अदेव

{ adēva }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

अ-देव  mfn.  mfn. not divine not of divine origin, not referring to any deity, [RV.]

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अ देव

godless, impious, [RV.]
अ-देव  m.  m. one who is not a god, [ŚBr. xiv]; [Mn.]

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अ देव

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

अदेव [adēva] a.  a. [न. ब.]
Not god-like or divine, not pertaining to a deity.
Godless, impious, irreligious.-वः [न. त.] One who is not a god. -Comp.
-त्र a.  a. [न देवाः त्रायन्ते प्रीयन्ते अनेन, त्रै
-करणे क]   not gratifying the gods, such a food.
-मातृक a.  a. [न देवो मेघो माता वृष्टिकारकः यस्य] not rained upon; (lit.) not having the god of rain as mother to suckle or water; hence (artificially) supplied with the water of rivers, canals &c., irrigated; वितन्वति क्षेममदेवमातृकाश्चिराय तस्मिन्कुरवश्चकासते [Ki.1.17.]