Pāli Dictionary

devatā

devastemtāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

div3照；耀

Synonyms

deva, sura, maru

cosmology

  • 天人；神明；神灵（泛指男女天人及树神、地神等各类自然神灵）

  • deity; god; divine being (male or female; including celestial beings and earthly spirits such as tree or earth gods)

  • AN 11.15

    manussānaṃ piyo hoti, amanussānaṃ piyo hoti, devatā rakkhanti, n'āssa aggi vā visaṃ vā satthaṃ vā kamati, tuvaṭaṃ cittaṃ samādhiyati, mukhavaṇṇo vippasīdati

  • Snp 5.4

    anejaṃ mūladassāviṃ, atthi pañhena āgamaṃ, kiṃ nissitā isayo manujā, khattiyā brāhmaṇā devatānaṃ, yaññam'akappayiṃsu puthū'dha loke, pucchāmi taṃ bhagavā brūhi me taṃ.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 1

devātā
  1. devādeva

    天；天神；天人

  2. tā

    她们；那些（女性）；代词 ta 的阴性复数主格或宾格

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