As a deity name
Name 193 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 492 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
देवेश · noun · masculine
देवताओं का राजा, इंद्र · परमेश्वर · महादेव — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
‘chief of the g˚’, N. of Brahmā or Viṣṇu or Śiva or Indra
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Dictionary citations
deveśa m. ‘chief of the g˚’, N. of Brahmā or Viṣṇu or Śiva or Indra, MBh.; Kāv.
king, prince, MBh. xiii, 1832
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