daiva

Dictionary meanings for daiva from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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daiva

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a. (vī f.) [devādāgataḥ aṇ] 1 Relating to gods, caused by or com- ing from gods, divine, celestial; saṃskṛtaṃ nāma daivī vāganvākhyātā maharṣibhiḥ Kāv. 1. 33; daivīnāṃ mānuṣīṇāṃ ca prati- hartā tvamāpadāṃ R. 1. 60; Y. 2. 235; Bg. 4. 25, 9. 13, 16. 3; Ms. 3. 75. vaḥ (i. e. vivāhaḥ) One of the eight forms of marriage, that in which the daughter is given away at a sacrifice to the officiating priest; yajñasya ṛtvije...

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

mf (/I) n. or daiv/a (fr. dev/a) belonging to or coming from the gods, divine, celestial AV.; Br.; Mn.; MBh. &c 497,2 96788 mf (/I) n. sacred to the gods (96807.1 -tīrtha n. the tips of the fingers Mn. ii, 59; cf. s.v.; 96848.1 vīdik f. the north L.; cf. diś) 497,2 96788.05 mf (/I) n. royal (vāc) Ra1jat. v, 205 497,2 96788.10 mf (/I) n. depending on fate, fatal Ka1v. 497,2 96788.15

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