प्रकाश

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रकाश (prakāśa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /pɾə.kɑːʃ/, [pɾɐ.käːʃ]

Noun

प्रकाश • (prakāś) m (Urdu spelling پرکاش)

1. light

   Synonyms: रौशनी (rauśnī), रोशनी (rośnī), ज्योति (jyoti)

2. daylight, sunshine

   Synonym: धूप (dhūp)

3. appearance
4. revelation, elucidation

   सभी विज्ञानों को डारविन के प्रकाश में दिशा बदलनी पड़ी

   sabhī vijñānõ ko ḍārvin ke prakāś mẽ diśā badalnī paṛī

   all science had to change direction with Darwin's revelation

5. publication

Declension

Declension of प्रकाश (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	प्रकाश prakāś	प्रकाश prakāś
oblique	प्रकाश prakāś	प्रकाशों prakāśõ
vocative	प्रकाश prakāś	प्रकाशो prakāśo

Derived terms

• प्रकाशित (prakāśit, “published”)
• प्रकाशन (prakāśan, “publishing”)

Proper noun

प्रकाश • (prakāś) m

1. a male given name, Prakash, from Sanskrit

Adjective

प्रकाश • (prakāś) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling پرکاش)

1. visible, illuminated; bright; shining
2. clear; evident, open
3. public
4. famous, renown

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “प्रकाश”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3131
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “प्रकाश”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 448
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “प्रकाश”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 652
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “प्रकाश”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 406.

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रकाश (prakāśa).

Noun

प्रकाश • (prakāś) m

1. light, luster, splendor
2. radiance, diffusion, manifestation

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “प्रकाश”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “प्रकाश”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• প্ৰকাশ (Assamese script)
• ᬧ᭄ᬭᬓᬵᬰ (Balinese script)
• প্রকাশ (Bengali script)
• 𑰢𑰿𑰨𑰎𑰯𑰫 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀓𑀸𑀰 (Brahmi script)
• ပြကာၐ (Burmese script)
• પ્રકાશ (Gujarati script)
• ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌶 (Grantha script)
• ꦥꦿꦏꦴꦯ (Javanese script)
• 𑂣𑂹𑂩𑂍𑂰𑂬 (Kaithi script)
• ಪ್ರಕಾಶ (Kannada script)
• ប្រកាឝ (Khmer script)
• ປ຺ຣກາຨ (Lao script)
• പ്രകാശ (Malayalam script)
• ᢒᡵᠠᡬᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡧᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘎𑘰𑘫 (Modi script)
• ᢒᠷᠠᢉᠠᢗᠱᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧂𑧠𑧈𑦮𑧑𑧋 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐥𑑂𑐬𑐎𑐵𑐱 (Newa script)
• ପ୍ରକାଶ (Odia script)
• ꢦ꣄ꢬꢒꢵꢯ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆥𑇀𑆫𑆑𑆳𑆯 (Sharada script)
• 𑖢𑖿𑖨𑖎𑖯𑖫 (Siddham script)
• ප්‍රකාශ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩰 𑪙𑩼𑩜𑩛𑩿 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚞𑚶𑚤𑚊𑚭𑚧 (Takri script)
• ப்ரகாஶ (Tamil script)
• ప్రకాశ (Telugu script)
• ปฺรกาศ (Thai script)
• པྲ་ཀཱ་ཤ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒣𑓂𑒩𑒏𑒰𑒬 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨞𑩇𑨫𑨋𑨊𑨮 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

प्र- (pra-) +‎ काश (kāśa), from the root काश् (kāś).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɾɐ.kɑː.ɕɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /pɾɐ.kɑː.ɕɐ/

Noun

प्रकाश • (prakāśa) stem, m

1. lustre, brightness, light
   • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.124.6
2. fame
3. the very best of something

