दिव्य

See also: दैव्य

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दिव्य (divya), from Proto-Indo-European *diwyós (“heavenly, divine”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) 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.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

दिव्य • (divyá) stem

1. 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.

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

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दिव्य (divyá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दिव्यः divyáḥ	दिव्यौ / दिव्या¹ divyaú / divyā́¹	दिव्याः / दिव्यासः¹ divyā́ḥ / divyā́saḥ¹
Vocative	दिव्य dívya	दिव्यौ / दिव्या¹ dívyau / dívyā¹	दिव्याः / दिव्यासः¹ dívyāḥ / dívyāsaḥ¹
Accusative	दिव्यम् divyám	दिव्यौ / दिव्या¹ divyaú / divyā́¹	दिव्यान् divyā́n
Instrumental	दिव्येन divyéna	दिव्याभ्याम् divyā́bhyām	दिव्यैः / दिव्येभिः¹ divyaíḥ / 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
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of दिव्या (divyā́)
	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 / दिव्या¹ divyáyā / divyā́¹	दिव्याभ्याम् divyā́bhyām	दिव्याभिः divyā́bhiḥ
Dative	दिव्यायै divyā́yai	दिव्याभ्याम् divyā́bhyām	दिव्याभ्यः divyā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	दिव्यायाः / दिव्यायै² divyā́yāḥ / divyā́yai²	दिव्याभ्याम् divyā́bhyām	दिव्याभ्यः divyā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	दिव्यायाः / दिव्यायै² divyā́yāḥ / divyā́yai²	दिव्ययोः divyáyoḥ	दिव्यानाम् divyā́nām
Locative	दिव्यायाम् divyā́yām	दिव्ययोः divyáyoḥ	दिव्यासु divyā́su
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of दिव्य (divyá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दिव्यम् divyám	दिव्ये divyé	दिव्यानि / दिव्या¹ divyā́ni / divyā́¹
Vocative	दिव्य dívya	दिव्ये dívye	दिव्यानि / दिव्या¹ dívyāni / dívyā¹
Accusative	दिव्यम् divyám	दिव्ये divyé	दिव्यानि / दिव्या¹ divyā́ni / divyā́¹
Instrumental	दिव्येन divyéna	दिव्याभ्याम् divyā́bhyām	दिव्यैः / दिव्येभिः¹ divyaíḥ / 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
Notes	¹Vedic

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

1. divine world, anything divine
2. (in the plural) the celestial regions, the sky, heaven
3. ordeal (10 kinds, viz. तुला, अग्नि, जल, विष, कोश, तण्डुल, तप्त-माष, फाल, धर्माधर्म, तुलसी, compare ss.vv.) Yājñ. ii, 22, 95 Pañc. i, 450/451, 451, 452, etc.
4. oath, solemn promise

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of दिव्य (divyá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दिव्यम् divyám	दिव्ये divyé	दिव्यानि / दिव्या¹ divyā́ni / divyā́¹
Vocative	दिव्य dívya	दिव्ये dívye	दिव्यानि / दिव्या¹ dívyāni / dívyā¹
Accusative	दिव्यम् divyám	दिव्ये divyé	दिव्यानि / दिव्या¹ divyā́ni / divyā́¹
Instrumental	दिव्येन divyéna	दिव्याभ्याम् divyā́bhyām	दिव्यैः / दिव्येभिः¹ divyaíḥ / 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
Notes	¹Vedic

References

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