Prakashaka, ±Ê°ù²¹°ìÄåÅ›²¹°ì²¹: 18 definitions
Introduction:
Prakashaka 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 ±Ê°ù²¹°ìÄåÅ›²¹°ì²¹ can be transliterated into English as Prakasaka or Prakashaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Prakashak.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation±Ê°ù²¹°ìÄåÅ›²¹°ì²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤•ाशà¤�) or Su±è°ù²¹°ìÄåÅ›²¹°ì²¹ refers to “very brightâ€�, according to the ÅšivapurÄṇa 2.3.52 (“The bridegroom’s party is fed and Åšiva retires to bedâ€�).—Accordingly, as BrahmÄ narrated to NÄrada: “[...] Seated on a gemset throne offered by MenÄ, Åšiva surveyed the bedchamber with pleasure. [...] It was richly rendered fragrant with various sweet smelling substances. It was very bright (²õ³Ü-±è°ù²¹°ìÄåÅ›²¹°ì²¹). There was sandal paste and aguru. Beds were richly strewn with flowers. Many wondrous things of variegated colours and shapes were displayed there. It had been constructed in gems by ViÅ›vakarman himself. [...]â€�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index±Ê°ù²¹°ìÄåÅ›²¹°ì²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤•ाशà¤�).—A son of Raivata Manu.*
- * Matsya-purÄṇa 9. 21.

The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) 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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms±Ê°ù²¹°ìÄåÅ›²¹°ì²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤•ाशà¤�):—Illuminating, making apparent or manifest , disclosing , discovering

Ä€yurveda (आयà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¥‡à¤¦, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Ä€yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch±Ê°ù²¹°ìÄåÅ›²¹°ì²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤•ाशà¤�) refers to “revealingâ€� (a particular philosophical system), according to Upaniá¹£adbrahmayogin’s commentary on the Maṇá¸alabrÄhmaṇopaniá¹£at.—Accordingly, “Here then is this Maṇá¸alabrÄhmaṇopaniá¹£at, which is part of the white Yajurveda. It reveals (±è°ù²¹°ìÄåÅ›²¹°ì²¹) the whole of the illustrious RÄjayoga [consisting of] the three gazing points, five voids, two TÄrakas and so on, after elucidating the Yoga with eight subtle auxiliariesâ€�.

