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daíva or daivá mf(ī́)n. (fr. devá) belonging to or coming from the gods, divine, celestial AV. Br. Mn. MBh. &c
• sacred to the gods (tīrtha n. the tips of the fingers Mn. ii, 59
• s.v
• ○viidik f. the north L.
• 2. diś)
• royal (vāc) Rājat. v, 205
• depending on fate, fatal Kāv.
• m. (with or without vivāha) a form of marriage, the gift of a daughter at a sacrifice to the officiating priest Mn. iii, 21 ; 28
• the knowledge of portents Saṃk.
• patr. of Atharvan ŚBr.
• pl. the attendants of a deity TāṇḍBr. xvii, 1, 1
• (ī), f. a woman married according to the Daiva rite Vishṇ. xxiv, 30
• a division of medicine, the medical use of charms, prayers &c. W.
• n. a deity (cf. kula-) BhP. iii, 1, 35 &c
• (scil. karman, kārya &c.) a religious offering or rite Yājñ. MBh.
• divine power or will, destiny, fate, chance (○vāt, ind, by chance, accidentally) AV. Mn. MBh. &c

daiva 2

daiva Vṛiddbl form of deva in comp

 

Sanskrit-English Dictionary, by M. Monier William