adevaa-deva, as, ā, am (rt. div), not divine, not of divine origin, not referring to any deity; godless, impious; (as), m. one who is not a god. —Adeva-mātṛka, as, ā, am, not having the gods as mothers, not suckled by any deity, i. e. not rained upon.
adevaa. [na. ba.] 1 Not god-like or divine, not pertaining to a deity. 2 Godless, impious, irreligious. —vaḥ [na. ta.] One who is not a god. Comp.—traa. [na devāḥ trāyaṃte prīyaṃteanena, trai karaṇe ka] not gratifying the gods, such as food. —mātṛkaa. [na devomegho mātā vṛṣṭikārakaḥ yasya] 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; vitanvati kṣemamadevamātṛkāścirāyatasminkuravaścakāsate Ki. 1. 17.
adevaa. [na. ba.] 1 Not god-like or divine, not pertaining to a deity. -2 Godless, impious, irreligious. -vaḥ [na. ta.] One who is not a god. -Comp. -traa. [na devāḥ trāyante prīyante anena, trai -karaṇe ka] not gratifying the gods, such a food. -mātṛkaa. [na devo megho mātā vṛṣṭikārakaḥ yasya] 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; vitanvati kṣemamadevamātṛkāścirāya tasminkuravaścakāsate Ki.1.17.
a) nicht göttlich, nicht von den Göttern kommend u. s. w.: (nìyudbhîḥ) na yā adêvò varâtè na dèvaḥ ṚV. 6, 22, 11. agnè heḻā̂ṃsì daivyā̂ yuyodhì no 'dêvānì hvarā̂ṃsi 48, 10. 17, 8. 3, 32, 6. 8, 60, 8.
— b) ungöttlich, widergöttlich, gottlos: bhìnatpurò na bhidò adêvīrnànamò vadhàradêvasya pī̀yoḥ ṚV. 1, 174, 8. druhâḥ 3, 31, 19. adêvīrmā̀yāḥ 5, 2, 9. 10. 6, 49, 15. 7, 1, 10. 98, 5. 8, 11, 3. Zweimal findet sich im ṚV. Dehnung des anlautenden Vocals: bhuvàdviśvâmàbhyādêvàmojâsā (= SV. I, 5, 2, 3, 10. ohne Dehnung bei STEVENSON und BENFEY) 2, 22, 4. yayòḥ śatrùrnakirādêvà ohâte VĀLAKH. 9, 2. Dieselbe wird bestätigt durch ṚV. PRĀT. 4, 41; s. ROTH, Erläut. z. NIR. S. 87. Anm. Ein wirkliches ādeva s. u. d. W. Als oxytonon erscheint das Wort AV. 5, 8, 3. (wenn man sich auf die Accentuirung einer Handschrift verlassen könnte): yadàsāvàmutô devā̀ âdèvaḥ saṃcikī̂rṣati . mā tasyā̀gnirhàvyaṃ vā̂kṣīt .
á-deva, a., nicht göttlich [devá], daher 1) gottlos, den Göttern feindlich, von Menschen und Dämonen; 2) den Göttern feindlich, wider die Götter gerichtet, von Gesinnung und Werk; 3) m., Nichtgott in der Verbindung: Gott und Nichtgott ({463,11}).