prakASa a. 1 Bright, shining, brilliant; prakASaScAprakASaSca lokAloka ivAcalaH R. 1. 68 ; 5. 2. 2 Clear, visible, manifest; Śi. 12. 56 ; Bg. 7. 25. 3 Vivid, perspicuous; Ki. 14. 4. 4 Famous, renowned, celebrated, noted; R. 3. 48. 5 Open, public. 6 Cleared of trees, open; R. 4. 31. 7 Blown, expanded. 8 (At the end of comp. ) Looking like, like, resembling. — SaH 1 Light, lustre, splendour, brightness. 2 (Fig.) Light, elucidation, explanation (mostly at the end of titles of works); kAvyaprakASa , BAvaprakASa; tarkaprakASa &c. 3 Sunshine. 4 Display, manifestation; Śi. 9. 5. 5 Fame, renown, celebrity; glory. 6 Expansion, diffusion. 7 Open spot or air; prakASaM nirgato' valokaya mi Ś. 4. 8 A golden mirror. 9 A chapter or section (of a book). 10 The gloss on the upper part of a horse's body. — SaM Bell-metal brass. — SaM ind. 1 Openly, publicly; pratiBUrdApito yattu prakASaM Danino DanaM ( pb ) Y. 2. 56 ; Ms. 8. 193 ; 9. 228. 2 Aloud, audibly (used as a stagedirection in dramas; opp. AtmagataM ). — Se ind. 1 Openly, publicly. 2 Visibly. 3 In the presence of. Comp. — Atmaka a. shining, brilliant. — Atman a. bright, shining. ( — m. ) an epithet of (1) Viṣṇu. (2) of Śiva. (3) the sun. — itara a. invisible. — kartf, -karman N. of the sun. — krayaH an open purchase. — nArI a public woman, prostitute, harlot; alaM catuHSAlamimaM praveSya prakASanArIDfta eza yasmAt Mk. 3. 7. — vaMcakaH an open cheat.