दिव्य
See also: दैव्य
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दिव्य (divya).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪ɪʋ.jᵊ/
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Adjective
दिव्य • (divya)
Related terms
- दिव्य पुरुष (divya puruṣ)
- दिव्यचक्षु (divyacakṣu)
- दिव्यता (divyatā)
- दिव्यदृष्टि (divyadŕṣṭi)
- दिव्यांग (divyāṅg)
- दिव्यांगना (divyāṅgnā)
References
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “दिव्य”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दिव्य”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- দিৱ্য (Assamese script)
- ᬤᬶᬯ᭄ᬬ (Balinese script)
- দিব্য (Bengali script)
- 𑰟𑰰𑰪𑰿𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀤𑀺𑀯𑁆𑀬 (Brahmi script)
- ဒိဝျ (Burmese script)
- દિવ્ય (Gujarati script)
- ਦਿਵ੍ਯ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯 (Grantha script)
- ꦢꦶꦮꦾ (Javanese script)
- 𑂠𑂱𑂫𑂹𑂨 (Kaithi script)
- ದಿವ್ಯ (Kannada script)
- ទិវ្យ (Khmer script)
- ທິວ຺ຍ (Lao script)
- ദിവ്യ (Malayalam script)
- ᡩᡳᠸᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘟𑘱𑘪𑘿𑘧 (Modi script)
- ᢑᠢᠧᠶᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦿𑧒𑧊𑧠𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐡𑐶𑐰𑑂𑐫 (Newa script)
- ଦିଵ୍ଯ (Odia script)
- ꢣꢶꢮ꣄ꢫ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆢𑆴𑆮𑇀𑆪 (Sharada script)
- 𑖟𑖰𑖪𑖿𑖧 (Siddham script)
- දිව්ය (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩭𑩑𑩾 𑪙𑩻 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚛𑚮𑚦𑚶𑚣 (Takri script)
- தி³வ்ய (Tamil script)
- దివ్య (Telugu script)
- ทิวฺย (Thai script)
- དི་ཝྱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒠𑒱𑒫𑓂𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨛𑨁𑨭𑩇𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *diwyós (“heavenly, divine”). Cognate with Ancient Greek δῖος (dîos), Latin dīus.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /diʋ.jɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /d̪iʋ.jɐ/
Adjective
दिव्य • (divyá) stem
- divine, heavenly, celestial
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 3.19.4:
- भूरी॑णि॒ हि त्वे द॑धि॒रे अनी॒काग्ने॑ दे॒वस्य॒ यज्य॑वो॒ जना॑सः।
स आ व॑ह दे॒वता॑तिं यविष्ठ॒ शर्धो॒ यद॒द्य दि॒व्यं यजा॑सि॥- bhū́rīṇi hí tvé dadhiré ánīkā́gne devásya yájyavo jánāsaḥ.
sá ā́ vaha devátātiṃ yaviṣṭha śárdho yádadyá divyáṃ yájāsi. - Men as they worship thee the God, O Agni, have set on thee full many a brilliant, aspect.
So bring Most Youthful One, the Gods’ assembly, the Heavenly Host which thou to-day shalt honour.
- bhū́rīṇi hí tvé dadhiré ánīkā́gne devásya yájyavo jánāsaḥ.
- भूरी॑णि॒ हि त्वे द॑धि॒रे अनी॒काग्ने॑ दे॒वस्य॒ यज्य॑वो॒ जना॑सः।
- supernatural, wonderful, magical
- charming, beautiful, agreeable
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | दिव्यः (divyáḥ) | दिव्यौ (divyaú) दिव्या¹ (divyā́¹) |
दिव्याः (divyā́ḥ) दिव्यासः¹ (divyā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | दिव्यम् (divyám) | दिव्यौ (divyaú) दिव्या¹ (divyā́¹) |
दिव्यान् (divyā́n) |
| instrumental | दिव्येन (divyéna) | दिव्याभ्याम् (divyā́bhyām) | दिव्यैः (divyaíḥ) दिव्येभिः¹ (divyébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | दिव्याय (divyā́ya) | दिव्याभ्याम् (divyā́bhyām) | दिव्येभ्यः (divyébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | दिव्यात् (divyā́t) | दिव्याभ्याम् (divyā́bhyām) | दिव्येभ्यः (divyébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | दिव्यस्य (divyásya) | दिव्ययोः (divyáyoḥ) | दिव्यानाम् (divyā́nām) |
