[adhiṣṭhātā-trī devaḥ deva- tā vā] 1 A presiding or tutelary deity; yayāce pāduke paścātkartuṃ rājyādhidevate R. 12. 17; 13. 68; 16. 9; Bv. 3. 3; sā [Page0048-c+ 55] rāmaṇīyakanidheradhidevatā vā Māl. 1. 21. (The eleven organs of sense are said to have each a presiding deity: śrotrasya dik, tvaco vātaḥ, netrasya arkaḥ, rasanāyā varuṇaḥ, ghrāṇasya aśvinau, vāgiṃdriyasya vahniḥ, hastasya iṃdraḥ, pādasya upeṃdraḥ,...