prabhā

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[apte] 2 P. 1 To appear, seem. --2 To shine forth, gleam. --3 To begin to become light, begin to dawn; nanu prabhātā rajanī Ś. 4; prabhātakalpā śa- śineva śarvarī R. 3. 2. --4 To illumi- nate, enlighten.

[apte] 1 Light, splendour, lustre, effulgence, radiance; prabhāsmi śaśisū- rthayoḥ Bg. 7. 8; prabhā pataṃgasya R. 2. 15, 31; 6. 18; Rs. 1. 20; Me. 47. --2 A ray of light. --3 The shadow of the sun on a sun-dial. --4 An epi- thet of Durgā. --5 N. of the city of Kubera. --6 N. of an Apsaras. --Comp. --karaḥ 1. the sun; R. 10. 74. --2. the moon. --3. fire. --4 the ocean. --5. an epithet of Śiva. --6. N. of a learned writer,...

[mw] P. -bhāti, to shine forth, begin to become light, shine, gleam RV. &c; to appear, seem, look like (nom. with or without iva) MBh.; Ka1v. &c; to illuminate, enlighten TUp. 086495 683,3 135405 f. light, splendour, radiance, beautiful appearance (ifc. often mfn. with f (A).) Mn.; MBh. &c 683,3 135406 f. the shadow of the gnomon on a sun-dial Su1ryas. 683,3 135407 f. light variously personified (as wife of the sun, or...

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2 P. 1 To appear, seem. --2 To shine forth, gleam. --3 To begin to become light, begin to dawn; nanu prabhātā rajanī Ś. 4; prabhātakalpā śa- śineva śarvarī R. 3. 2. --4 To illumi-...

Corpus Profile

Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

934

Texts Appeared In

79

DCS: name of a renowned teacher of the Mīmāṃsā philosophy | Monier-Williams: pra- √ 1. BA P. -BAti , to shine forth, begin to become light, shine,

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Mahābhārata 251 26.9%
2. Rāmāyaṇa 141 15.1%
3. Liṅgapurāṇa 46 4.9%
4. Matsyapurāṇa 38 4.1%
5. Skandapurāṇa (Revākhaṇḍa) 35 3.7%

Concordance (Sample)

• Mṛgendraṭīkā surface: prabhā

  kuliśasya svabhāva evāyaṃ yad adbhutaprabhābhāsvaratvaṃ śatakratutvāc ca tajjani

• Pañcārthabhāṣya surface: prabhā

  dīpayantī yathā sarvaṃ prabhā bhānumivāmalā

• Bhāgavatapurāṇa surface: prabhaḥ

  naicchad gadāṃ dīyamānāṃ hariṇā vigataprabhaḥ