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prakāśa प्रकाश – light; brightness; visibility

adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

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AYI dictionary substantive masculine

light; brightness; visibility

Derived from

  1. pra प्र previx — forward; forth; onward
  2. kāś काश् verbal root — shine
  3. a अ suffix — nominal-forming suffix -a
Cappeller 1891 adjective

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prakāśá ·a. shining forth, clear, open, manifest; famed, celebrated, renowned, glorious; °-- & n. openly, clearly, publicly, aloud. --m. clearness, light, elucidation, explanation esp. in titles of books), shine, appearance (adj. °-- resembling, like); publicity, fame, renown; loc. adv. openly, publicly, before the world. -- Abstr. °tāÅ f., °tvaÅ n.

Monier-Williams 1872 adjective

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Pra-kāśa, as, ā, am, visible, manifest, clear, evident; open, public; generally or universally known, noted, renowned, famous, celebrated; bright, shining, brilliant; expanded, blown; (at the end of a comp.) having the appearance of, looking like, resembling, like; (as), m. clearness, brightness, brilliance, lustre, splendor, light, elucidation (in this sense frequently at the end of the titles of explana- tory works; cf. arka-p˚, tattva-p˚, tarka-p˚); display, manifestation, expansion, diffusion; publicity, fame, renown, celebrity; sunshine; the open air, an open spot or space; (according to Mahī-dhara) = uparitana-deha-kānti, the gloss on the upper part of a (horse's) body; a golden mirror (wrongly for prākāśa); a chapter, section; laughter (perhaps wrongly for a form pra-kāsa fr. pra-kas); N. of a Brāhman the son of Tamas or Darkness personified; of a son of Manu Raivata; (ās), m. pl. an epithet of the messengers of Viṣṇu; (am), n. white metal, bell-metal, brass; (am), ind. openly, pub- licly, undisguisedly, before all eyes (opposed to a-p˚, pra-cchannam, rahasyam); aloud, audibly (especially in dramatic language where it is opposed to ātma-gatam, sva-gatam, apa-vārya, janān- tikam); (e), ind. visibly, apparently; before the world, openly, publicly; in the presence of.