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 Äsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary±è°ù²¹°ìÄåÅ›²¹°ì²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤•ाशà¤�).—a (S) That enlightens or illumines. 2 fig. That expounds, explains, instructs, informs.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English±è°ù²¹°ìÄåÅ›²¹°ì²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤•ाशà¤�).â€�a That enlightens or illumines. Publisher.
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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary±Ê°ù²¹°ìÄåÅ›²¹°ì²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤•ाशà¤�).â€�a. (-Å›¾±°ìÄå f.)
1) Illuminating, giving light.
2) Making apparent, discovering, disclosing, evincing, betraying, displaying.
3) Expressing, indicating.
4) Explaining, making clear, expounding.
5) Bright; shining, brilliant.
6) Noted, celebrated, renowned.
-°ì²¹á¸� 1 The sun.
2) A discoverer.
3) An expounder.
4) A publisher.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary±Ê°ù²¹°ìÄåÅ›²¹°ì²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤•ाशà¤�).—mfn.
(-°ì²¹á¸�-°ìÄå-°ì²¹á¹�) What irradiates, what makes open or apparent, &c. m.
(-°ì²¹á¸�) 1. An illuminator, an expounder, an illustrator. 2. The Sun. E. ±è°ù²¹°ìÄåÅ›²¹ to make light or evident, aff. vun .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary±Ê°ù²¹°ìÄåÅ›²¹°ì²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤•ाशà¤�).—[±è°ù²¹-°ìÄåÅ› + aka], I. adj., f. Å›¾±°ìÄå. 1. Clear, bright, [BhagavadgÄ«tÄ, (ed. Schlegel.)] 14, 6. 2. Renowned, [¸éÄåÂá²¹³Ù²¹°ù²¹á¹…g¾±á¹‡Ä�] 4, 79. 3. What makes open or apparent, illuminating, MahÄbhÄrata 14, 1066. Ii. m. The illuminator, the sun, [KathÄsaritsÄgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 18, 18.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary±Ê°ù²¹°ìÄåÅ›²¹°ì²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤•ाशà¤�).—[feminine] Å›¾±°ìÄå = [preceding] + seq. adj.; [abstract] tva [neuter]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ±Ê°ù²¹°ìÄåÅ›²¹°ì²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤•ाशà¤�):—[=±è°ù²¹-°ìÄåÅ›²¹°ì²¹] [from ±è°ù²¹-°ìÄåÅ›] mf(¾±°ìÄå)n. clear, bright, shining, brilliant, [SÄṃkhyakÄr¾±°ìÄå; TattvasamÄsa; MahÄbhÄrata]
2) [v.s. ...] universally known, renowned, [¸éÄåÂá²¹³Ù²¹°ù²¹á¹…g¾±á¹‡Ä«]
3) [v.s. ...] irradiating, illuminating, giving light, [BhÄgavata-purÄṇa; SÄṃkhyakÄr¾±°ìÄå [Scholiast or Commentator]; MahÄbhÄrata] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] making clear, illustrating, explaining, [SarvadarÅ›ana-saṃgraha; ÅšaṃkarÄcÄrya]
5) [v.s. ...] making apparent or manifest, disclosing, discovering, publishing, evincing, betraying, [SÄhitya-darpaṇa; MÄrkaṇá¸eya-purÄṇa]
6) [v.s. ...] indicating, expressing, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] m. ‘light-giverâ€�, the sun, [KathÄsaritsÄgara]
8) [=±è°ù²¹-°ìÄåÅ›²¹°ì²¹] [from ±è°ù²¹-°ìÄåÅ›] n. bell-metal, brass, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary±Ê°ù²¹°ìÄåÅ›²¹°ì²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤•ाशà¤�):—[±è°ù²¹-°ìÄåÅ›²¹°ì²¹] (°ì²¹á¸�) 1. m. An expounder. a. Making clear.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)±Ê°ù²¹°ìÄåÅ›²¹°ì²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤•ाशà¤�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ±Ê²¹²µÄå²õ²¹²â²¹, ±Ê²¹²âÄå²õ²¹²µ²¹, ±Ê²¹°ù²¹²µÄå²õ²¹²â²¹.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary±Ê°ù²¹°ìÄåÅ›²¹°ì²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤•ाशà¤�) [Also spelled prakashak]:â€�(nm) a publisher; one who or that which illuminates, an illuminator; ~[°ìÄ«²â²¹] of, related with or pertaining to a/the publisher.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus±Ê°ù²¹°ìÄåÅ›²¹°ì²¹ (ಪà³à²°à²•ಾಶà²�):â€�
1) [adjective] giving light; illuminating.
2) [adjective] throwing light on an abstract thing as to make it more clear and lucid.
3) [adjective] making or tending to make (something) publicly known.
4) [adjective] expressing, revealing (said with reference to thoughts, ideas, etc.).
5) [adjective] famous; renowned; popular.
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±Ê°ù²¹°ìÄåÅ›²¹°ì²¹ (ಪà³à²°à²•ಾಶà²�):â€�
1) [noun] the sun.
2) [noun] a man who publishes books, magazines, etc.; a publisher.
3) [noun] a man who interpretes, comments to elucidate the meaning of a literary or religious work.
4) [noun] a man who undertakes a careful, systematic, patient study and investigation in some field of knowledge, to discover or establish facts or principles; a researcher.
5) [noun] a poisonous, nonmetallic chemical element, normally a white, phosphorescent, waxy solid, becoming yellow when exposed to light; phosphorous.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) ±Ê°ù²¹°ìÄåÅ›²¹°ì²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤•ाशà¤�):—n. 1. publisher; 2. illustrator; 3. editorial;
2) ±Ê°ù²¹°ìÄåÅ›²¹°ì²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¤•ाशà¤�):—adj. 1. bright; shining; brilliant; 2. revealed; exposed; disclosed; 3. publishing;
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.
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Partial matches: Kassaka, Pra.
Starts with: Prakashakajnatar, Prakashakajnatri, Prakashakama, Prakashakaprajnatar, Prakashakaprajnatri, Prakashakara, Prakashakarman, Prakashakartar, Prakashakartri, Prakashakashakanti, Prakashakatva.
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