Devavriksha, Dēvavṛkṣa, Devavṛkṣa, Deva-vriksha: 10 definitions
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Devavriksha has 8 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit terms Dēvavṛkṣa and Devavṛkṣa can be transliterated into English as Devavrksa or Devavriksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchDevavṛkṣa (देववृक्ष):—(deva + vṛkṣa) m. der Baum der Götter:
1) allg. N. für den Mandāra und andere fabelhafte Bäume in Indra's Himmel [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 4, 317.] [Medinīkoṣa ṣ. 51.] —
2) Alstonia scholaris R. Br. [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 4, 7.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] —
3) Bdellion (guggulu) [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungDevavṛkṣa (देववृक्ष):—m. —
1) Bez. verschiedener fabelhafter Bäume in Indra’s Himmel. —
2) Alstonia scholaris. —
3) Bdellion.
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: Vriksha, Deva, Teva.
Full-text (+7): Shami, Khadira, Madhuka, Bilva, Hemadugdha, Shambara, Ambashtha, Jambu, Kesara, Vikankata, Vanjula, Arka, Sapanasa, Kadamba, Sarja, Amra, Nimba, Ashvattha, Krishnavamsha, Arjuna.
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