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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. प्रभुprabhua.(भु-भ्वी f.)
    1. (भु-भ्वी Feminine)
    2. Mighty, strong, powerful.
    3. Able, competent, having power to (with Infinitive or in comp.); ऋषिप्रभावान्मयि नान्तकोऽपि प्रभुः प्रहर्तुं किमुतान्यहिंस्राः R.2.62; समाधिभेदप्रभवो भवन्ति Ku.3.4.
    4. A match for; प्रभुर्मल्लो मल्लाय Mbh.
    5. Abundant.
    6. Everlasting, eternal.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -भुः

      1. A lord, master; प्रभुर्बुभूषुर्भुवन- त्रयस्य यः Śi.1.49.
      2. A governor, ruler, supreme authority.
      3. An owner, proprietor.
      4. Quick-silver.
      5. Name of Viṣṇu.
      6. Of Śiva.
      7. Of Brahmā; Compare समीक्ष्य प्रभवस्त्रयः Bhāg.4.1.21; (also applied to various gods as Indra; Sūrya, Agni).
      8. Word, sound.

    • -भक्त Adjective attached or devoted to one's lord, loyal; बह्वाशी, स्वल्पसंतुष्टः, सुनिद्रः, शीघ्रचेतनः । प्रभुभक्तश्च शूरश्च ज्ञातव्याः षड्गुणाः शुनः ॥ Chāṇakyanītidarpaṇa. (-क्त) a good horse.

    • -भक्तिः Feminine devotion to one's lord, loyalty, faithfulness.

    In the Gita5·149·189·2411·414·21

    न कर्तृत्वं न कर्माणि लोकस्य सृजति प्रभुः ।

    na kartṛtvaṁ na karmāṇi lokasya sṛjati prabhuḥ, — The Lord neither creates the works of the world nor the state of the doer nor to joining of the works to the fruit; nature works out these things. 5·14
    • प्रभुःprabhuḥnominative singular of the masculine noun prabhu (the Lord).
    • प्रभोprabhovocative singular of the masculine noun prabhu (the Lord).
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  2. अप्रभुaprabhua.Wanting power, not powerful.
    1. Wanting power, not powerful.
    2. Having no power or control over, unable, incompetent; with Genitive or Locative; आशताऽत्राकर्तमव पदात्यप्रभुः Rv.9.73.9.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. प्रभुprabhusee under प्र-√भू below.
    1. see under प्र-√भू below.
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (Vedic or Veda also /ऊ f(वी).) excelling, mighty, powerful, rich, abundant fg-veda etc.
    3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective more powerful than (ablative) MBh.
    4. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having power over (genitive case) VP.
    5. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective able, capable, having power to (locative case infinitive mood or compound) Ka1v.
    6. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective a match for (dative case) Pa1n2. 2-3, 16 vArttika 2 Pat.
    7. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective constant, eternal Lexicographers
    8. masculine gender a master, lord, king (also applied to gods exempli gratia, 'for example' to Su1rya सूर्य and Agni अग्नि fg-veda; to Praja1-pati प्रजा-पति Mn.; to Brahma1 ब्रह्मा ChUp.; to Indra इन्द्र R.; to S3iva शिव MBh.; to Vishn2u विष्णु Lexicographers)
    9. masculine gender the chief or leader of a sect RTL. 142
    10. masculine gender a sound, word Lexicographers
    11. masculine gender quicksilver Lexicographers
    12. masculine gender Name of a deity under the 8th Manu मनु Ma1rkP.
    13. masculine gender of a son of Kardama कर्दम Hariv.
    14. masculine gender of a son of S3uka शुक and Pi1vari1 पीवरी ibidem
    15. masculine gender of a son of Bhaga भग and Siddhi सिद्धि BhP.
    16. masculine gender of a poet catalogue or catalogues
    17. masculine gender of several other men HParis3.
    18. masculine gender (635584 that the rest of a word is to be suppliedभ्वी feminine Name of a S3akti शक्ति Pan5car.)
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  2. अप्रभुaprabhumfn. wanting power, unable, incompetent (with loc.) RV. ix, 73, 9 AitBr. &c.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective wanting power, unable, incompetent (with locative case) fg-veda ix, 73, 9 AitBr. etc.

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  3. अप्रभुत्वaprabhutvan. want of power, insufficiency MBh. &c.

    neuter gender want of power, insufficiency MBh. etc.

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  4. अमरप्रभुamaraprabhum. "lord of the immortals", one of the thousand names of Vishn2u विष्णु MBh.

    masculine gender "lord of the immortals", one of the thousand names of Vishn2u विष्णु MBh.

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  5. एकप्रभुत्वekaprabhutvan. the sovereignty of one, monarchy.

    neuter gender the sovereignty of one, monarchy.

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  6. कपिप्रभुkapiprabhum. "master of the monkeys", N. of Ra1ma राम L.

    masculine gender "master of the monkeys", Name of Ra1ma राम Lexicographers

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  7. किम्प्रभुkimprabhum. a bad lord or master Hit.

    masculine gender a bad lord or master Hit.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. कुप्रभुkuprabhu[ku-prabhu] m. bad lord; -plava, m. unsafe boat.

    [ku-prabhu] masculine bad lord; -plava, masculine unsafe boat.

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