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Dyaus Pita

Dyaus Pita proper noun: in the Vedic religion, the Sky Father, husband of Prithvi and father of Agni and Indra.

Proper noun

Dyaus Pita

  1. (Hinduism, Vedic) In the Vedic religion, the Sky Father, husband of Prithvi and father of Agni and Indra.
    • Thus in the early Vedas we find records of Dyaus-Pita, or “Father-Heaven,” accompanied by Prithvi or “Mother-Earth”; also Ushas or “Dawn-Goddess”; Surya, or the “Sun-God”; Vayu or the “Wind-God”; and Agni, the “Fire-god”.1998, Yogi Ramacharaka Ramacharaka, The Philosophies and Religions of India, Kessinger Publishing, page 250

Origin of Dyaus Pita

Borrowed from Sanskrit द्यौष्पितृ (dyáuṣpitṛ́). Doublet of Jupiter.

Questions about Dyaus Pita

What does Dyaus Pita mean?
Dyaus Pita means in the Vedic religion, the Sky Father, husband of Prithvi and father of Agni and Indra.
What part of speech is Dyaus Pita?
Dyaus Pita is a proper noun.

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