देवन

{ dēvanḥ }

प्राचीन चरित्रकोश

देवन n.  (सो. क्रोष्टु.) एक राजा । यह देवक्षत्र के बाद राजगद्दी पर बैठा ।

महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश

 पु. जुगार ; द्यूत . देवनकर्ता मजशी मत्तुल्य सभाग्य कोणगा आहे । - मोसभा ४ . ८ . [ सं . दिव = द्यूत खेळणे ]
 पु. जुगार ; द्यूत . देवनकर्ता मजशी मत्तुल्य सभाग्य कोणगा आहे । - मोसभा ४ . ८ . [ सं . दिव = द्यूत खेळणे ]

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

देवन  n.  1. n. lamentation, wailing, grief, sorrow, [L.]
देवन  m.  2. m. a die, dice for gambling, [L.]
देवन  n.  n. ( दे॑व्°) shining, splendour, [Kull. viii, 92]
gaming, a game at dice, [RV. x, 43, 5]; [MBh.]; [R.] &c.
play, sport, pastime, [L.]
pleasure-ground, garden, [L.]
a lotus, [L.]
praise, [L.]
desire, emulation, [L.]
affair, business, profession, [L.]
going, motion, [L.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

देवनः [dēvanḥ]   [दीव्यत्यनेन दिव् करणे ल्युट्] A die.
नम् Beauty, splendour, lustre.
Gaming, gambling, a game at dice; प्रकाशमेतत्तास्कर्यं यद्देवनसमाह्वयौ [Ms.9.222.]
Play, sport, pastime.
A pleasure-ground, a garden.
A lotus.
Emulation, desire to excel.
Affair, business.
Praise.
Going, motion.
Grief, lamentation, sorrow.
ना Gambling, a game at dice.
Sport, pastime.
Lamentation.

Shabda-Sagara

देवन  n.  ( -नं)
1. Sport, play, pastime, &c.
2. Emulation, desire to excel or overcome.
3. Affair, business, profession.
4. Gaming.
5. Splen- dour, lustre, beauty.
6. Light.
7. Praise.
8. Motion.
9. Grief, sorrow.
10. A garden, a play or pleasure ground.
11. A lotus.
 m.  ( -नः) A die or dice.
 f.  ( -ना)
1. Service.
2. Sport, wanton sport or pastime.
E. दिव् to play, &c. affix ल्युट्, or युच्, fem. aff टाप् .

ROOTS:

दिव् ल्युट् युच् टाप् .