Dyavaprthivi
Encyclopedia
Dyavaprthivi is a Sanskrit
dvandva
, or compound word, meaning heaven
and earth
. The term occurs 65 times in the Rig Veda. Dyavaprthivi has mistakenly been labeled a Hindu
god who later split into Dyaus, the Sky Father, and Prthivi, the Earth Mother.
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
dvandva
Dvandva
A dvandva or twin or Siamese compound refers to one or more objects that could be connected in sense by the conjunction 'and', where the objects refer to the parts of an agglomeration described by the compound...
, or compound word, meaning heaven
Heaven
Heaven, the Heavens or Seven Heavens, is a common religious cosmological or metaphysical term for the physical or transcendent place from which heavenly beings originate, are enthroned or inhabit...
and earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
. The term occurs 65 times in the Rig Veda. Dyavaprthivi has mistakenly been labeled a Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
god who later split into Dyaus, the Sky Father, and Prthivi, the Earth Mother.