daiva

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[apte] a. (vī f.) [devādāgataḥ aṇ] 1 Relating to gods, caused by or com- ing from gods, divine, celestial; saṃskṛtaṃ nāma daivī vāganvākhyātā maharṣibhiḥ Kāv. 1. 33; daivīnāṃ mānuṣīṇāṃ ca prati- hartā tvamāpadāṃ R. 1. 60; Y. 2. 235; Bg. 4. 25, 9. 13, 16. 3; Ms. 3. 75. --vaḥ (i. e. vivāhaḥ) One of the eight forms of marriage, that in which the daughter is given away at a sacrifice to the officiating priest; yajñasya ṛtvije...

[mw] mf (/I) n. or daiv/a (fr. dev/a) belonging to or coming from the gods, divine, celestial AV.; Br.; Mn.; MBh. &c 497,2 96788 mf (/I) n. sacred to the gods (96807.1 -tīrtha n. the tips of the fingers Mn. ii, 59; cf. s.v.; 96848.1 vīdik f. the north L.; cf. diś) 497,2 96788.05 mf (/I) n. royal (vāc) Ra1jat. v, 205 497,2 96788.10 mf (/I) n. depending on fate, fatal Ka1v. 497,2 96788.15

Root

√ṇama णम

Gaṇa 1· bhvadi· Ātmanepada · prahvatve śabde ca

to enjoy, to rejoice, to play

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a. (vī f.) [devādāgataḥ aṇ] 1 Relating to gods, caused by or com- ing from gods, divine, celestial; saṃskṛtaṃ nāma daivī vāganvākhyātā maharṣibhiḥ Kāv. 1. 33; daivīnāṃ mānuṣīṇāṃ...

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Part of Speech: ADJ
Total Occurrences: 862
Texts Appeared In: 106

DCS: the aim or object in view | Monier-Williams: dE/va n. divine power or will, destiny, fate, chance ( ˚vAt ind. by cha

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Manusmṛti surface: daivo

yajñāya jagdhir māṃsasyety eṣa daivo vidhiḥ smṛtaḥ
Bhāgavatapurāṇa surface: daivīṃ

sa eṣa prakṛtiṃ sūkṣmāṃ daivīṃ guṇamayīṃ vibhuḥ
Bhāgavatapurāṇa surface: daivāt

daivāt kṣubhitadharmiṇyāṃ svasyāṃ yonau paraḥ pumān