Petersburger 1855 adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

prakāśá (von kāś mit pra) 1〉 adj. f. ā a〉 hell, leuchtend, glänzend: prakāśamivaiva syāt ŚĀṄKH. BR. 17,19. punaḥ prakāśamabhavattamasā grasyate punaḥ MBH. 3,12158. prakāśākāśakānti RĀJA-TAR. 4,79. prakāśaścāprakāśaśca (prakāśaścāndhakāraśca ed. Calc.; vgl. Schol. zu H. 1031) lokāloka ivācalaḥ RAGH. 1,68. ˚daśanekṣaṇa HARIV. 4290. vipināni RAGH. 4,31. vāsāṃsi R. 5,55,10. suprakāśā ganz hell (guhā) KATHĀS. 46,207. aprakāśāṃ niśāmiva dunkel R. 2,114,2 (R. 2,125,2 GORR.). jaḍo na prakāśa iti siddham Schol. zu KAP. 1,146. — b〉 zu Tage tretend, offen, öffentlich, offenbar, sichtbar H. 1467. H. an. 3,722. MED. ś. 24. HALĀY. 4,67. naivāntarīkṣaṃ na diśo nadyo na ca sāgaraḥ . prakāśā hi bhaviṣyanti mama bāṇavrajairvṛtāḥ .. R. 6,75,14. (taskarān) prakāśāṃścāprakāśāṃśca M. 9,256. M. 9,260. M. 10,40. ˚vañcaka M. 9,257. prakāśaḥ so 'stu der zeige sich KATHĀS. 33,210. MBH. 3,13751. nāhaṃ prakāśaḥ sarvasya BHAG. 7,25. pracchannaṃ vā prakāśaṃ vā sarvamagnirudīkṣate R. 6,103,11. devāsuramanuṣyāṇāmaprakāśo bhavet MBH. 13,1074. pratigrahaḥ prakāśaḥ syāt YĀJÑ. 2,176. ˚kraya M. 8,202. prakāśametattāskaryaṃ yaddevanasamāhvayau M. 9,222. hṛdayasaṃśayān (Gegens. guhya) MBH. 5,1567. ˚guṇa KATHĀS. 27. KATHĀS. 57. MĀRK. P. 37,22. PRAB. 111,14. suprakāśa sehr deutlich zu sehen: setu M. 8,245. nāmadheyaṃ prakāśaṃ kṛtvā so v. a. laut aussprechend ŚĀṄKH. GṚHY. 1,25. sva˚ durch sich selbst offenbar SĀH. D. 23,4. devamātmabuddhiprakāśam ŚVETĀŚV. UP. 6,18. saurājyaprakāśābhiḥ — pauravibhūtibhiḥ durch die gute Herrschaft zu Tage tretend so v. a. hervorgerufen RAGH. 15,29. — c〉 allgemein bekannt, berühmt AK. 3,4,28,220. H. an. pranaṣṭamapyāśu kulaṃ tathā naraḥ punaḥ prakāśaṃ kurute svakarmataḥ MBH. 13,2611. sthānamuttamam . brahmoḍumbaramityevaṃ prakāśaṃ bhuvi MBH. 3,6041. bhagavānkāśyayaḥ śāśvate brahmaṇi sthita iti prakāśam (v. l. prakāśaḥ) ŚĀK. 14,12. yaśasā prakāśaḥ, śruta˚ RAGH. 5,2. jagatprakāśa weltbekannt (yaśaḥ) RAGH. 3,48. — d〉 am Ende eines adj. comp. den Schein von Etwas habend, aussehend wie, ähnlich H. 1462. HALĀY. 4,9. somavahniprakāśā (strī) MBH. 1,7317. MBH. 2,313. devasabhāprakāśā (sabhā) MBH. 3,914. mahāvaitaraṇīprakāśā (senā) MBH. 6,2638. MBH. 8,3525. MBH. 13,5244. HARIV. 8946. HARIV. 13144. R. 2,26,11. R. 2,93,12. R. GORR. 2,96,6. R. GORR. 6,90,21. SUŚR. 1,118,5. SUŚR. 1,259,6. SUŚR. 1,314,6. SUŚR. 2,2,10. SUŚR. 2,429,1. MṚCCH. 91,7. MEGH. 77. — 2〉 prakāśam adv. a〉 öffentlich, offen, vor Aller Augen (Gegens. aprakāśam, pracchannam, rahaḥsu, rahasyam): hantavyaḥ M. 8,193. M. 8,351. M. 9,228. YĀJÑ. 2,56. MBH. 4,2327. R. 1,2,36. R. 5,15,18. R. 6,101,27. KATHĀS. 5,63. KATHĀS. 7,102. KATHĀS. 35,43. MĀRK. P. 21,11. prakāśaṃ nābhyudaikṣata er sah nicht offen auf R. 2,40,39. — b〉 laut, so dass es Alle hören (im Drama, Gegens. ātmagatam, svagatam, apavārya, janāntikam) ŚĀK. 13,15. ŚĀK. 13,22. ŚĀK. 23,14. ŚĀK. 30,13. DHŪRTAS. 76,11. PRAB. 12,3. HIT. 10,17. guhyaṃ cārthaṃ māmakebhyo bravīmi mātāmaho 'haṃ bhavatāṃ prakāśam MBH. 1,3684. prakāśokta SŪRYAS. 13,17. — 3〉 m. a〉 Helle, Licht AK. 1,1,2,36. H. 136. H. 101. H. an. MED. HALĀY. 1,66. i̱daṃ svàri̱damidā̀sa̱ vāmàma̱yaṃ pràkā̱śa u̱rva1̱̀ntarìkṣam ṚV. 10,124,6. tadènaṃ prakā̱śaṃ ga̱tam . pra̱kā̱śaṃ pra̱jānā̀ṃ gamayati TBR. 2,2,1,4. TBR. 2,2,6,3. yathā̀ vā̱maṃ vasù vividā̱naḥ pràkā̱śaṃ jigàmiṣati (Gegens. gūhati) zum Vorschein bringen —, anʼs Licht stellen wollen TS. 1,5,2,3. TS. 5,3,9,2. AIT. BR. 5,23. kṣatrasya PAÑCAV. BR. 13,4,17. PAÑCAV. BR. 15,3,31. PAÑCAV. BR. 18,7,7. ādityānām PAÑCAV. BR. 25,15,4. tamaḥprakāśau ŚAṂK._zu_BṚH. ĀR. UP. S. 209. vivasvataḥ Spr. 2132. prakāśārtham der Helle wegen, um Licht zu haben MBH. 1,6439. dikṣu prakāśastūdapadyata KATHĀS. 35,121. vidyutprakāśenāvalokayāmi VIKR. 65,20. dīpa˚ KATHĀS. 32,64. oṣadhi˚ KUMĀRAS. 6,43. tanu˚ (śaśin) RAGH. 3,2. namo divyaprakāśāya nirmalāya KATHĀS. 35,101. vyūheṣu kapimukhyānāṃ prakāśo 'bhiprakāśate R. 5,73,60. BHAG. 14,11. YOGAS. 2,18. prakāśāvaraṇa YOGAS. 2,52. KAP. 1,146. SĀṂKHYAK. 12. ˚kara SĀṂKHYAK. 32. suṣuptau prakāśāprakāśasadbhāvāt VEDĀNTAS. (Allah.) No. 88. ŚAṂK._zu_CHĀND. UP. S. 8. CHĀND. UP. S. 26. zu BṚH. ĀR. UP. S. 288. ˚prakaraṇa Verz. d. B. H. No. 614. Häufig am Ende von Titeln erklärender Werke (vgl. dīpaka, pradīpa): bharatārtha˚ Verz. d. Oxf. H. No. 14. piṅgala˚ COLEBR. Misc. Ess. II, 65. Vgl. anubhūti˚, anumāna˚, arka˚, kiraṇāvalī˚, tattva˚, tarka˚, trailokya˚. — b〉 das zum-Vorschein-Kommen, Offenbarwerden, Manifestation AK. 3,4,28,217. H. 1539. HALĀY. 5,95. pāṇḍava˚ MBH. 4,70 in der Unterschr. des Adhy. vibhāvādiratyādi˚ SĀH. D. 23,12. SĀH. D. 30,7. ātma˚ (oder zu c.) Spr. 648. viḍamba˚ Spr. 2226. VOP. 23,8. — c〉 Berühmtheit: māhiṣmatī nāma purī prakāśamupayāsyati HARIV. 5224. tadiyaṃ pūḥ prakāśārthaṃ niveśyā mama suvrata damit ich berühmt werde HARIV. 6521. ātma˚ (oder zu b.) Spr. 648. — d〉 Helle so v. a. Freie, freier, offener Platz: taṃ gahvare prakāśe vā pothayiṣyāmi MBH. 4,727. prakāśaṃ nirgatastāvadavalokayāmi ŚĀK. 46,7. ŚĀK. CH. 59,1. MĀRK. P. 21,51. — e〉 prakāśe in Gegenwart Aller, so dass es Alle hören, öffentlich PRAB. 49,7. vane guruprakāśe vā im Walde oder beim Lehrer MBH. 12,8579. — f〉 nach MAHĪDH. Glanz des Oberkörpers des Thiers VS. 25,2. — g〉 ein goldener Spiegel: pra̱kā̱śāvàdhva̱ryavè dadāti . srajàmudgā̱tre TBR. 1,8,2,3. Fehlerhaft für prākāśa. — h〉 Kapitel, Abschnitt Verz. d. B. H. No. 804. — i〉 Gelächter H. an. MED. In dieser Bed. vielleicht prakāsa (von 1. kas mit pra) zu schreiben. — k〉 N. pr. eines Brahmanen, eines Sohnes des Tamas (Finsterniss), MBH. 13,2002. fg. des Manu Raivata HARIV. 434. — l〉 pl. Bez. der Boten Viṣṇuʼs WOLLHEIM, Myth. 37. — 4〉 n. Glockengut, Messing H. 1049. — Vgl. kṣaṇaprakāśā, duṣprakāśa, niṣprakāśa (dunkel), prākāśya.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

