As a deity name
Name 985 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
As a Hindi name
Nearest attested word 'देवदेवेश' does not appear as a word in our Hindi sources. The nearest word is देवदेव, meaning शिव. — Śabdasāgara nearest word: देवदेव — a suggestion, not a meaning
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
‘lord of the chiefs of the gods’, N. of Śiva, of Indra
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Dictionary citations
deva—de˚veśa m. ‘lord of the chiefs of the gods’, N. of Śiva, MBh. i, 8123; of Indra, iii, 17191
of Viṣṇu, xii, 12864.
Alternative readings
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