Devabhumi, Deva-bhumi, Devabhūmi: 6 definitions
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Devabhumi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Devabhūmi (देवभूमि).—A Śuṅga ruler and son of Bhāgavata, ruled for 10 years; killed by his minister Vasudeva who became king. (Kṣemabhūmi, Vāyu-purāṇa).*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 74. 155. Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 344.
1b) The son of Samābhāga, ruled for ten years.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 272. 31.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydēvabhūmi (देवभूमि).—f (S) Holy ground; places where are sacred rivers, mighty idols &c.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDevabhūmi (देवभूमि).—f. heaven; पितुः प्रदेशा- स्तव देवभूमयः (pituḥ pradeśā- stava devabhūmayaḥ) Kumārasambhava 5.45.
Derivable forms: devabhūmiḥ (देवभूमिः).
Devabhūmi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and bhūmi (भूमि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDevabhūmi (देवभूमि):—[=deva-bhūmi] [from deva] [varia lectio] for [preceding] m.
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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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Partial matches: Bhumi, Deva, Teva.
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Full-text: Bhumideva, Shunga, Kshemabhumi, Rupavacara Citta, Vasudeva.
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Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Dynasty of Śuṅga < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 96 < [Volume 13 (1898)]
Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 74 - Royal Dynasties < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
Patthana Dhamma (by Htoo Naing)
Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Notes on Some Early Indian Names < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 2 (1964)]