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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. प्रभवprabhavaa.Excellent, distinguished.
    1. Excellent, distinguished.
    2. Superior, powerful.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -वः

      1. Source, origin; अनन्तरत्नप्रभवस्य यस्य Ku. 1.3; अकिंचनः सन् प्रभवः स संपदाम् 5.77; R.9.75.
      2. Birth, production.
      3. The source of a river; तस्या एवं प्रभवमचलं प्राप्य गौरं तुषारैः Me.54.
      4. The operative cause, origin of being (as father, mother etc.); तमस्याः प्रभवमवगच्छ Ś.1.
      5. The author, creator; अतश्चराचरं विश्वं प्रभवस्तस्य गीयसे Ku.2.5.
      6. Birthplace.
      7. Power, strength, valour, majestic dignity (Equivalent to प्रभाव quod vide, which see).
      8. An epithet of Viṣṇu.
      9. Prosperity, happiness; प्रभवार्थाय भूतानां धर्म- प्रवचनं कृतम् Mb.12.19.1.
      10. (At the end of comp.) Arising or originating from, derived from; सूर्यप्रभवो वंशः R.1.2; Ku.3.15; यथा नदीनां प्रभवः (meeting place) समुद्रः, यथाहुतीनां प्रभवो (growth) हुताशः । यथेन्द्रियाणां प्रभवं (one having mastery over) मनोऽपि तथा प्रभुर्नो भगवानुपेन्द्रः Madhyama-vyāyoga 1.51.

    In the Gita7·69·1810·810·2

    अहं कृत्स्नस्य जगतः प्रभवः प्रलयस्तथा ॥

    ahaṁ kṛtsnasya jagataḥ prabhavaḥ pralayastathā. — Know this to be the womb of all beings. I am the birth of the whole world and so too its dissolution. 7·6
    • प्रभवःprabhavaḥnominative singular of the masculine noun prabhava (birth).
    • प्रभवम्prabhavamaccusative singular of the masculine noun prabhava (birth).
  2. अनुप्रभवanuprabhavaCycle of births and deaths.

    Cycle of births and deaths.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. प्रभवprabhava&c. see under प्र-√भू .
    1. etc. see under प्र-√भू .
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective prominent, excelling, distinguished fg-veda
    3. masculine gender production, source, origin, cause of existence (as father or mother, also "the Creator"), birthplace (often in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound', with f(आ)., springing or rising or derived from, belonging to) Up. Mn. MBh. etc.
    4. masculine gender might, power (Equivalent to प्र-भाव) Lexicographers
    5. masculine gender Name of a Sa1dhya साध्य Hariv.
    6. masculine gender of Vishn2u विष्णु A.
    7. masculine gender of several men HParis3.
    8. masculine gender Name of the first or 35th year in a 60 years' cycle of Jupiter Var.
  2. अत्रिनेत्रप्रभवatrinetraprabhavam. "produced by Atri अत्रि 's look", the moon, (in arithm.) the number one.

    masculine gender "produced by Atri अत्रि 's look", the moon, (in arithmetic) the number one.

  3. अन्तरप्रभवantaraprabhavamfn. of mixed origin or caste Mn. i, 2.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective of mixed origin or caste Mn. i, 2.

  4. आनन्दप्रभवānandaprabhavam. the seminal fluid L.
    1. masculine gender the seminal fluid Lexicographers
    2. masculine gender the universe (as proceeding from A1nanda आनन्द Equivalent to Brahman ब्रह्मन् T.)
  5. जघन्यप्रभवjaghanyaprabhavamfn. of lowest origin Mn. viii, 270.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective of lowest origin Mn. viii, 270.

  6. तीक्ष्णांशुदेहप्रभवtīkṣṇāṃśudehaprabhavam. id., ii, 12 Sch.

    masculine gender the same, ii, 12 Scholiast or Commentator

  7. त्रैलोक्यप्रभवtrailokyaprabhavam. "T Trailokya-son", Ra1ma राम Ragh. x, 54.

    masculine gender "T Trailokya-son", Ra1ma राम Ragh. x, 54.

  8. नक्तप्रभवnaktaprabhavav.l. for नक्तम्-प्र्˚ .

    varia lectio for नक्तम्-प्र्that the rest of a word is to be supplied .