Devajani, Devajanī: 2 definitions
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Devajani means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 IndexDevajanī (देवजनी).—(Devajananī, Vāyu-purāṇa) the wife of Maṇivara, the Yakṣa; gave birth to a number of sons who in their turn became the fathers and grandfathers of several children.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 121, 127; Vāyu-purāṇa 69. 153, 158-163.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Devajānī (देवजानी) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Nirṇayadīpikābhāṣya. B. 3, 98. Devajānīya quoted in Nirṇayasindhu.
2) Devajānī (देवजानी):—read Nirṇayadīpakabhāṣya. Devajānīya is also quoted in Vidhānapārijāta.
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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Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 22 - Kamsa Invites Krishna and Sends Akrura to Bring Him < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 7 - Different dynasties enumerated < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]