Suprabhata, Suprabhātā, Su-prabhata: 14 definitions
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Suprabhata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Suprabhat.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSuprabhātā (सुप्रभाता).—(River) in Plakṣadvīpa.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa V. 20. 4.
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India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossarySuprabhāta.—(IA 12), name of the morning worship at the Rāmeśvara temple. Note: suprabhāta 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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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysuprabhāta (सुप्रभात).—n (S su Enhancing particle, prabhāta Morning.) The break of day; the earliest dawn. 2 Used as ad also suprabhā or suprabhātēṃ ad At the break of day; at the peep of light.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsuprabhāta (सुप्रभात).—n The break of day. ad At the break of day.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySuprabhāta (सुप्रभात).—
1) an auspicious dawn or day-break; दिष्टथा सुप्रभातमद्य यदयं देवो दृष्टः (diṣṭathā suprabhātamadya yadayaṃ devo dṛṣṭaḥ) Uttararāmacarita 6.
2) the earliest dawn.
Derivable forms: suprabhātam (सुप्रभातम्).
Suprabhāta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms su and prabhāta (प्रभात).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySuprabhātā (सुप्रभाता).—name of a devakumārikā in the southern quarter: Mahāvastu iii.307.9; corresp. to Suprathamā of Lalitavistara.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySuprabhāta (सुप्रभात).—n.
(-taṃ) 1. An auspicious dawn. 2. The earliest dawn. E. su, and prabhāta shining.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySuprabhāta (सुप्रभात).—[neuter] a beautiful day-break or morning.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Suprabhāta (सुप्रभात):—[=su-prabhāta] [from su > su-pakva] mf(ā)n. beautifully illuminated by dawn, [Rāmāyaṇa]
2) Suprabhātā (सुप्रभाता):—[=su-prabhātā] [from su-prabhāta > su > su-pakva] f. Name of a river, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
3) Suprabhāta (सुप्रभात):—[=su-prabhāta] [from su > su-pakva] n. a beautiful dawn or day break, [Kāvya literature]
4) [v.s. ...] the earliest dawn, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
5) [v.s. ...] a morning prayer, [Vāmana-purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySuprabhāta (सुप्रभात):—[su-prabhāta] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) a. Enlightened.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Suprabhāta (सुप्रभात) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Supahāya.
[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 dictionarySuprabhāta (सुप्रभात) [Also spelled suprabhat]:—(nm) good/auspicious/happy morning.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSuprabhāta (ಸುಪ್ರಭಾತ):—
1) [noun] the auspicious moment of the day-break.
2) [noun] a greeting used in the morning.
3) [noun] a devotional hymn or song used in the morning prayers.
4) [noun] (sarc.) scoldings got in the morning.
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: Prabhata, Cu, Shu.
Starts with: Suprabhatastotra.
Ends with: Dashavatarasuprabhata, Ramanujasuprabhata, Shriranganathasuprabhata, Varadarajasuprabhata, Venkateshasuprabhata, Vishnusuprabhata.
Full-text: Suprabhatastotra, Ramanujasuprabhata, Varadarajasuprabhata, Venkateshasuprabhata, Suprabhate, Supahaya, Suprathama, Suprabhat, Shriranganathasuprabhata, Varadaraja.
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