दिव्य

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Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दिव्य (divya).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪ɪʋ.jᵊ/
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Adjective

दिव्य (divya)

  1. divine, celestial
  2. supernatural
  3. charming, wonderful, beautiful

References

  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “दिव्य”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दिव्य”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *diwyás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *diwyás, from Proto-Indo-European *diwyós (heavenly, divine). Cognate with Ancient Greek δῖος (dîos), Latin dīus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

दिव्य (divyá) stem

  1. divine, heavenly, celestial
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 3.19.4:
      भूरी॑णि॒ हि त्वे द॑धि॒रे अनी॒काग्ने॑ दे॒वस्य॒ यज्य॑वो॒ जना॑सः।
      स आ व॑ह दे॒वता॑तिं यविष्ठ॒ शर्धो॒ यद॒द्य दि॒व्यं यजा॑सि॥
      bhū́rīṇi hí tvé dadhiré ánīkā́gne devásya yájyavo jánāsaḥ.
      sá ā́ vaha devátātiṃ yaviṣṭha śárdho yádadyá divyáṃ yájāsi.
      Men as they worship thee the God, O Agni, have set on thee full many a brilliant, aspect.
      So bring Most Youthful One, the Gods’ assembly, the Heavenly Host which thou to-day shalt honour.
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.68.3:
      ता न॑: शक्तं॒ पार्थि॑वस्य म॒हो रा॒यो दि॒व्यस्य॑
      महि॑ वां क्ष॒त्रं दे॒वेषु॑॥
      tā́ na: śaktaṃ pā́rthivasya mahó rāyó divyásya.
      máhi vāṃ kṣatráṃ devéṣu.
      So help ye us to riches, great terrestrial and celestial wealth:
      Vast is your sway among the Gods.
  2. supernatural, wonderful, magical
  3. charming, beautiful, agreeable

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दिव्य (divyá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative दिव्यः
divyáḥ
दिव्यौ / दिव्या¹
divyaú / divyā́¹
दिव्याः / दिव्यासः¹
divyā́ḥ / divyā́saḥ¹
Vocative दिव्य
dívya
दिव्यौ / दिव्या¹
dívyau / dívyā¹
दिव्याः / दिव्यासः¹
dívyāḥ / dívyāsaḥ¹
Accusative दिव्यम्
divyám
दिव्यौ / दिव्या¹
divyaú / divyā́¹
दिव्यान्
divyā́n
Instrumental दिव्येन
divyéna
दिव्याभ्याम्
divyā́bhyām
दिव्यैः / दिव्येभिः¹
divyaíḥ / divyébhiḥ¹
Dative दिव्याय
divyā́ya
दिव्याभ्याम्
divyā́bhyām
दिव्येभ्यः
divyébhyaḥ
Ablative दिव्यात्
divyā́t
दिव्याभ्याम्
divyā́bhyām
दिव्येभ्यः
divyébhyaḥ
Genitive दिव्यस्य
divyásya
दिव्ययोः
divyáyoḥ
दिव्यानाम्
divyā́nām
Locative दिव्ये
divyé
दिव्ययोः
divyáyoḥ
दिव्येषु
divyéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine ā-stem declension of दिव्या (divyā́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative दिव्या
divyā́
दिव्ये
divyé
दिव्याः
divyā́ḥ
Vocative दिव्ये
dívye
दिव्ये
dívye
दिव्याः
dívyāḥ
Accusative दिव्याम्
divyā́m
दिव्ये
divyé
दिव्याः
divyā́ḥ
Instrumental दिव्यया / दिव्या¹
divyáyā / divyā́¹
दिव्याभ्याम्
divyā́bhyām
दिव्याभिः
divyā́bhiḥ
Dative दिव्यायै
divyā́yai
दिव्याभ्याम्
divyā́bhyām
दिव्याभ्यः
divyā́bhyaḥ
Ablative दिव्यायाः / दिव्यायै²
divyā́yāḥ / divyā́yai²
दिव्याभ्याम्
divyā́bhyām
दिव्याभ्यः
divyā́bhyaḥ
Genitive दिव्यायाः / दिव्यायै²
divyā́yāḥ / divyā́yai²
दिव्ययोः
divyáyoḥ
दिव्यानाम्
divyā́nām
Locative दिव्यायाम्
divyā́yām
दिव्ययोः
divyáyoḥ
दिव्यासु
divyā́su
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas
Neuter a-stem declension of दिव्य (divyá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative दिव्यम्
divyám
दिव्ये
divyé
दिव्यानि / दिव्या¹
divyā́ni / divyā́¹
Vocative दिव्य
dívya
दिव्ये
dívye
दिव्यानि / दिव्या¹
dívyāni / dívyā¹
Accusative दिव्यम्
divyám
दिव्ये
divyé
दिव्यानि / दिव्या¹
divyā́ni / divyā́¹
Instrumental दिव्येन
divyéna
दिव्याभ्याम्
divyā́bhyām
दिव्यैः / दिव्येभिः¹
divyaíḥ / divyébhiḥ¹
Dative दिव्याय
divyā́ya
दिव्याभ्याम्
divyā́bhyām
दिव्येभ्यः
divyébhyaḥ
Ablative दिव्यात्
divyā́t
दिव्याभ्याम्
divyā́bhyām
दिव्येभ्यः
divyébhyaḥ
Genitive दिव्यस्य
divyásya
दिव्ययोः
divyáyoḥ
दिव्यानाम्
divyā́nām
Locative दिव्ये
divyé
दिव्ययोः
divyáyoḥ
दिव्येषु
divyéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

Descendants

Noun

दिव्य (divyá) stemn

  1. divine world, anything divine
  2. (in the plural) the celestial regions, the sky, heaven
  3. ordeal (10 kinds, viz. तुला (tulā), अग्नि (agni), जल (jala), विष (viṣa), कोश (kośa), तण्डुल (taṇḍula), तप्त-माष (tapta-māṣa), फाल (phāla), धर्माधर्म (dharmādharma), तुलसी (tulasī), compare ss.vv.) YĀjñ. ii, 22, 95 Pañc. i, 450/451, 451, 452, etc.
  4. oath, solemn promise

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of दिव्य (divyá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative दिव्यम्
divyám
दिव्ये
divyé
दिव्यानि / दिव्या¹
divyā́ni / divyā́¹
Vocative दिव्य
dívya
दिव्ये
dívye
दिव्यानि / दिव्या¹
dívyāni / dívyā¹
Accusative दिव्यम्
divyám
दिव्ये
divyé
दिव्यानि / दिव्या¹
divyā́ni / divyā́¹
Instrumental दिव्येन
divyéna
दिव्याभ्याम्
divyā́bhyām
दिव्यैः / दिव्येभिः¹
divyaíḥ / divyébhiḥ¹
Dative दिव्याय
divyā́ya
दिव्याभ्याम्
divyā́bhyām
दिव्येभ्यः
divyébhyaḥ
Ablative दिव्यात्
divyā́t
दिव्याभ्याम्
divyā́bhyām
दिव्येभ्यः
divyébhyaḥ
Genitive दिव्यस्य
divyásya
दिव्ययोः
divyáyoḥ
दिव्यानाम्
divyā́nām
Locative दिव्ये
divyé
दिव्ययोः
divyáyoḥ
दिव्येषु
divyéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

References