Prakashamana, Prakāśamāna: 6 definitions
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Prakashamana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Prakāśamāna can be transliterated into English as Prakasamana or Prakashamana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Prakashman.
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchPrakāśamāna (प्रकाशमान) refers to the “illuminating (reality)”, according to the Yogaśāstra (verse 12.37).—Accordingly, “Now, softness of the body [arises when the highest reality manifests,] even without rubbing one’s perspiration [back into the body,] and this illuminating reality (prakāśamāna) [prakāśamānaṃ hi tattvam idam] makes [the body] glossy without oil”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryprakāśamāna (प्रकाशमान).—p pr S Sending forth light, shining.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishprakāśamāna (प्रकाशमान).—p Shining.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrakāśamāna (प्रकाशमान).—mfn.
(-naḥ-nā-naṃ) Splendid, brilliant, radiant. E. pra before, kāś to shine, śānac aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrakāśamāna (प्रकाशमान):—[pra-kāśamāna] (naḥ-nā-naṃ) p. Splendid.
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 dictionaryPrakāśamāna (प्रकाशमान) [Also spelled prakashman]:—(a) glowing, shining; lustrous, resplendent, radiant.
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Partial matches: Prakasha, Mana.
Ends with: Aprakashamana, Svayamprakashamana.
Full-text: Aprakashamana, Prakashman, Svayamprakashamanatva, Svayamprakashamana, Asahya, Anvaya, Swaym, Svayam.
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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
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