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

1. 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.

2. the Sanskrit language

Declension

Declension of देवभाषा (fem ā-stem)

	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)
• ᢑᠧᠸᠠᠪᠾᠠᢗᢔᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (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

1. (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

Feminine ā-stem declension of देवभाषा

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	देवभाषा (devabhāṣā)	देवभाषे (devabhāṣe)	देवभाषाः (devabhāṣāḥ)
vocative	देवभाषे (devabhāṣe)	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)