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देवत (devata)

 
Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid
English
devata, m., nt., divinity
interpreted by Weller 〔36〕 as = Skt. daivata
that may have something to do with it, but see 〔§ 9.4〕
in part it seems also a matter of use of m. and nt. endings (and modifiers) with f. noun (devatā): kasmān name devate (acc. pl.) LV 〔120.12〕 (vs), why should he bow to the gods?
devataiḥ 〔221.5〕 and 10 (vss
only v.l. devaiḥ, unmetr.)
-devataiḥ, °tair also 〔281.5, 8〕 (vs, no v.l.)
kiṃcid giridevatam nadīdevataṃ (n. sg.) 〔382.6〕 (prose
Calc. daiv°)
ete catvāro bodhivṛkṣadevatās (m. n. pl.) 〔401.22〕 (prose), and tān devatān (acc. pl.) 〔402.2〕
anye -devatāḥ 〔421.9〕 (vs), and in next line teṣāṃ, referring to these devatāḥ
in Divy 〔209.5〕 (prose) anekābhir Vaiśālīvananivāsinībhir devatair (despite fem. adjs.!).