दिव्य

See also: दैव्य

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दिव्य (divya).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɪʋ.jᵊ/

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Adjective

दिव्य • (divya)

1. divine, celestial
2. supernatural
3. charming, wonderful, beautiful

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)
• 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-European *diwyós (“heavenly, divine”). Cognate with Ancient Greek δῖος (dîos), Latin dīus. Related to द्यु (dyú, “heaven”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /diʋ.jɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪iʋ.jɐ/

Adjective

दि॒व्य • (divyá) stem

1. 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.

   • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.68.3:

     ता नः॑ शक्तं॒ पार्थि॑वस्य म॒हो रा॒यो दि॒व्यस्य॑।
     महि॑ वां क्ष॒त्रं दे॒वेषु॑॥

     tā́ naḥ 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.

2. supernatural, wonderful, magical
3. charming, beautiful, agreeable

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दि॒व्य

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दि॒व्यः (divyáḥ)	दि॒व्यौ (divyáu) दि॒व्या¹ (divyā́¹)	दि॒व्याः (divyā́ḥ) दि॒व्यासः॑¹ (divyā́saḥ¹)
accusative	दि॒व्यम् (divyám)	दि॒व्यौ (divyáu) दि॒व्या¹ (divyā́¹)	दि॒व्यान् (divyā́n)
instrumental	दि॒व्येन॑ (divyéna)	दि॒व्याभ्या॑म् (divyā́bhyām)	दि॒व्यैः (divyáiḥ) दि॒व्येभिः॑¹ (divyébhiḥ¹)
dative	दि॒व्याय॑ (divyā́ya)	दि॒व्याभ्या॑म् (divyā́bhyām)	दि॒व्येभ्यः॑ (divyébhyaḥ)
ablative	दि॒व्यात् (divyā́t)	दि॒व्याभ्या॑म् (divyā́bhyām)	दि॒व्येभ्यः॑ (divyébhyaḥ)
genitive	दि॒व्यस्य॑ (divyásya)	दि॒व्ययोः॑ (divyáyoḥ) दि॒व्योः¹ (divyóḥ¹)	दि॒व्याना॑म् (divyā́nām)
locative	दि॒व्ये (divyé)	दि॒व्ययोः॑ (divyáyoḥ) दि॒व्योः¹ (divyóḥ¹)	दि॒व्येषु॑ (divyéṣu)
vocative	दिव्य॑ (dívya)	दिव्यौ॑ (dívyau) दिव्या॑¹ (dívyā¹)	दिव्याः॑ (dívyāḥ) दिव्या॑सः¹ (dívyāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of दि॒व्या

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दि॒व्या (divyā́)	दि॒व्ये (divyé)	दि॒व्याः (divyā́ḥ)
accusative	दि॒व्याम् (divyā́m)	दि॒व्ये (divyé)	दि॒व्याः (divyā́ḥ)
instrumental	दि॒व्यया॑ (divyáyā) दि॒व्या¹ (divyā́¹)	दि॒व्याभ्या॑म् (divyā́bhyām)	दि॒व्याभिः॑ (divyā́bhiḥ)
dative	दि॒व्यायै॑ (divyā́yai)	दि॒व्याभ्या॑म् (divyā́bhyām)	दि॒व्याभ्यः॑ (divyā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	दि॒व्यायाः॑ (divyā́yāḥ) दि॒व्यायै॑² (divyā́yai²)	दि॒व्याभ्या॑म् (divyā́bhyām)	दि॒व्याभ्यः॑ (divyā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	दि॒व्यायाः॑ (divyā́yāḥ) दि॒व्यायै॑² (divyā́yai²)	दि॒व्ययोः॑ (divyáyoḥ)	दि॒व्याना॑म् (divyā́nām)
locative	दि॒व्याया॑म् (divyā́yām)	दि॒व्ययोः॑ (divyáyoḥ)	दि॒व्यासु॑ (divyā́su)
vocative	दिव्ये॑ (dívye)	दिव्ये॑ (dívye)	दिव्याः॑ (dívyāḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of दि॒व्य

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दि॒व्यम् (divyám)	दि॒व्ये (divyé)	दि॒व्यानि॑ (divyā́ni) दि॒व्या¹ (divyā́¹)
accusative	दि॒व्यम् (divyám)	दि॒व्ये (divyé)	दि॒व्यानि॑ (divyā́ni) दि॒व्या¹ (divyā́¹)
instrumental	दि॒व्येन॑ (divyéna)	दि॒व्याभ्या॑म् (divyā́bhyām)	दि॒व्यैः (divyáiḥ) दि॒व्येभिः॑¹ (divyébhiḥ¹)
dative	दि॒व्याय॑ (divyā́ya)	दि॒व्याभ्या॑म् (divyā́bhyām)	दि॒व्येभ्यः॑ (divyébhyaḥ)
ablative	दि॒व्यात् (divyā́t)	दि॒व्याभ्या॑म् (divyā́bhyām)	दि॒व्येभ्यः॑ (divyébhyaḥ)
genitive	दि॒व्यस्य॑ (divyásya)	दि॒व्ययोः॑ (divyáyoḥ) दि॒व्योः¹ (divyóḥ¹)	दि॒व्याना॑म् (divyā́nām)
locative	दि॒व्ये (divyé)	दि॒व्ययोः॑ (divyáyoḥ) दि॒व्योः¹ (divyóḥ¹)	दि॒व्येषु॑ (divyéṣu)
vocative	दिव्य॑ (dívya)	दिव्ये॑ (dívye)	दिव्या॑नि (dívyāni) दिव्या॑¹ (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
  • Khmer: ទិព្វ (tɨp)
  • → Thai: ทิพย์ (típ)

Noun

दि॒व्य • (divyá) stem, n

1. divine world, anything divine
2. (in the plural) the celestial regions, the sky, heaven
3. 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.
4. oath, solemn promise

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of दि॒व्य

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दि॒व्यम् (divyám)	दि॒व्ये (divyé)	दि॒व्यानि॑ (divyā́ni) दि॒व्या¹ (divyā́¹)
accusative	दि॒व्यम् (divyám)	दि॒व्ये (divyé)	दि॒व्यानि॑ (divyā́ni) दि॒व्या¹ (divyā́¹)
instrumental	दि॒व्येन॑ (divyéna)	दि॒व्याभ्या॑म् (divyā́bhyām)	दि॒व्यैः (divyáiḥ) दि॒व्येभिः॑¹ (divyébhiḥ¹)
dative	दि॒व्याय॑ (divyā́ya)	दि॒व्याभ्या॑म् (divyā́bhyām)	दि॒व्येभ्यः॑ (divyébhyaḥ)
ablative	दि॒व्यात् (divyā́t)	दि॒व्याभ्या॑म् (divyā́bhyām)	दि॒व्येभ्यः॑ (divyébhyaḥ)
genitive	दि॒व्यस्य॑ (divyásya)	दि॒व्ययोः॑ (divyáyoḥ) दि॒व्योः¹ (divyóḥ¹)	दि॒व्याना॑म् (divyā́nām)
locative	दि॒व्ये (divyé)	दि॒व्ययोः॑ (divyáyoḥ) दि॒व्योः¹ (divyóḥ¹)	दि॒व्येषु॑ (divyéṣu)
vocative	दिव्य॑ (dívya)	दिव्ये॑ (dívye)	दिव्या॑नि (dívyāni) दिव्या॑¹ (dívyā¹)

• ¹Vedic

References

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