Devaviti, Devavītī, Devavīti, Deva-viti: 3 definitions



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Source: Puranic Encyclopedia

Devavīti (देववीति).—Daughter-in-law of king Agnīdhra. Pūrvacitti, the apsarā woman was the king’s wife and they had nine sons called Nābhi, Kiṃpuruṣa, Hari, Ilāvṛta, Ramuka, Hirañjaya, Kuru, Bhadrāśva and Ketumāla, and these sons married the following daughters of Meru, viz. Merudevī, Pratirūpā, Ugradaṃṣṭrī, Latā, Ramyā, Syāmā, Nārī, Bhadrā and Devavīti. Thus Devavīti became the wife of Ketumāla. (Bhāgavata, Pañcama Skandha).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Devavītī (देववीती).—A daughter of Meru and queen of Ketumālā.*

  • * Bhāgavata-purāṇa V. 2. 23.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Devavīti (देववीति).—food of the gods.

Derivable forms: devavītiḥ (देववीतिः).

Devavīti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and vīti (वीति).

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