Alternative spellings of this word include Prabhavit.

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Prabhāvita (प्रभावित) refers to “being empowered” (by a particular Vidyā), according to the Ṭīkā (commentary) on the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “[...] In this way, the adept should worship the lineage which is the past time of the Lineage of the Child within the Śiva principle, in the Foundation of Birth (in the genitals), which is the place called Kuṇḍalī. (It is the lineage of) Mitrīśanātha who has been empowered (prabhāvita) by the Vidyā of the goddess Parā. (This is) the relationship with (the Siddha) who belongs to the Lineage of the Child. Thus the conventions of the Lineage of the Child have been declared and the three lineages have been explained. [...]”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Prabhāvita (प्रभावित) refers to the “manifested (body)”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] The Bodhisattva Gaganagañja then sustained the jewel-canopy of ten thousand yojanas high over the Lord’s lion throne in the sky, joined the palms of his hands, saluted, and praised the Lord with these suitable verses: ‘[...] (2) Victorious One (jīna) whose absolute body (dharmakāya) is the same as the manifested (prabhāvita) body, displayed his beautiful body (abhirūpa) as endowed with well-shaped forms (surūpa), having produced (prajanita) compassion (karuṇā) that brings benefits for living beings, reveals the supreme body which has the marks of hundredfold merits (śatapuṇya-lakṣaṇa). [...]’”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Prabhāvita (प्रभावित):—[=pra-bhāvita] [from pra-bhava > pra-bhū] ([Kāmandakīya-nītisāra]) mfn. powerful, mighty.

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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 dictionary

Prabhāvita (प्रभावित) [Also spelled prabhavit]:—(a) influenced; impressed, receiving an impact.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Prabhāvita (ಪ್ರಭಾವಿತ):—[adjective] influenced; swayed by.

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Prabhāvita (ಪ್ರಭಾವಿತ):—[noun] a man who is influenced by another person or a thing, event, thought, theory, movement, etc.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Prabhāvita (प्रभावित):—[prabhāvānvita / prabhāvita] adj. influenced;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Pra, Bhavita.

Starts with: Prabhavitar.

Ends with: Advayaprabhavita, Dvayaprabhavita, Pratipakshaprabhavita.

Full-text: Bhucamp-prabhavit-r-bhucamp-sambhavit-kshetra, Prabhavit, Bhukampa-prabhavita-ra-bhukampa-sambhavita-kshetra, Prabhavay, Dharmakaya, Prajanita, Pratipaksha, Jina, Punyalakshana, Abhirupa, Surupa, Shatapunya, Shata, Bhu.

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