[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) › c5.471 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.471 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.471 - **Language:** English ### [c5.471](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.471) DEVATĀ. A divine being or god. The name Devatās includes the gods in general, or, as most frequently used, the whole body of inferior gods. - [Previous: c5.470](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.470) - [Next: c5.472](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.472) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.471](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.471) · Pramāṇa