# प्रकाश (prakāśa)

Canonical page: https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/prakasha

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 — E. pra implying motion or eminence, kāśa to shine, aff. ac
- **SLP1:** `prakASa`  **IAST:** prakāśa  **Devanagari:** प्रकाश
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prak%C4%81%C5%9Ba
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/prakasha/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** प्राकाश (prākāśa), प्रकाशा (prakāśā), प्रकश (prakaśa)

## Meanings by context

### General / Multi-Sense Definitions (13 definitions)
- visible, shining, bright  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 653,1] प्र - (pra-) ° काश (°kāśa) mfn. visible, shining, bright, Śāṅkhāyana-brāhmaṇa (Title); Mahābhārata (Title) &c. [ ID=129833 ]
- sunshine or open air  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > sunshine, open spot or air, Mahābhārata (Title); Śakuntalā (Title); Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa (Title) ( ° शे (°śe) ind. openly, publicly, before the world, ifc. in the presence of Mahābhārata (Title); Prabodha-candrodaya (Title) ) [ ID=129845 ]
- Shining, bright, manifest, visible, public, known, and renowned, with luster, light, and openness.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > प्रकाश (prakāśa) [Printed book page 171-2 ] प्रकाश (prakāśa) pra-kāśá, a. shining (out), clear, bright; manifest, open, visible, public; produced Page171-3 or occasioned by ( —° ); generally known, renowned, for ( in. or —° ), in ( —° ); having the appearance of, resembling, like ( —° ): -m or °—, ad. openly, publicly; aloud ( dr. ); m. lustre, splendour, light ( often —° in titles of exegetical works ); manifestation; renown; open place, open air; publicity: ab. manifestly, certainly; lc. publicly, openly; aloud; -kāśa-ka, a. ( ikā ) clear, bright, shining; generally known, renowned; illuminating; making clear, explaining; expressing, designating; m. illuminator, sun; -kāśa-tā, f. brightness, lustre; renown; publicity: -ṃ gam, become known; -kāśa-tva, n. manifestation, appearance, renown; -kāśa-devī, f. N.; -kāś ana, a. illuminating; n. illumination; allowing to appear, manifestation; -kāś-nārī, f. public woman, prostitute; -kāś-anīya, fp. to be illuminated; -kāś-ayitavya, fp. to be made clear or evident; to be manifested; -kāśa‿ātma-ka-tva, n. luminousness; -kāśa‿ātman, a. whose nature is light, luminous; -kāś-i-tā, f. brightness, light; -kāś-i-tva, n. id.; -kāś-in, a. bright, shining; bringing to light ( g. ); -kāśī-karaṇa, n. illumination; -kāśī-kṛ, illuminate; publish; -kāśi-bhāva, m. becoming light, dawn; -kāśa‿itara, a. reverse of manifest, invisible; -kāś-ya, fp. to be brought to light or manifested: -tā, f. publicity. [ ID=12045 ]
- 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*
  > प्र (pra) काश (kāśa) (prakāśa) [Printed book page 557 ] प्र (pra) काश (kāśa) (prakāśa) mfn. ( - शः (-śaḥ)- शी - शं (-śaṃ) (-śaḥ-śī-śaṃ) ) 1 Like, resembling. 2 Open, manifest, blown, expanded. 3 Famous, celebrated. 4 Public. n. adv. ( - शं (-śaṃ) ) 1 Openly, publicly. 2 (In dramatic language), Aloud. m. ( - शः (-śaḥ) ) 1 Sunshine, lustre, light. 2 Expansion, diffusion, manifestation; the word being equally applicable to physical or moral subjects, as the blowing of a flower, diffusion of celebrity, the publicity of an event, or the manifestation of a truth. 3 A laugh, a smile. 4 Publicity. n. ( - शं (-śaṃ) ) White or bellmetal. E. प्र (pra) implying motion or eminence, काश (kāśa) to shine, aff. अच् (ac). [ ID=25732 ]
- 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*
  > प्रकाश (prakāśa) [Printed book page 499-b ] प्र - काश (pra-kāśa) ( शः ) ((śaḥ)) 1. m. Sunshine, light, manifestation, manifest publicity; a laugh. n. Bell metal. a. Like; famous; expanded; public. adv. ( शं (śaṃ) ) Openly, publicly. [ ID=25215 ]
- 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*
