Avabhas, Avabhās, Avabhash: 4 definitions
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Avabhas means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAvabhās (अवभास्).—1 A.
1) To shine; नात्यर्थमस्त्रैरवभासमानः (nātyarthamastrairavabhāsamānaḥ) Kirātārjunīya 3.46; स तेजसा सूर्य इवावभासते (sa tejasā sūrya ivāvabhāsate) Mb.
2) To shine forth, become manifest; आहोस्विन्मुखमवभासते युवत्याः (āhosvinmukhamavabhāsate yuvatyāḥ) Śiśupālavadha 8.29.
3) To appear, seem (apparently or falsely); एतत्त्रयं तप्तायः पिण्डवदेकत्वेनावभासते (etattrayaṃ taptāyaḥ piṇḍavadekatvenāvabhāsate) Vedānta. -Caus. To irradiate. illuminate; अधिकावभासितदिशां निकरः (adhikāvabhāsitadiśāṃ nikaraḥ) Śiśupālavadha 9.37.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvabhās (अवभास्).—[Middle] shine, light, become manifest, appear as ([instrumental] or [adverb] in vat). [Causative] shine upon, illumine.
Avabhās is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ava and bhās (भास्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvabhās (अवभास्):—[=ava-√bhās] -bhāsate, to shine forth, be brilliant, [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa];
—to become manifest, appear as ([instrumental case]) :
—[Causal] [Parasmaipada] (p. -bhāsayat, wrongly written -bhāṣayat, [Mahābhārata xii, 8345]) to illuminate, [Mahābhārata] etc.;
—to make manifest, [Suśruta]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Avabhās (अवभास्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ababhāsa, Obhāsa.
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.
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Starts with (+5): Avabhasa, Avabhasaka, Avabhasakara, Avabhasakatva, Avabhasamakuta, Avabhasamana, Avabhasamkara, Avabhasanashikhin, Avabhasaprabha, Avabhasaprapta, Avabhasaraja, Avabhasarajaprabhaketushiri, Avabhasarajaprabhaketushri, Avabhasasagaraviyuha, Avabhasata, Avabhasati, Avabhasaya, Avabhasayitar, Avabhashana, Avabhasi.
Ends with: Bhavabhas, Pratyavabhash, Vyavabhas.
Full-text: Obhasa, Avabhasaka, Avabhasa, Avabhashana, Obhasati, Avabhasya, Avabhasita, Vyavabhas, Avabhasakara, Avabhasaprapta, Avabhasanashikhin, Avabhasaprabha, Pratyavabhasa, Avabhasin, Ababhasa.
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