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Dendima 164 Deva
DeQ^ima (m nt ) fSk dintlima, cp. dinUinia] a kind of
kcttlc-drum D i 71J (v. ]. dindima) ; Nd'' 219 ("ka, v. 1.
dmd°) ; J 1.355; ( — pataha-bheri) ; v.322 =vi.2i7 ;
vi.465=58o.
Depiccha (adj.) [— dvepiccha, sec dvi li I. 5] having two
tail-feathers J v. 339.
Deyya (adj.) [Sk. deya. grd. of da, see dadati I. 2, b] (a) to
be given (see below). — (b) deserving a gift, worthy of
receiving alms J 111.12 (a'); Miln 87 (raja'^) -nt. a gift,
offering Vin 1.39.S (saddha°).
-dhamma a gift, lit. that which has the quality of
being given : esp. a gift of mercy, meritorious gift
S 1.175 ; A i.ijd, 166 ; 11.264 (saddha") ; Pv i.ii ; 11. 3''
;
PvA 5, 7 sq., 2h, 92 ("bija). 103, 129; cp. Av6 1.308.
The deyyadhamma (set of gifts, that which it is or
should be a rule to give) to mendicants, consists of 14
items, which arc (as enum** at Nd^ 523 under the old
Brahman's term yanna " sacrifice ") (l) civara, (2) piiidapata,
(3) senasana, (4) gilana-paccaya-bhesajja-parikkhara,
(5) anna, (6) pana, (7) vattha, (8) yana, (9) mala,
(10) gandha, (ii) vilcpana, (12) seyya, (13) avasatha,
(14) padipeyya. A similar enum" in difE. order is
found at Nd' 373.
Deva [Ved. deva, Idg. *deia to shine (see dibba & diva),
orig. adj. 'deiuos belonging to the sky, cp. Av. daevo
(demon.), Lat. deus, Lith. devas ; Ohg. Zio ; Ags. Tig,
gen. Tlwes ( -Tuesday); Oir. dia (god). The popular
etymology refers it to the root div in the sense of playing,
sporting or amusing oneself : dibbanti ti deva, pancahi
kamagunehi ki|anti attano
KhA 123] a god, a divine
va siriya jotanti
being; usually in
ti attho
pi. deva
the gods. As title attributed to any superhuman being
or beings regarded to be in certain respects above the
human level. Thus primarily (see i') used of the first
of the next-world devas, Sakka, then also of subordinate
deities, demons & spirits (devafifiatara some kin