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Entry आभास

आभासābhāsaSplendour, light, lustre.
[भास्-अच्]
1. Splendour, light, lustre.
2. A reflection; तत्राज्ञानं धिया नश्येदाभासात्तु घटः स्फुरेत् Vedānta.
3. (a) Resemblance, likeness; Often times at the end of comp; नभश्च रुधिराभासम् Rām. etc.; चिदाभास, (b) Semblance, phantom; m; युक्तिवाक्यतदाभाससमाश्रयाः-4 Any unreal or fallacious appearance (as in हेत्वाभास); पुनरुक्तवदाभासः S. D.
4. A fallacy, fallacious reasoning, semblance of a reason, an erroneous but plausible argument; see हेत्वाभास; S. D.27.
5. An intention, purpose.
6. One of the nine materials of which idols are made, a marble.
7. A class of building.
8. An irreligious kind of worship; विधर्मः परधर्मश्च आभास उपमा छलः । अधर्मशाखाः प़ञ्चेमा धर्मज्ञोऽधर्मवत्त्यजेत् ॥ Bhāg.7.15.12.
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