प्रकाशprakāśa

प्रकाश (prakāśa) is a Sanskrit word meaning visible, shining, bright, clear, manifest, open, expanded, universally famous or celebrated, renowned throughout, resembling. Its 61 recorded definitions are grouped into 11 contexts, among them General / Multi-Sense Definitions, Manifest, Open, Visible, Public, Adverbial: Openly, Publicly, Aloud.

Root: काश् (kāś)
Etymology: E. प्र implying motion or eminence, काश to shine, aff. अच्
Definitions: 61

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Meanings by context

General / Multi-Sense Definitions

13 definitions

visible, shining, bright

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

sunshine or open air

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Shining, bright, manifest, visible, public, known, and renowned, with luster, light, and openness.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Like or resembling. 2. Open, manifest, or expanded. 3. Famous or celebrated. 4. Public or openly expressed. 5. Spoken aloud in drama. 6. Sunshine, lustre, or light. 7. Expansion, diffusion, or manifestation. 8. A laugh or a smile. 9. White or bell metal.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Sunshine, light, manifestation, publicity, or a laugh. 2. Bell metal. 3. Like, famous, expanded, or public. 4. Openly or publicly.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Visible or manifest. 2. Bright or shining. 3. Open or public. 4. Famous or renowned. 5. Expanded. 6. Denuded of trees. 7. Looking like.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Light, splendour, or brightness. 2. Sunshine. 3. Fame or renown. 4. Manifestation or display. 5. An open spot. 6. A golden mirror. 7. A chapter or section of a book. 8. An elucidation in book titles.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Brass. 2. Openly or publicly. 3. Aloud or audibly.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Resembling or looking like. 2. Open, manifest, expanded, or visible. 3. Famous or renowned. 4. Public or openly. 5. Aloud. 6. Shining. 7. Denuded of trees. 8. Sunshine, lustre, or light. 9. Expansion, diffusion, or manifestation. 10. A laugh or smile. 11. Publicity. 12. An open spot. 13. A golden mirror. 14. A book chapter. 15. Elucidation. 16. White or bell metal, or brass.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Clear, bright, open, manifest, visible, or generally known. 2. Resembling or like. 3. Openly, publicly, or aloud. 4. Lustre, splendour, light, manifestation, publicity, renown, or the open air. 5. White or bell metal.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Shining, clear, or manifest. 2. Famous, celebrated, or renowned. 3. Light, clarity, or explanation. 4. Appearance or publicity.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Shining out, clear, or open. 2. Openly or aloud.

— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

1. Visible, manifest, clear, or evident. 2. Open or public. 3. Universally known, noted, or renowned. 4. Bright, shining, or brilliant. 5. Expanded or blown. 6. Resembling or looking like. 7. Clearness, brightness, lustre, splendor, light, or elucidation. 8. Display, manifestation, expansion, or diffusion. 9. Publicity or fame. 10. Sunshine. 11. The open air or an open space. 12. A chapter or section. 13. White metal, bell-metal, or brass. 14. Openly, publicly, or audibly.

प्रकाश (prakāśa) [Printed book page 0602-a]
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. —Pra-

kāśa-kartṛ, tā, m. ‘maker of light,’ an epithet of

the sun. —Prakāśa-karman, ā, m. ‘whose work is

to give light,’ an epithet of the sun. —Prakāśa-

kāma, as, ā, am, Ved. wishing for a splendid ap-

pearance or for distinction. —Prakāśa-kraya, as,

m. a purchase made publicly. —Prakāśa-tā, f. or

prakāśa-tva, am, n. brightness, brilliance, splendor,

luminousness; appearance, manifestation, visibility;

celebrity, renown, fame. —Prakāśa-devī, f., N. of a

princess (Rāja-taraṅginī IV. 79). —Prakāśa-nārī,

f. ‘public woman,’ a prostitute, harlot. —Prakāśa-

vañcaka, as, m. ‘an open rogue,’ public deceiver or

cheat. —Prakāśa-vat, ān, atī, at, bright, brilliant,

shining; (ān), m., N. of one of the feet of Brahmā.

—Prakāśa-varṣa, as, m., N. of a poet men-

tioned in the Śārṅgadhara-paddhati. —Prakāśā-

kāśa-kānti (°śa-āk°), is, is, i, bright as a clear

sky. —Prakāśātmaka (°śa-āt°), as, ikā, am,
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brilliant in character or nature, shining, brilliant.

—Prakāśātmaka-tva, am, n. the possession of a

brilliant nature or character, brilliancy. —Prakā-

śātman (°śa-āt°), ā, ā, a, brilliant in character or

nature, brilliant, shining; (ā), m. an epithet of

Śiva; the sun; N. of a man; of a philosophical

writer (pupil of Ananyānubhava-svāmin). —Prakā-

śātma-pati, is, or prakāśātma-svāmin, ī, m., N.

of a philosophical writer (= prakāśātman). —Pra-

kāśānanda (°śa-ān°), as, m., N. of a philosophical

writer. —Prakāśī-karaṇa, am, n. giving light,

illuminating, irradiating. —Prakāśī-kṛ, cl. 8. P. A.

-karoti, -kurute, -kartum, to give light, illumine;

to publish, make known. —Prakāśī-bhāva, as, m.

the becoming light, morning twilight. —Prakāśe-

tara (°śa-it°), as, ā, am, ‘other than visible,’

invisible. [ID=30151]

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Manifest, Open, Visible, Public

11 definitions

clear, manifest, open

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

expanded

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

appearance, display, or manifestation

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Clear, visible, manifest

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vivid, perspicuous

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Open, public

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Cleared of trees, open

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Blown, expanded

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Display or manifestation

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Expansion, diffusion

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Open spot or air

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Adverbial: Openly, Publicly, Aloud

9 definitions

openly or publicly

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

openly and publicly

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Aloud or audibly

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

openly and publicly

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Openly, publicly

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Aloud

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Openly, publicly

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Visibly

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

In the presence of

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Proper Nouns, Epithets, Named Entities

6 definitions

the title of several works

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of a Brahman

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of Manu Raivata

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the messengers of Vishnu

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a rishi

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Shiva

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Fame, Renown, Celebrity

5 definitions

universally famous or celebrated

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

renowned throughout

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Publicity, fame, renown, and glory

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Famous, renowned

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Fame, renown, glory

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Other Specific Nouns (Chapter, Gloss, Laugh)

5 definitions

the gloss on the upper part of a horse body

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a chapter or section

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

laughter

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A chapter or section of a book

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The hair on the upper part of a horse's body

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Light, Brightness, Shining

4 definitions

clearness, brightness, splendour, lustre, or light

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Bright, shining

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Light, lustre, splendour

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sunshine

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Specific Materials/Objects (Metal, Mirror)

3 definitions

bell-metal or brass

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A golden mirror.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bell-metal brass

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Elucidation, Explanation (in texts)

2 definitions

light, elucidation, or explanation

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Light, elucidation, or explanation

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Resemblance, Likeness

2 definitions

resembling

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

resembling

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Lexicographical Notes

1 definition

wrong reading for prak

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 12 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.