The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Devaka (adj.) ( -- ˚) [deva+ka] belonging or peculiar to the devas; only in sa˚ -- loka the world including the
gods in general D i.62; Nd2 309; Sn 86 377, 443, 760 etc.; Miln 234. See also devamanussa -- loka.
Devata
Devata (adj.) ( -- ˚) having such & such a god as one's special divinity, worshipping, a worshipper of,
devotee of Miln 234 (Brahma˚+Brahma (garuka). -- f. devat! in pati˚ "worshipping the husband," i. e. a
devoted wife J iii.406; VvA 128.
Devat!
Devat! (f.) [deva+t!, qualitative -- abstr. suffix, like Lat. juventa, senecta, Goth. hauhipa, Ohg. fullida cp.
Sk. p(r*at!, bandhut! etc.] "condition or state of a deva," divinity; divine being, deity, fairy. The term
comprises all beings which are otherwise styled devas, & a list of them given at Nd2 308 & based on the
principle that any being who is worshipped (or to whom an offering is made or a gift given: de --
vat!=yesa' deti, as is expressed in the conclusion "ye yesa' dakkhi*eyy! te tesa' devat!") is a devat!,
comprises 5 groups of 5 kinds each, viz. (1) ascetics; (2) domestic animals (elephants, horses, cows, cocks,
crows); (3) physical forces & elements (fire, stone etc.); (4) lower gods (: bhumma dev!) (n!g!, suva**!,
yakkh!, asur!, gandhabb!); (5) higher gods (: inhabitants of the devaloka proper) Mah!r!j!, Canda, Suriya,
Inda, Brahm!), to which are added the 2 aspects of the sky -- god as devadevat! & dis! -- devat!). --
Another definition at VvA 21 simply states: devat! ti devaputto pi Brahm! pi devadh"t! pi vuccati. --
Among the var. deities the foll. are frequently mentioned: rukkha˚ tree -- gods or dryads M i.306; J i.221;
PvA 5; vatthu˚ earth gods (the four kings) Pv 41; PvA 17; vana˚ wood -- nymphs M i.306; samudda˚ water
-- sprites J ii.112 etc. etc. D i.180 (mahiddhik!, pl.), 192; ii.8, 87, 139, 158; S i. sq.; iv.302; M i.245;
ii.37; A i.64, 210, 211; ii.70 (sapubba˚); iii.77 (bali -- pa&igg!hik!), 287 (saddh!ya samann!gat!); 309;
iv.302 sq., 390 (vippa&is!riniyo); v.331; Sn 45, 316, 458, 995, 1043; Dh 99; J i.59, 72, 223, 256; iv.17, 474;
Vv 163; Pv ii.110; KhA 113, 117; PvA 44. -- ânubh!va divine power or majesty J i.168; -- ânussati
"remembrance of the gods," one of the 6 ânussati&&h!n!ni, or subjects to be kept in mind D iii.250, 280, cp.
A i.211; Vism 197. -- uposatha a day of devotion to the gods A i.211; -- paribhoga fit to be enjoyed by gods
J ii.104; -- bali an offering to the gods A ii.68; -- bh!va at PvA 110 read as devattabh!va (opp.
petattabh!va).
Devati
Devati [div] to lament, etc.; see pari˚. Cp. also parideva etc.
Devatta
Devatta (nt.) [deva+tta] the state of being a deva, divinity ThA 70; PvA 110 (˚bh!va as Yakkha, opp.
petatta bh!va; so read for devat! -- bh!va).
Devattana
Devattana (nt.) [=last] state or condition of a deva Th 1, 1127; cp. petattana in the foll. verse.
Devara
Devara [Sk. dev% & devara Gr. da_h/r (*daivh/r), Lat. levir, Ohg. zeihhur, Ags. t!cor] husband's brother,
brother-in-law J vi.152; Vv 326 (sa˚), popularly expld at VvA 135 as "dutiyo varo ti v! devaro, bhattu
kani&&ha bh!t!."
Devasika