prakāśa 1〉a〉 dikṣu prakāśāsu KATHĀS. 93,18. a˚ KATHĀS. 56,31. — c〉 DAŚAK. 81,12, wo wohl tyāgādatiprakāśāt (vgl. auch atiprakāśa) zu lesen ist. — 3〉a〉 Z. 19 vgl. noch bhāva˚, mahā˚, prakāśa = tattvacintāmaṇi˚ Verz. d. Oxf. H. 243,a, No. 601; vgl. auch Verz. d. Oxf. H. 273,a, No. 647.

Böhtlingk 1879 adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

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prakāśá — 1〉 Adj. (f. ā) — a〉 hell, leuchtend, glänzend. — b〉 zu Tage tretend, offen, öffentlich, offenbar, sichtbar, zu Tage tretend —, hervorzurufen durch (im Comp. vorangehend). nāmadheyaṃ prakāśaṃ kṛtvā so v. a. den Namen laut aussprechend. — c〉 allgemein bekannt, berühmt, — durch (Instr. oder im Comp. vorangehend), — in (im Comp. vorangehend). — d〉 am Ende eines Comp. den Schein von Etwas habend, aussehend wie, ähnlich. — 2〉 prakāśam und prakāśa˚ Adv. — a〉 öffentlich, offen, vor aller Augen GAUT. prakāśaṃ nābhyudaikṣata er sucht nicht offen auf. — b〉 laut, so dass es Alle hören. — 3〉 m. — a〉 Helle, Licht Häufig am Ende von Titeln erklärender Werke; abgekürzt so v. a. tattvacintāmaṇi˚ — b〉 das zum Vorschein Kommen, Offenbarwerden, Manifestation. — c〉 Berühmtheit. — d〉 Helle. so v. a. das Freie, ein freier, offener Platz. — e〉 prakāśe in Gegenwart Aller, so dass es Alle hören, öffentlich. — f〉 nach MAHĪDH. Glanz des Oberkörpers der Thiere. — g〉 fehlerhaft für prākāśá. — h〉 Kapitel, Abschnitt. — i〉 *Gelächter. — k〉 N. pr. — α〉 eines Brahmanen, Sohnes des Tamas. — β〉 eines Sohnes des Manu Raivata. — γ〉 Pl. der Boten Viṣṇuʼs. — 4〉 *n. Glockengut.

