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devehi

deva

masc instr pl of deva (noun); masc abl pl of deva (noun)

1. deity; god
2. king; lord
3. rain god; rain cloud; lit. god; i.e. Indra, god of the heavens
4. sky; heavens; lit. god; i.e. Indra, god of the heavens

Etymology. From Indo-European *dyeu- 'sky, shine', the root of Greek Zeus, Latin deus, and Sanskrit deva. The word originally meant 'shining one' or 'sky god', extending to all divine beings and then to radiant or powerful earthly rulers.

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

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