  > प्रकाश (prakāśa) [Printed book page 456-15 ] प्रकाश (prakāśa) (I) a. (f. शा (śā) ) 1. Visible, manifest, Bg. vii.25; 2. bright, shining, प्रकाश (prakāśa) श्चाप्रकाश (prakāśa) श्च लोकालोक इवाचलः (prakāśaścāprakāśaśca lokāloka ivācalaḥ) R. i.68, v.2; 3. open, public; 4. famous, renowned, R. iii.48; 5. expanded, open; 6. open, denuded of trees, R. iv.31; 7. (at the end of a compound) looking like. [ ID=23669 ]
- 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*
  > प्रकाश (prakāśa) (II) m. 1. Lustre, light, splendour, brightness; 2. sunshine; 3. fame, renown, celebrity; 4. manifestation, display; 5. an open spot; 6. a golden mirror; 7. a chapter or section of a book; 8. (at the end of titles of works) elucidation, e.g. काव्यप्रकाश (prakāśa) (kāvyaprakāśa), भावप्रकाश (prakāśa) (bhāvaprakāśa) &c. [ ID=23670 ]
- 1. Brass. 2. Openly or publicly. 3. Aloud or audibly.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > प्रकाश (prakāśa) (III) n. Brass. [ प्रकाश (prakāśa) म् (prakāśam) is used as an indeclinable in the sense of- (1) openly, publicly, स हंतव्यः प्रकाश (prakāśa) ं विविधैर्वधैः (sa haṃtavyaḥ prakāśaṃ vividhairvadhaiḥ) M. viii.193; (2) aloud, audibly (used as a stage-direction in this sense).] [ ID=23671 ]
- 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*
  > प्र (pra) काश (prakāśa) [Printed book page 472-a ] प्र (pra) काश (prakāśa) mfn. ( - शः (-śaḥ)- शा (-śā)- शी - शं (-śaṃ) (-śaḥ-śā-śī-śaṃ) ) 1. Like, resembling. 2. Open, manifest, blown, expanded. 3. Famous, celebrated. 4. Public. n. adv. ( - शं (-śaṃ) ) 1. Openly, publicly. 2. (In dramatic language), Aloud. f. ( - शा (-śā) ) 1. Visible. 2. Shining. 3. Open. 4. Renowned. 5. Expanded. 6. Denuded of trees. 7. Looking like, (at the end of compounds.) m. ( - शः (-śaḥ) ) 1. Sunshine, lustre, light. 2. Expansion, diffusion, manifestation; the word being equally applicable to physical or moral subjects, as the blowing of a flower, diffusion of celebrity, the publicity of an event, or the manifestation of a truth. 3. A laugh, a smile. 4. Publicity. 5. An open spot. 6. A golden mirror. 7. The chapter of a book. 8. Elucidation, (at the end of titles of works.) n. ( - शं (-śaṃ) ) White or bellmetal, brass. E. प्र (pra) implying motion or eminence, काश् (kāś) to shine. aff. अच् । (ac.) [ ID=26063 ]
- 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*
  > प्रकाश (prakāśa) [Printed book page 0580-a ] प्रकाश (prakāśa) pra-kāś + a, I. adj., f. śā. 1. Clear, bright, MBh. 3, 12158. 2. Open, manifest, visible, Rām. 6, 75, 14. 3. Generally known, Daśak. in Chr. 193, 2. 4. As latter part of comp. adj. Re- Page0580-b+ 43 sembling, like, MBh. 3, 914. II. śam, adv. 1. Openly, publicly, Man. 8, 193. 2. (in dramatic language), Aloud, Śāk. 13, 15. III. m. 1. Lustre, splendour, light, Böhtl. Ind. Spr. 2132. 2. Mani- festation. 3. Publicity. 4. Renown, Hariv. 5224. 5. The open air, Śāk. 46, 7. 6. Loc. śe, In presence, MBh. 12, 8579. IV. n. White, or bell metal. — Comp. A-, I. adj. 1. obscure, dark, Rām. 2, 125, 2 Gorr. 2. concealed, Man. 8, 251. II. śam, adv. secretly. Ati-, adj. generally known. Duṣpr°, i. e. dus-, adj. dark. Niṣpr°, i. e. nis-, adj. lightless. Su-, adj. 1. very visible, Man. 8, 245. 2. manifest. 3. public. [ ID=9316 ]
- 1. Shining, clear, or manifest. 2. Famous, celebrated, or renowned. 3. Light, clarity, or explanation. 4. Appearance or publicity.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > प्रकाश (prakāśa) [Printed book page 330 ] प्रकाश (prakāśa) 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. ° ता (°tā) † f., ° त्व (°tva) † n. [ ID=20067 ]
- 1. Shining out, clear, or open. 2. Openly or aloud.  
  *Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary*
  > प्रकाश (prakāśa) [Printed book page 194-a ] prakāśá, a. shining out, clear; open; -am, adv. openly, aloud. [ √kāś + pra. ] [ ID=2694 ]
- 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.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > 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, Page0602-b+ 76 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 ]