Apte 1890 adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

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prakāśa a. 1 Bright, shining, brilliant; prakāśaścāprakāśaśca lokāloka ivācalaḥ R. 1. 68; R. 5. 2. 2 Clear, visible, manifest; Śi. 12. 56; Bg. 7. 25. 3 Vivid, perspicuous; Ki. 14. 4. 4 Famous, renowned, celebrated, noted; R. 3. 48. 5 Open, public. 6 Cleared of trees, open; R. 4. 31. 7 Blown, expanded. 8 (At the end of comp.) Looking like, like, resembling. — śaḥ 1 Light, lustre, splendour, brightness. 2 (Fig.) Light, elucidation, explanation (mostly at the end of titles of works); kāvyaprakāśa, bhāvaprakāśa; tarkaprakāśa &c. 3 Sunshine. 4 Display, manifestation; Śi. 9. 5. 5 Fame, renown, celebrity; glory. 6 Expansion, diffusion. 7 Open spot or air; prakāśaṃ nirgato' valokaya mi Ś. 4. 8 A golden mirror. 9 A chapter or section (of a book). 10 The gloss on the upper part of a horse's body. — śaṃ Bell-metal brass. — śaṃ ind. 1 Openly, publicly; pratibhūrdāpito yattu prakāśaṃ dhanino dhanaṃ ([Page 0724-b]) Y. 2. 56; Ms. 8. 193; Ms. 9. 228. 2 Aloud, audibly (used as a stagedirection in dramas; opp. ātmagataṃ). — śe ind. 1 Openly, publicly. 2 Visibly. 3 In the presence of. Comp. — ātmaka a. shining, brilliant. — ātman a. bright, shining. ( — m.) an epithet of (1) Viṣṇu. (2) of Śiva. (3) the sun. — itara a. invisible. — kartṛ, -karman N. of the sun. — krayaḥ an open purchase. — nārī a public woman, prostitute, harlot; alaṃ catuḥśālamimaṃ praveśya prakāśanārīdhṛta eṣa yasmāt Mk. 3. 7. — vaṃcakaḥ an open cheat.

Cappeller 1887 Word type unspecified

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prakāśá hell, leuchtend, sichtbar, offen, öffentlich, bekannt, berühmt durch (Instr. o. —˚), in (—˚). prakāśa (˚—) u. ˚śam öffentlich, sichbar, deutlich, laut. m. prakāśa Helle, Licht, Schein, (adj. —˚ ähnlich, gleich), Klarheit, Offenkundigkeit, Berühmtheit. Loc. adv. öffentlich, vor aller Augen.

Burnouf 1866 adjective

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prakāśa prakāśa a. (kāś) clair, brillant, lumineux. Au fig. visible; évident, manifeste; public, notoire; fameux; en compos. tel que. — S. m. éclat. Au fig. évidence; publicité; renom; qqf. rire, éclat de la joie. — S. n. métal de cloches. [Page426-2] prakāśaka a. (sfx. aka) qui éclaire, qui illumine; brillant. — S. m. soleil. prakāśakajñātṛ m. (jñā) coq. prakācatā f. célébrité, gloire. prakācayāmi (c. de kāś) illuminer. Faire apparaître; au fig. manifester; présenter une personne à une autre. prakāśātman m. l'astre lumineux par lui-même, le Soleil. prakāce (kāś) briller, luire; apparaître, nabhasi dans le ciel.

Occurrences in source texts (11)

PJH 1 occurrence
PJH 20: Everything Is Śiva 1 occurrence

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  • PJH 20 Segment 2

    Attested form: prakāśa Grammar of the segment: dvandva-compound

PYS 4 occurrences
PYS 2.18–19: The Evolution of Prakṛti 1 occurrence

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PYS 2.52–53: Karmic Veil and Dhāraṇā 1 occurrence

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PYS 3.21–22: Invisibility and Time of Death 1 occurrence

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PYS 3.43: Mahāvidehā 1 occurrence

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SiSa 4 occurrences
SiSa 1.51-1.64: Selbst als Licht 2 occurrences

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SiSa 5.48-5.71: Innere Meditation 1 occurrence

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SiSa 5.208-5.222: Rājayoga 1 occurrence

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SVU 1 occurrence
SVU 6.18–6.23: Refuge and Transmission 1 occurrence

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VBT 1 occurrence
VBT 86–92: Light and Darkness 1 occurrence

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