देवभाषा
Hindi
Etymology
Sanskritic tatpuruṣa compound of देव (dev, “god”) + भाषा (bhāṣā, “language”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪eːʋ.bʱɑː.ʂɑː/, [d̪eːʋ.bʱäː.ʃäː]
Proper noun
देवभाषा • (devbhāṣā) f
- the language of the gods; divine language, holy or sacred language
- यहूदियों के लिए इब्रानी देवभाषा है।
- yahūdiyõ ke lie ibrānī devbhāṣā hai.
- Hebrew is the holy language for Jews.
- the Sanskrit language
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | देवभाषा devbhāṣā |
देवभाषाएँ devbhāṣāẽ |
| oblique | देवभाषा devbhāṣā |
देवभाषाओं devbhāṣāõ |
| vocative | देवभाषा devbhāṣā |
देवभाषाओ devbhāṣāo |
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “देवभाषा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2363
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- দেৱভাষা (Assamese script)
- ᬤᬾᬯᬪᬵᬱᬵ (Balinese script)
- দেবভাষা (Bengali script)
- 𑰟𑰸𑰪𑰥𑰯𑰬𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀪𑀸𑀱𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ဒေဝဘာၑာ (Burmese script)
- દેવભાષા (Gujarati script)
- ਦੇਵਭਾਸ਼ਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌭𑌾𑌷𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦢꦺꦮꦨꦴꦰꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂠𑂵𑂫𑂦𑂰𑂭𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ದೇವಭಾಷಾ (Kannada script)
- ទេវភាឞា (Khmer script)
- ເທວຠາຩາ (Lao script)
- ദേവഭാഷാ (Malayalam script)
- ᡩᡝᠸᠠᢨᠠ᠊ᠠᢢᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘟𑘹𑘪𑘥𑘰𑘬𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᢑᠧᠸᠠᠪᠾᠠᢗᢔᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦿𑧚𑧊𑧅𑧑𑧌𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐡𑐾𑐰𑐨𑐵𑐲𑐵 (Newa script)
- ଦେଵଭାଷା (Odia script)
- ꢣꢾꢮꢩꢵꢰꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆢𑆼𑆮𑆨𑆳𑆰𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖟𑖸𑖪𑖥𑖯𑖬𑖯 (Siddham script)
- දෙවභාෂා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩭𑩔𑩾𑩳𑩛𑪀𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚛𑚲𑚦𑚡𑚭𑚭 (Takri script)
- தே³வப⁴ாஷா (Tamil script)
- దేవభాషా (Telugu script)
- เทวภาษา (Thai script)
- དེ་ཝ་བྷཱ་ཥཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒠𑒹𑒫𑒦𑒰𑒭𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨛𑨄𑨭𑨡𑨊𑨯𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Tatpuruṣa compound of देव (deva, “god”) + भाषा (bhāṣā, “language”), literally “language of the gods”.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /d̪eː.ʋɐ.bʱɑː.ʂɑː/
Proper noun
देवभाषा • (devabhāṣā) stem, f
- (New Sanskrit) Sanskrit
- 1987, Pramananda Jha, Mahākavikālidāsakāvyeṣu prakṛtiviśleṣaṇam, page 35:
- ...संस्कृतभाषा प्रारम्भे "भाषा" नाम्ना कथ्यतेस्म पश्चाच्च देवभाषा इति शब्देनाभिहिताऽभवत्
- ...saṃskṛtabhāṣā prārambhe "bhāṣā" nāmnā kathyatesma paścācca devabhāṣā iti śabdenābhihitāʼbhavat
- The Sanskrit language was initially know by the name "Bhāṣā" [lit: Speech]; later it was given the appellation Devabhāṣā [the language of the Gods].
- Sārasvatī-sushamā, volume 51, Vārāṇaseya Saṃskṛta Viśvavidyālaya, 1996, page 305: “...तेषां संव्यवहारे प्रयुज्यमाना भाषा देवभाषा ― the language they use for their business is Sanskrit”
- 1984, Devkant Jha, Sanskrit Vyakaran Aur Rachna, Motilal Banarsidass, page 114:
- एषा देवभाषा यथा प्राचीनतमा तथैव समृद्धतमा च
- eṣā devabhāṣā yathā prācīnatamā tathaiva samṛddhatamā ca
- This Sanskrit language is as perfect as it is ancient.
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | देवभाषा (devabhāṣā) | देवभाषे (devabhāṣe) | देवभाषाः (devabhāṣāḥ) |
| accusative | देवभाषाम् (devabhāṣām) | देवभाषे (devabhāṣe) | देवभाषाः (devabhāṣāḥ) |
| instrumental | देवभाषया (devabhāṣayā) | देवभाषाभ्याम् (devabhāṣābhyām) | देवभाषाभिः (devabhāṣābhiḥ) |
| dative | देवभाषायै (devabhāṣāyai) | देवभाषाभ्याम् (devabhāṣābhyām) | देवभाषाभ्यः (devabhāṣābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | देवभाषायाः (devabhāṣāyāḥ) | देवभाषाभ्याम् (devabhāṣābhyām) | देवभाषाभ्यः (devabhāṣābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | देवभाषायाः (devabhāṣāyāḥ) | देवभाषयोः (devabhāṣayoḥ) | देवभाषाणाम् (devabhāṣāṇām) |
| locative | देवभाषायाम् (devabhāṣāyām) | देवभाषयोः (devabhāṣayoḥ) | देवभाषासु (devabhāṣāsu) |
| vocative | देवभाषे (devabhāṣe) | देवभाषे (devabhāṣe) | देवभाषाः (devabhāṣāḥ) |