As a deity name
Name 944 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
As a Hindi name
देवातिदेव · noun · masculine
विष्णु — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a god surpassing all other gods
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Dictionary citations
devātideva m. a god surpassing all other gods, MBh.
N. of Śiva, MBh. xiii, 1259
of Viṣṇu, Hariv. 8814
of Śākya-muni, Buddh.
Alternative readings
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