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

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

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)
ᢑᠢᠧᠶ᠎ᠠ (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-Aryan *diwyás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *diwyás, 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. 1700 BCE – 1200 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.
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.68.3:
  ता न॑: शक्तं॒ पार्थि॑वस्य म॒हो रा॒यो दि॒व्यस्य॑।
  महि॑ वां क्ष॒त्रं दे॒वेषु॑॥
  tā́ na: śaktaṃ pā́rthivasya mahó rāyó divyásya.
  máhi vāṃ kṣatráṃ devéṣu.
  So help ye us to riches, great terrestrial and celestial wealth:
  Vast is your sway among the Gods.
supernatural, wonderful, magical
charming, beautiful, agreeable

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दिव्य
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दिव्यः (divyáḥ)	दिव्यौ (divyaú) दिव्या¹ (divyā́¹)	दिव्याः (divyā́ḥ) दिव्यासः¹ (divyā́saḥ¹)
vocative	दिव्य (dívya)	दिव्यौ (dívyau) दिव्या¹ (dívyā¹)	दिव्याः (dívyāḥ) दिव्यासः¹ (dívyāsaḥ¹)
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)

¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of दिव्या
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दिव्या (divyā́)	दिव्ये (divyé)	दिव्याः (divyā́ḥ)
vocative	दिव्ये (dívye)	दिव्ये (dívye)	दिव्याः (dívyāḥ)
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)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of दिव्य
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दिव्यम् (divyám)	दिव्ये (divyé)	दिव्यानि (divyā́ni) दिव्या¹ (divyā́¹)
vocative	दिव्य (dívya)	दिव्ये (dívye)	दिव्यानि (dívyāni) दिव्या¹ (dívyā¹)
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)

¹Vedic

Derived terms

दिव्येन्दु (divyendu)
दिव्याग्नि (divyāgni)

Descendants

Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀤𑀺𑀯𑁆𑀯 (divva)
Pali: dibba
→ Hindi: दिव्य (divya)
→ Kannada: ದಿವ್ಯ (divya)
→ Old Khmer: dibya
- Khmer: ទិព្វ (tɨp)
- → Thai: ทิพย์ (típ)

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

Neuter a-stem declension of दिव्य
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दिव्यम् (divyám)	दिव्ये (divyé)	दिव्यानि (divyā́ni) दिव्या¹ (divyā́¹)
vocative	दिव्य (dívya)	दिव्ये (dívye)	दिव्यानि (dívyāni) दिव्या¹ (dívyā¹)
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)

¹Vedic

References

Monier Williams (1899) “दिव्य”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 479.