Prabhushakti, Prabhuśakti: 5 definitions

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Prabhushakti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi. 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.

The Sanskrit term Prabhuśakti can be transliterated into English as Prabhusakti or Prabhushakti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Prabhushakti in Purana glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Prabhuśakti (प्रभुशक्ति).—Of the king.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 29. 82; Matsya-purāṇa 142. 68; Vāyu-purāṇa 57. 75.
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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.

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Arthashastra (politics and welfare)

[«previous next»] — Prabhushakti in Arthashastra glossary
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): (artha)

Prabhuśakti (प्रभुशक्ति) refers to the “power of personal leadership” and represents one of the three powers (śakti) required by a king in order to rule successfully, according to the Arthaśāstra (verse 6.2.33).—In his Arthaśāstra (6.2.33), Kauṭilīya defines the three as follows: “A [good king’s] powers (śakti) are threefold; mantraśakti is the strength of his wisdom, prabhuśakti is the strength of his treasury and army, and utsāhaśakti is the strength of his valour”.

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Arthashastra (अर्थशास्त्र, arthaśāstra) literature concerns itself with the teachings (shastra) of economic prosperity (artha) statecraft, politics and military tactics. The term arthashastra refers to both the name of these scientific teachings, as well as the name of a Sanskrit work included in such literature. This book was written (3rd century BCE) by by Kautilya, who flourished in the 4th century BCE.

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India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Prabhu-śakti.—(CII 4), power derived from the royal position. Note: prabhu-śakti is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Prabhushakti in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

prabhuśakti (प्रभुशक्ति).—f S The first of the three śakti Powers of war,--the power of the king. This consists of two branches, dravyabala Power of treasure or money, and sēnābala Power of troops (i.e. the purse and the sword). Luke xxii. 36. See mantraśakti & utsāhaśakti.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Prabhushakti in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Prabhuśakti (ಪ್ರಭುಶಕ್ತಿ):—[noun] the authority, sway, influence of a king or his office; sovereignty.

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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.

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