### Manifest, Open, Visible, Public (11 definitions)
- clear, manifest, open  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > clear, manifest, open, public, Manu-smṛti (Title); Mahābhārata (Title) &c. ( नामधेयम् प्रकाशं कृत्वा (nāmadheyam prakāśaṃ kṛtvā), ‘pronouncing a name out loud’, Śāṅkhāyana-gṛhya-sūtra (Title) ) [ ID=129834 ]
- expanded  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > expanded, Horace H. Wilson, author of first Sanskrit-English dictionary in 1819 (Author) [ ID=129835 ]
- appearance, display, or manifestation  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > appearance, display, manifestation, expansion, diffusion, Mahābhārata (Title); Kāvya literature (Literary category); Sāhitya-darpaṇa (Title) [ ID=129843 ]
- Clear, visible, manifest  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > प्रकाश (prakāśa) [Printed book page 0724-a ] प्रकाश (prakāśa) a. 2 Clear, visible, manifest; Śiśupālavadha 12. 56; Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 7. 25
- Vivid, perspicuous  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > प्रकाश (prakāśa) [Printed book page 0724-a ] प्रकाश (prakāśa) a. 3 Vivid, perspicuous; Kirātārjunīya 14. 4
- Open, public  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > प्रकाश (prakāśa) [Printed book page 0724-a ] प्रकाश (prakāśa) a. 5 Open, public
- Cleared of trees, open  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > प्रकाश (prakāśa) [Printed book page 0724-a ] प्रकाश (prakāśa) a. 6 Cleared of trees, open; Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 4. 31
- Blown, expanded  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > प्रकाश (prakāśa) [Printed book page 0724-a ] प्रकाश (prakāśa) a. 7 Blown, expanded
- Display or manifestation  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — शः (śaḥ) 4 Display, manifestation; Śiśupālavadha 9. 5
- Expansion, diffusion  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — शः (śaḥ) 6 Expansion, diffusion
- Open spot or air  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — शः (śaḥ) 7 Open spot or air; प्रकाशं निर्गतो ' (prakāśaṃ nirgato') वलोकय मि (valokaya mi) Śakuntalā (Bombay) 4

### Adverbial: Openly, Publicly, Aloud (9 definitions)
- openly or publicly  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > प्र - (pra-) ° काश (°kāśa) ibc. openly, publicly, before the eyes of all, Manu-smṛti (Title); Mahābhārata (Title) &c. ( ° शं ना (°śaṃ nā) भ्युदैक्षत (bhyudaikṣata), ‘he did not look up openly’, Rāmāyaṇa (Title) ) [ ID=129839 ]
- openly and publicly  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3C) [Printed book page 653,1] प्र - (pra-) ° काशम् (°kāśam) ind. openly, publicly, before the eyes of all, Manu-smṛti (Title); Mahābhārata (Title) &c. ( ° शं ना (°śaṃ nā) भ्युदैक्षत (bhyudaikṣata), ‘he did not look up openly’, Rāmāyaṇa (Title) ) [ ID=129839.1 ]
- Aloud or audibly  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > aloud, audibly ( esp. in dram., opp. to आत्म - गतम् (ātma-gatam), स्व - गतम् (sva-gatam) &c.) [ ID=129840 ]
- openly and publicly  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3C) [Printed book page 653,1] प्र - (pra-) ° काशे (°kāśe) ind., openly, publicly, before the world, ifc. in the presence of Mahābhārata (Title); Prabodha-candrodaya (Title) [ ID=129854.1 ]
- Openly, publicly  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — शं (śaṃ) ind. 1 Openly, publicly; प्रतिभूर्दापितो यत्तु प्रकाशं (śaṃ) धनिनो धनं (pratibhūrdāpito yattu prakāśaṃ dhanino dhanaṃ) ( pb ) Yājñavalkya (Mr. Mandlik’s Edition) 2. 56; Manusmṛti 8. 193; 9. 228
- Aloud  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — शं (śaṃ) ind. 2 Aloud, audibly (used as a stagedirection in dramas; opp. आत्मगतं (ātmagataṃ) )
- Openly, publicly  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — शे (śe) ind. 1 Openly, publicly
- Visibly  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — शे (śe) ind. 2 Visibly
- In the presence of  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — शे (śe) ind. 3 In the presence of

