman (देवनामन्):—1. n. Göttername [Taittirīyāraṇyaka 5,7,1.]

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Devanāman (देवनामन्):—2. m. Nomen proprium eines Fürsten und eines nach ihm benannten Varṣa in Kuśadvīpa.

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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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