‹ Back to the text

devatāpi

deva

masc

1. deva (masc): deity; god
2. deva (masc): king; lord
3. deva (masc): rain god; rain cloud; lit. god; i.e. Indra, god of the heavens
4. deva (masc): sky; heavens; lit. god; i.e. Indra, god of the heavens
5. devatā (fem): deity; god

Analysis. devata + api; devato + api; devatā + api

Etymology. √div > dev + *a; from √div 'shine'; Sanskrit deva [div]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

Lite mode — plain HTML for e-readers and old browsers. Full version