[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.462 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.462 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.462 - **Language:** English ### [c5.462](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.462) DEVA. (Nom. Devas = Deus, from the root Div, to shine.) God. A deity. The gods are spoken of as thirty-three in number, eleven for each of the three worlds. - [Previous: c5.461](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.461) - [Next: c5.463](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.463) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.462](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.462) · Pramāṇa