| locative | दिव्ये (divyé) | दिव्ययोः (divyáyoḥ) | दिव्येषु (divyéṣu) |
| vocative | दिव्य (dívya) | दिव्यौ (dívyau) दिव्या¹ (dívyā¹) |
दिव्याः (dívyāḥ) दिव्यासः¹ (dívyāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | दिव्या (divyā́) | दिव्ये (divyé) | दिव्याः (divyā́ḥ) |
| accusative | दिव्याम् (divyā́m) | दिव्ये (divyé) | दिव्याः (divyā́ḥ) |
| instrumental | दिव्यया (divyáyā) दिव्या¹ (divyā́¹) |
दिव्याभ्याम् (divyā́bhyām) | दिव्याभिः (divyā́bhiḥ) |
| dative | दिव्यायै (divyā́yai) | दिव्याभ्याम् (divyā́bhyām) | दिव्याभ्यः (divyā́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | दिव्यायाः (divyā́yāḥ) दिव्यायै² (divyā́yai²) |
दिव्याभ्याम् (divyā́bhyām) | दिव्याभ्यः (divyā́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | दिव्यायाः (divyā́yāḥ) दिव्यायै² (divyā́yai²) |
दिव्ययोः (divyáyoḥ) | दिव्यानाम् (divyā́nām) |
| locative | दिव्यायाम् (divyā́yām) | दिव्ययोः (divyáyoḥ) | दिव्यासु (divyā́su) |
| vocative | दिव्ये (dívye) | दिव्ये (dívye) | दिव्याः (dívyāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | दिव्यम् (divyám) | दिव्ये (divyé) | दिव्यानि (divyā́ni) दिव्या¹ (divyā́¹) |
| accusative | दिव्यम् (divyám) | दिव्ये (divyé) | दिव्यानि (divyā́ni) दिव्या¹ (divyā́¹) |
| instrumental | दिव्येन (divyéna) | दिव्याभ्याम् (divyā́bhyām) | दिव्यैः (divyaíḥ) दिव्येभिः¹ (divyébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | दिव्याय (divyā́ya) | दिव्याभ्याम् (divyā́bhyām) | दिव्येभ्यः (divyébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | दिव्यात् (divyā́t) | दिव्याभ्याम् (divyā́bhyām) | दिव्येभ्यः (divyébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | दिव्यस्य (divyásya) | दिव्ययोः (divyáyoḥ) | दिव्यानाम् (divyā́nām) |
| locative | दिव्ये (divyé) | दिव्ययोः (divyáyoḥ) | दिव्येषु (divyéṣu) |
| vocative | दिव्य (dívya) | दिव्ये (dívye) | दिव्यानि (dívyāni) दिव्या¹ (dívyā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Derived terms
- दिव्येन्दु (divyendu)
- दिव्याग्नि (divyāgni)
Descendants
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀤𑀺𑀯𑁆𑀯 (divva)
- Pali: dibba
- → Hindi: दिव्य (divya)
- → Kannada: ದಿವ್ಯ (divya)
- → Telugu: దివ్య (divya)
- → Old Khmer: dibya
Noun
दिव्य • (divyá) stem, n
- divine world, anything divine
- (in the plural) the celestial regions, the sky, heaven
- ordeal (10 kinds, viz. तुला (tulā), अग्नि (agni), जल (jala), विष (viṣa), कोश (kośa), तण्डुल (taṇḍula), तप्त-माष (tapta-māṣa), फाल (phāla), धर्माधर्म (dharmādharma), तुलसी (tulasī), compare ss.vv.) YĀjñ. ii, 22, 95 Pañc. i, 450/451, 451, 452, etc.
- oath, solemn promise
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | दिव्यम् (divyám) | दिव्ये (divyé) | दिव्यानि (divyā́ni) दिव्या¹ (divyā́¹) |
| accusative | दिव्यम् (divyám) | दिव्ये (divyé) | दिव्यानि (divyā́ni) दिव्या¹ (divyā́¹) |
| instrumental | दिव्येन (divyéna) | दिव्याभ्याम् (divyā́bhyām) | दिव्यैः (divyaíḥ) दिव्येभिः¹ (divyébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | दिव्याय (divyā́ya) | दिव्याभ्याम् (divyā́bhyām) | दिव्येभ्यः (divyébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | दिव्यात् (divyā́t) | दिव्याभ्याम् (divyā́bhyām) | दिव्येभ्यः (divyébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | दिव्यस्य (divyásya) | दिव्ययोः (divyáyoḥ) | दिव्यानाम् (divyā́nām) |
| locative | दिव्ये (divyé) | दिव्ययोः (divyáyoḥ) | दिव्येषु (divyéṣu) |
| vocative | दिव्य (dívya) | दिव्ये (dívye) | दिव्यानि (dívyāni) दिव्या¹ (dívyā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “दिव्य”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 479.