devata (7503)

devata
Entry 7503, Page 270, Col. 2

(devata, devata)
devata¦, m., nt., divinity; interpreted by Weller 36 as = Skt. daivata; that may have something to do with it, but see § 9.4; in part it seems also a matter of use of m. and nt. endings (and modifiers) with f. noun (devatā): kasmān name devate (acc. pl.) LV 120.12 (vs), why should he bow to the gods?; devataiḥ 221.5 and 10 (vss; only v.l. devaiḥ, unmetr.); -devataiḥ, °tair also 281.5, 8 (vs, no v.l.); kiṃcid giridevatam vā nadīdevataṃ vā (n. sg.) 382.6 (prose; Calc. daiv°); ete catvāro bodhivṛkṣade- vatās (m. n. pl.) 401.22 (prose), and tān devatān (acc. pl.) 402.2; anye…-devatāḥ 421.9 (vs), and in next line teṣāṃ, referring to these devatāḥ; in Divy 209.5 (prose) ane- kābhir Vaiśālīvananivāsinībhir devatair (despite fem. adjs.!). [Page271-a+ 71]

{{#arraymap:

|; |@@@ | | }}