देवलोक

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देवलोक (devaloka).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪eːʋ.loːk/

Noun

देवलोक (devlokm[1][2][3]

  1. paradise, heaven
  2. any of the seven worlds superior to earth

Declension

References

  1. ^ Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “देवलोक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
  2. ^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “देवलोक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 511
  3. ^ Platts, John T. (1884) “देवलोक”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 559

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देवलोक (devaloka).

Pronunciation

Noun

देवलोक (devlokm[1][2][3]

  1. paradise, heaven
  2. any of the seven worlds superior to earth

References

  1. ^ दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “देवलोक”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 1695.
  2. ^ Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “देवलोक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  3. ^ Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “देवलोक”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

देवलोक m

  1. Devanagari script form of devaloka

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Compound of देव (deva, god) +‎ लोक (loka, world).

Pronunciation

Noun

देवलोक (devaloká) stemm

  1. the world or realm of the gods; paradise, heaven
    • c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda (Taittirīya Saṃhitā) VI.1.1:
      देवमनुष्या दिशो व्यभजन्त प्राचीं देवा दक्षिणा पितरः प्रतीचीम् मनुष्या उदीचीꣳ रुद्राः । यत् प्राचीनवꣳशं करोति देवलोकम् एव तद् यजमान उपावर्तते परि श्रयति । अन्तर्हितो हि देवलोको मनुष्यलोकात् ।
      devamanuṣyā diśo vyabhajanta prācīṃ devā dakṣiṇā pitaraḥ pratīcīm manuṣyā udīcīṃ rudrāḥ. yat prācīnavaṃśaṃ karoti devalokam eva tad yajamāna upāvartate pari śrayati. antarhito hi devaloko manuṣyalokāt.
      The gods and the men divided the quarters ; the gods (obtained) the eastern, the Pitrs (obtained) the southern, men (obtained) the western, the Rudras (obtained) the northern. In that, he makes a hall with beams pointing east, the worshipper approaches the world of the gods. He covers it over, for the world of the gods is hidden from the world of men.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of देवलोक (devaloká)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative देवलोकः
devalokáḥ
देवलोकौ / देवलोका¹
devalokaú / devalokā́¹
देवलोकाः / देवलोकासः¹
devalokā́ḥ / devalokā́saḥ¹
Vocative देवलोक
dévaloka
देवलोकौ / देवलोका¹
dévalokau / dévalokā¹
देवलोकाः / देवलोकासः¹
dévalokāḥ / dévalokāsaḥ¹
Accusative देवलोकम्
devalokám
देवलोकौ / देवलोका¹
devalokaú / devalokā́¹
देवलोकान्
devalokā́n
Instrumental देवलोकेन
devalokéna
देवलोकाभ्याम्
devalokā́bhyām
देवलोकैः / देवलोकेभिः¹
devalokaíḥ / devalokébhiḥ¹
Dative देवलोकाय
devalokā́ya
देवलोकाभ्याम्
devalokā́bhyām
देवलोकेभ्यः
devalokébhyaḥ
Ablative देवलोकात्
devalokā́t
देवलोकाभ्याम्
devalokā́bhyām
देवलोकेभ्यः
devalokébhyaḥ
Genitive देवलोकस्य
devalokásya
देवलोकयोः
devalokáyoḥ
देवलोकानाम्
devalokā́nām
Locative देवलोके
devaloké
देवलोकयोः
devalokáyoḥ
देवलोकेषु
devalokéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants