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Deva (Sanskrit: देव, Sanskrit pronunciation:) means 'shiny', 'exalted', 'heavenly being', 'divine being', 'anything of excellence', [1] and is also one of the Sanskrit terms used to indicate a deity in Hinduism. [2] Deva is a masculine term; the feminine equivalent is Devi. The word is a cognate with Latin deus ('god') and Greek Zeus.
Devī (/ ˈ d eɪ v i /; [1] Sanskrit: देवी) is the Sanskrit word for 'goddess'; the masculine form is deva. Devi and deva mean 'heavenly, divine, anything of excellence', and are also gender-specific terms for a deity in Hinduism. The concept and reverence for goddesses appears in the Vedas, which were composed around the 2nd ...
Devi and Deva are Sanskrit terms found in the Vedic literature, such as the Rigveda of the 2nd millennium BCE. [3] Deva is masculine, and the related feminine equivalent is Devi. [4] They mean "heavenly, divine, terrestrial things of high excellence, exalted, shining ones". [5] [6] Etymologically, the cognates of Devi are Latin dea and Greek ...
'Devi' (Sanskrit: देवी) is the Sanskrit word for 'goddess'; the masculine form is deva. The terms Devi and Deva are Sanskrit terms found in Vedic literature of 2nd millennium BCE, wherein Devi is feminine and Deva is masculine. [17] Monier Williams translates it as "heavenly, divine, terrestrial things of high excellence, exalted ...
Ishta-deva or ishta devata (Sanskrit: इष्ट देव(ता), iṣṭa-deva(tā), literally "cherished divinity" from iṣṭa, "personal, liked, cherished, preferred" and devatā, "godhead, divinity, tutelary deity" or deva, "deity"), is a term used in Hinduism denoting a worshipper's favourite deity.
A Deva (Sanskrit and Pali: देव; Mongolian: тэнгэр, tenger) in Buddhism is a type of celestial being or god who shares the god-like characteristics of being more powerful, longer-lived, and, in general, much happier than humans, although the same level of veneration is not paid to them as to Buddhas.
The Bhagavad Gita (/ ˈ b ʌ ɡ ə v ə d ˈ ɡ iː t ɑː /; [1] Sanskrit: भगवद्गीता, IPA: [ˌbʱɐɡɐʋɐd ˈɡiːtɑː], romanized: bhagavad-gītā, lit. 'God's song'), [a] often referred to as the Gita (IAST: gītā), is a Hindu scripture, dated to the second or first century BCE, [7] which forms part of the epic Mahabharata.
Devata (pl: devatas, meaning 'the gods') (Devanagari: देवता; Khmer: ទេវតា (tevoda); Thai: เทวดา (RTGS: thewada); Balinese, Sundanese, Malay: dewata; Javanese: déwata or jawata; [1] Batak languages: debata, dibata, naibata; diwata (Philippine languages)) are smaller and more focused Devas (Deities) in Indian ...