devaloka

English

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit देवलोक (devaloka).

Noun

devaloka (plural devalokas)

  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) In Indian religions, a plane of existence where gods and devas exist.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀮𑁄𑀓 (Brahmi script)
  • देवलोक (Devanagari script)
  • দেৰলোক (Bengali script)
  • දෙවලොක (Sinhalese script)
  • ဒေဝလောက or ၻေဝလေႃၵ (Burmese script)
  • เทวโลก or เทวะโลกะ (Thai script)
  • ᨴᩮᩅᩃᩮᩣᨠ (Tai Tham script)
  • ເທວໂລກ or ເທວະໂລກະ (Lao script)
  • ទេវលោក (Khmer script)
  • 𑄘𑄬𑅇𑄣𑄮𑄇 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit देवलोक (devaloká). By surface analysis, tatpuruṣa compound of deva +‎ loka.

Noun

devaloka m

  1. the divine realm, , heaven

Declension

Declension table of "devaloka" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)devalokodevalokā
Accusative (second)devalokaṃdevaloke
Instrumental (third)devalokenadevalokehi or devalokebhi
Dative (fourth)devalokassa or devalokāya or devalokatthaṃdevalokānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)devalokasmā or devalokamhā or devalokādevalokehi or devalokebhi
Genitive (sixth)devalokassadevalokānaṃ
Locative (seventh)devalokasmiṃ or devalokamhi or devalokedevalokesu
Vocative (calling)devalokadevalokā

Further reading

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “deva”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 330
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “devaloka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 373
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