दिव्य

See also: दैव्य

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɪʋ.jᵊ/
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Adjective

दिव्य • (divya)

Related terms

दिव्य पुरुष (divya puruṣ)
दिव्यचक्षु (divyacakṣu)
दिव्यता (divyatā)
दिव्यदृष्टि (divyadŕṣṭi)
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

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) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪iʋ.jɐ/

Adjective

दिव्य • (divyá) stem

divine, heavenly, celestial
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 3.19.4:
  भूरीणि हि त्वे दधिरे अनीकाग्ने देवस्य यज्यवो जनासः ।
  स आ वह देवतातिं यविष्ठ शर्धो यदद्य दिव्यं यजासि ॥
  bhūrīṇi hi tve dadhire anīkāgne devasya yajyavo janāsaḥ.
  sa ā vaha devatātiṃ yaviṣṭha śardho yadadya divyaṃ yajāsi.
  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 नः शक्तं पार्थिवस्य महो रायो दिव्यस्य ।
  महि वां क्षत्रं देवेषु ॥
  tā naḥ śaktaṃ pārthivasya maho rāyo divyasya.
  mahi vāṃ kṣatraṃ deveṣu.
  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
Nom. sg.	दिव्यः (divyaḥ)
Gen. sg.	दिव्यस्य (divyasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दिव्यः (divyaḥ)	दिव्यौ (divyau)	दिव्याः (divyāḥ)
Vocative	दिव्य (divya)	दिव्यौ (divyau)	दिव्याः (divyāḥ)
Accusative	दिव्यम् (divyam)	दिव्यौ (divyau)	दिव्यान् (divyān)
Instrumental	दिव्येन (divyena)	दिव्याभ्याम् (divyābhyām)	दिव्यैः (divyaiḥ)
Dative	दिव्याय (divyāya)	दिव्याभ्याम् (divyābhyām)	दिव्येभ्यः (divyebhyaḥ)
Ablative	दिव्यात् (divyāt)	दिव्याभ्याम् (divyābhyām)	दिव्येभ्यः (divyebhyaḥ)
Genitive	दिव्यस्य (divyasya)	दिव्ययोः (divyayoḥ)	दिव्यानाम् (divyānām)
Locative	दिव्ये (divye)	दिव्ययोः (divyayoḥ)	दिव्येषु (divyeṣu)

Feminine ā-stem declension of दिव्य
Nom. sg.	दिव्या (divyā)
Gen. sg.	दिव्यायाः (divyāyāḥ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दिव्या (divyā)	दिव्ये (divye)	दिव्याः (divyāḥ)
Vocative	दिव्ये (divye)	दिव्ये (divye)	दिव्याः (divyāḥ)
Accusative	दिव्याम् (divyām)	दिव्ये (divye)	दिव्याः (divyāḥ)
Instrumental	दिव्यया (divyayā)	दिव्याभ्याम् (divyābhyām)	दिव्याभिः (divyābhiḥ)
Dative	दिव्यायै (divyāyai)	दिव्याभ्याम् (divyābhyām)	दिव्याभ्यः (divyābhyaḥ)
Ablative	दिव्यायाः (divyāyāḥ)	दिव्याभ्याम् (divyābhyām)	दिव्याभ्यः (divyābhyaḥ)
Genitive	दिव्यायाः (divyāyāḥ)	दिव्ययोः (divyayoḥ)	दिव्यानाम् (divyānām)
Locative	दिव्यायाम् (divyāyām)	दिव्ययोः (divyayoḥ)	दिव्यासु (divyāsu)

Neuter a-stem declension of दिव्य
Nom. sg.	दिव्यम् (divyam)
Gen. sg.	दिव्यस्य (divyasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दिव्यम् (divyam)	दिव्ये (divye)	दिव्यानि (divyāni)
Vocative	दिव्य (divya)	दिव्ये (divye)	दिव्यानि (divyāni)
Accusative	दिव्यम् (divyam)	दिव्ये (divye)	दिव्यानि (divyāni)
Instrumental	दिव्येन (divyena)	दिव्याभ्याम् (divyābhyām)	दिव्यैः (divyaiḥ)
Dative	दिव्याय (divyāya)	दिव्याभ्याम् (divyābhyām)	दिव्येभ्यः (divyebhyaḥ)
Ablative	दिव्यात् (divyāt)	दिव्याभ्याम् (divyābhyām)	दिव्येभ्यः (divyebhyaḥ)
Genitive	दिव्यस्य (divyasya)	दिव्ययोः (divyayoḥ)	दिव्यानाम् (divyānām)
Locative	दिव्ये (divye)	दिव्ययोः (divyayoḥ)	दिव्येषु (divyeṣu)

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, m

a kind of animal
name of a prince
name of the author of RV

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

Noun

दिव्य • (divyá) stem, n

divine world, anything divine
(in the plural) the celestial regions, the sky, heaven
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.
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.

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