Svaprakasha, Svaprakāśa, Sva-prakasha: 9 definitions
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Svaprakasha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 Svaprakāśa can be transliterated into English as Svaprakasa or Svaprakasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationSvaprakāśa (स्वप्रकाश) refers to the “self-luminous”, and is used to describe Śiva, according the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.15. Accordingly as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] On arrival there, after paying respects to the lord [Śiva] with great excitement we lauded Him with various hymns with palms joined in reverence. The Devas said: [...] Obeisance to the liberator of the individual soul from the noose; to the bestower of salvation to the devotee, to the self-luminous (viz., Svaprakāśa), the eternal, the unwasting, the incessant knowledge”.
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.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Pure Bhakti: Brhad BhagavatamrtamSvaprakāśa (स्वप्रकाश) refers to:—Self-manifest; selfilluminating. (cf. Glossary page from Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta).
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysvaprakāśa (स्वप्रकाश).—a (S) That shines by its own or native light. 2 fig. That is self-enlightened or self-taught.
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 dictionarySvaprakāśa (स्वप्रकाश).—a.
1) self-evident.
2) self-luminous.
Svaprakāśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sva and prakāśa (प्रकाश).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySvaprakāśa (स्वप्रकाश).—Adj. Self-evident, self-luminous.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Svaprakāśa (स्वप्रकाश) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Viṣṇupurāṇaṭīkā by Śrīdharasvāmin.
Svaprakāśa has the following synonyms: Ātmaprakāśa.
2) Svaprakāśa (स्वप्रकाश):—Viṣṇupurāṇaṭīkā by Śrīdharasvāmin.
Svaprakāśa has the following synonyms: Ātmaprakāśa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Svaprakāśa (स्वप्रकाश):—[=sva-prakāśa] [from sva] mfn. clear or evident by itself (-tva n.), [Upaniṣad; Sāhitya-darpaṇa] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] self-luminous, [Apte’s The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of [commentator or commentary]
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSvaprakāśa (ಸ್ವಪ್ರಕಾಶ):—
1) [noun] self-illumination.
2) [noun] a self-illuminating object.
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: Prakasha, Shva.
Starts with: Svaprakashadipika, Svaprakashajnanavadartha, Svaprakashapradipika, Svaprakasharahasya, Svaprakashatavicara, Svaprakashatva, Svaprakashavadartha.
Ends with: Anantadeva svaprakasha.
Full-text: Svaprakashatva, Svaprakashapradipika, Svaprakashavadartha, Svaprakasharahasya, Svaprakashajnanavadartha, Svaprakashatavicara, Coppirakacam, Anantadeva svaprakasha, Bhuvaneshvaripaddhati, Pramiti, Vishnu Purana.
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