Devesh

Indian masculine name From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Devesh (Sanskrit: देवेश, romanized: Deveśa, lit. 'god of devas') is an Indian masculine name. It literally translates to "god of the devas". It is an epithet of Krishna, Indra, and Shiva.

Etymology

Deva (देव in Devanagari script, pronounced [ˈd̪eːʋə]) is the Sanskrit word for god or deity, and īśa (ईश in Devanagari script) is also a Sanskrit word for king or lord.

Literature

In the Bhagavad Gita chapter 11, verse number 25, Arjuna addresses Krishna by this name:^[1]

danṣhṭrā-karālāni cha te mukhāni
dṛiṣhṭvaiva kālānala-sannibhāni
diśho na jāne na labhe cha śharma
prasīda deveśha jagan-nivāsa

— Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 11, Verse 25

In different scripts

More information Name in script, Language ...

Name in script	Language	Script type
देवेश	Hindi and Nepali	Devanagari
தேவேஷ்	Tamil
ದೆವೆಶ್	Kannada	Kannada
Devesh	English	Latin

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Notable people

Devesh Chandra Thakur (born 1953), Indian politician
Devesh Chauhan (born 1981), Indian field hockey player
Devesh Kapur, South Asian Studies professor

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