As a deity name
Name 781 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
who or what sports or plays
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "devakāya" is the dative of "devaka" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "devaka" is derived from "deva" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
deva mf(ī)n. (fr. 3. div) heavenly, divine (also said of terrestrial things of high excellence), RV.; AV.; VS.; ŚBr. (superl. m. deva-tama, RV. iv, 22, 3 &c.; f. devi-tamā, ii, 41, 16)
deva m. (according to Pāṇ. iii, 3, 120 deva) a deity, god, RV. &c. &c.
devaka mf(ikā)n. who or what sports or plays, W.
divine, celestial id.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
devaka mf(ikā)n. who or what sports or plays, W.
divine, celestial id.
deva mf(ī)n. (fr. 3. div) heavenly, divine (also said of terrestrial things of high excellence), RV.; AV.; VS.; ŚBr. (superl. m. deva-tama, RV. iv, 22, 3 &c.; f. devi-tamā, ii, 41, 16)
deva m. (according to Pāṇ. iii, 3, 120 deva) a deity, god, RV. &c. &c.
Alternative readings
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