### Proper Nouns, Epithets, Named Entities (6 definitions)
- the title of several works  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of sev. works, in the same place [Cologne Addition] (Title) [ ID=129849 ]
- Name of a Brahman  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a Brāhman (son of Tamas), Mahābhārata (Title) [ ID=129851 ]
- of Manu Raivata  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of Manu Raivata, Harivaṃśa (Title) [ ID=129852 ]
- the messengers of Vishnu  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > ( pl. ) the messengers of Viṣṇu, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=129853 ]
- a rishi  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > प्रकाश (prakāśa) [Printed book page 559-1 ] Prakāśa 1, a ṛṣi. § 736 b (Vītahavyop.): XIII, 30, 2002 (son of Tamas), 2003 (father of Vāgindra). [ ID=8528 ]
- Shiva  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Prakāśa 2 = Śiva (1000 names 2 ). [ ID=8529 ]

### Fame, Renown, Celebrity (5 definitions)
- universally famous or celebrated  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > universally noted, famous, celebrated for ( instr. or comp. ), Mahābhārata (Title); Kālidāsa (Author) [ ID=129836 ]
- renowned throughout  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > renowned throughout ( comp. ), Raghuvaṃśa (Title) [ ID=129837 ]
- Publicity, fame, renown, and glory  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > publicity, fame, renown, glory, Harivaṃśa (Title) [ ID=129844 ]
- Famous, renowned  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > प्रकाश (prakāśa) [Printed book page 0724-a ] प्रकाश (prakāśa) a. 4 Famous, renowned, celebrated, noted; Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 3. 48
- Fame, renown, glory  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — शः (śaḥ) 5 Fame, renown, celebrity; glory

### Other Specific Nouns (Chapter, Gloss, Laugh) (5 definitions)
- the gloss on the upper part of a horse body  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the gloss on the upper part of a (horse's) body, Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā (Title) ( Mahīdhara (Author) ) [ ID=129846 ]
- a chapter or section  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a chapter, section, Catalogue(s) [Cologne Addition] (Title) [ ID=129848 ]
- laughter  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > laughter, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=129850 ]
- A chapter or section of a book  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — शः (śaḥ) 9 A chapter or section (of a book)
- The hair on the upper part of a horse's body  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — शः (śaḥ) 10 The gloss on the upper part of a horse's body

### Light, Brightness, Shining (4 definitions)
- clearness, brightness, splendour, lustre, or light  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3B) [Printed book page 653,1] प्र - (pra-) ° काश (°kāśa) m. clearness, brightness, splendour, lustre, light, Ṛg-veda (Title) &c. &c. [ ID=129841 ]
- Bright, shining  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > प्रकाश (prakāśa) [Printed book page 0724-a ] प्रकाश (prakāśa) a. 1 Bright, shining, brilliant; प्रकाश (prakāśa) श्चाप्रकाश (prakāśa) श्च लोकालोक (prakāśaścāprakāśaśca lokāloka) इवाचलः (ivācalaḥ) Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 1. 68; 5. 2
- Light, lustre, splendour  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — शः (śaḥ) 1 Light, lustre, splendour, brightness
- Sunshine  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — शः (śaḥ) 3 Sunshine

### Specific Materials/Objects (Metal, Mirror) (3 definitions)
- bell-metal or brass  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > प्र - (pra-) ° काश (°kāśa) n. bell-metal, brass, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=129854 ]
- A golden mirror.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — शः (śaḥ) 8 A golden mirror
- Bell-metal brass  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — शं (śaṃ) Bell-metal brass

### Elucidation, Explanation (in texts) (2 definitions)
- light, elucidation, or explanation  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > ( fig. ) light, elucidation, explanation ( esp. at the end of titles of explanatory works, e.g. काव्य - (kāvya-), तर्क - (tarka-) &c.) [ ID=129842 ]
- Light, elucidation, or explanation  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — शः (śaḥ) 2 (Fig.) Light, elucidation, explanation (mostly at the end of titles of works); काव्यप्रकाश (kāvyaprakāśa), भावप्रकाश; तर्कप्रकाश (bhāvaprakāśa; tarkaprakāśa) &c

### Resemblance, Likeness (2 definitions)
- resembling  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > ( ifc. ) having the appearance of, looking like, resembling, Mahābhārata (Title); Rāmāyaṇa (Title) &c. [ ID=129838 ]
- resembling  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > प्रकाश (prakāśa) [Printed book page 0724-a ] प्रकाश (prakāśa) a. 8 (At the end of comp. ) Looking like, like, resembling

### Lexicographical Notes (1 definition)
- wrong reading for prak  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > w.r. for प्राक् (prāk) ° (°), Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa (Title) [ ID=129847 ]

## Sources

Definitions from 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, University of Cologne.

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