Prabhavishnu, Prabhaviṣṇu: 13 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Prabhaviṣṇu can be transliterated into English as Prabhavisnu or Prabhavishnu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Prabhvishnu.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationPrabhaviṣṇu (प्रभविष्णु) refers to the “great lord Viṣṇu” [?], according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.23 (“Attempt of Himavat to dissuade Pārvatī”).—Accordingly, after Viṣṇu spoke to the Gods and others: “Thus urged by the great lord Viṣṇu [i.e., prabhaviṣṇu—viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā] they set out desirous of seeing the Pināka-bearing lord Śiva. At first Viṣṇu and others who were anxious to see the penance of Pārvatī went to her hermitage which was on the way. On seeing the excellent penance of Pārvatī and being enveloped by her refulgence they bowed to her who was engaged in penance and who had brilliant features. [...]”.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPrabhaviṣṇu (प्रभविष्णु).—Is Lord Śiva.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 101. 294.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan BuddhismPrabhaviṣṇu (प्रभविष्णु) is the name of a Bodhisattva mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Prabhaviṣṇu).
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPrabhaviṣṇu (प्रभविष्णु).—a.
1) Strong, mighty, powerful.
2) Preeminent, distingnished.
-ṣṇuḥ 1 A lord, master; यत् प्रभविष्णवे रोचते (yat prabhaviṣṇave rocate) Ś.2; Kumārasambhava 6.62.
2) An epithet of Viṣṇu.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrabhaviṣṇu (प्रभविष्णु).—mfn. (-ṣṇuḥ-ṣṇuḥ-ṣṇu) 1. Mighty, potent. 2. Born completely or well. 3. An epithet of Vishnu. E. pra before, bhū to be, iṣṇuc aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrabhaviṣṇu (प्रभविष्णु).—i. e. pra-bhū + iṣṇu, I. adj. Mighty, pre-eminent, [Bhagavadgītā, (ed. Schlegel.)] 13, 16. Ii. m. A master, a lord, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] 24, 6.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrabhaviṣṇu (प्रभविष्णु).—[adjective] the same; [abstract] tā [feminine]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrabhaviṣṇu (प्रभविष्णु):—[=pra-bhaviṣṇu] [from pra-bhava > pra-bhū] mfn. = [preceding] (also m.; with [genitive case] or [locative case] ‘lord over’), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrabhaviṣṇu (प्रभविष्णु):—[pra-bhaviṣṇu] (ṣṇuḥ-ṣṇuḥ-ṣṇu) a. Well-born; mighty, potent.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPrabhaviṣṇu (प्रभविष्णु) [Also spelled prabhvishnu]:—(a) influential; efficacious, effective; impressive; ~[tā] capacity to influence; efficacy, effectiveness; impressiveness.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPrabhaviṣṇu (ಪ್ರಭವಿಷ್ಣು):—
1) [adjective] above all others in quality, status, rank or importance; most superior.
2) [adjective] very strong, powerful or robust.
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Prabhaviṣṇu (ಪ್ರಭವಿಷ್ಣು):—[noun] a man who has control, authority or power over another; a master.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Bhavishnu, Pra.
Starts with: Prabhavishnuta.
Ends with: Aprabhavishnu.
Full-text: Prabhavishnuta, Grasishnu, Prabhushnu, Prabhvishnu, Gir, Bhutabhartri.
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