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of प्र॒का॒श

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	प्र॒का॒शः (prakāśáḥ)	प्र॒का॒शौ (prakāśáu) प्र॒का॒शा¹ (prakāśā́¹)	प्र॒का॒शाः (prakāśā́ḥ) प्र॒का॒शासः॑¹ (prakāśā́saḥ¹)
accusative	प्र॒का॒शम् (prakāśám)	प्र॒का॒शौ (prakāśáu) प्र॒का॒शा¹ (prakāśā́¹)	प्र॒का॒शान् (prakāśā́n)
instrumental	प्र॒का॒शेन॑ (prakāśéna)	प्र॒का॒शाभ्या॑म् (prakāśā́bhyām)	प्र॒का॒शैः (prakāśáiḥ) प्र॒का॒शेभिः॑¹ (prakāśébhiḥ¹)
dative	प्र॒का॒शाय॑ (prakāśā́ya)	प्र॒का॒शाभ्या॑म् (prakāśā́bhyām)	प्र॒का॒शेभ्यः॑ (prakāśébhyaḥ)
ablative	प्र॒का॒शात् (prakāśā́t)	प्र॒का॒शाभ्या॑म् (prakāśā́bhyām)	प्र॒का॒शेभ्यः॑ (prakāśébhyaḥ)
genitive	प्र॒का॒शस्य॑ (prakāśásya)	प्र॒का॒शयोः॑ (prakāśáyoḥ)	प्र॒का॒शाना॑म् (prakāśā́nām)
locative	प्र॒का॒शे (prakāśé)	प्र॒का॒शयोः॑ (prakāśáyoḥ)	प्र॒का॒शेषु॑ (prakāśéṣu)
vocative	प्रका॑श (prákāśa)	प्रका॑शौ (prákāśau) प्रका॑शा¹ (prákāśā¹)	प्रका॑शाः (prákāśāḥ) प्रका॑शासः¹ (prákāśāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Derived terms

• प्रकाशम् (prakāśam, “evidently, apparently, openly”)
• प्रकाशक (prakāśaka)
• प्रकाशन (prakāśana, “explanation, irradiation, exhibition”)
• प्रकाशयति (prakāśayati, “to shine, to publish”)

Descendants

• Pali: pakāsa (“lustre”)
• Prakrit: 𑀧𑀬𑀸𑀲 (payāsa, “light”)
• → Punjabi: ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ (prakāś)
• → Old Javanese: prakāśa, prakosa
  • > Javanese: ꦥꦿꦏꦱ (prakasa) (inherited)
  • > Javanese: ꦥꦿꦏꦺꦴꦱ (prakosa) (inherited)

Adjective

प्र॒का॒श • (prakāśá) stem

1. visible, shining, bright
2. clear, manifest, open, public
3. universally noted, famous, celebrated for

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of प्र॒का॒श

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	प्र॒का॒शः (prakāśáḥ)	प्र॒का॒शौ (prakāśáu) प्र॒का॒शा¹ (prakāśā́¹)	प्र॒का॒शाः (prakāśā́ḥ) प्र॒का॒शासः॑¹ (prakāśā́saḥ¹)
accusative	प्र॒का॒शम् (prakāśám)	प्र॒का॒शौ (prakāśáu) प्र॒का॒शा¹ (prakāśā́¹)	प्र॒का॒शान् (prakāśā́n)
instrumental	प्र॒का॒शेन॑ (prakāśéna)	प्र॒का॒शाभ्या॑म् (prakāśā́bhyām)	प्र॒का॒शैः (prakāśáiḥ) प्र॒का॒शेभिः॑¹ (prakāśébhiḥ¹)
dative	प्र॒का॒शाय॑ (prakāśā́ya)	प्र॒का॒शाभ्या॑म् (prakāśā́bhyām)	प्र॒का॒शेभ्यः॑ (prakāśébhyaḥ)
ablative	प्र॒का॒शात् (prakāśā́t)	प्र॒का॒शाभ्या॑म् (prakāśā́bhyām)	प्र॒का॒शेभ्यः॑ (prakāśébhyaḥ)
genitive	प्र॒का॒शस्य॑ (prakāśásya)	प्र॒का॒शयोः॑ (prakāśáyoḥ)	प्र॒का॒शाना॑म् (prakāśā́nām)
locative	प्र॒का॒शे (prakāśé)	प्र॒का॒शयोः॑ (prakāśáyoḥ)	प्र॒का॒शेषु॑ (prakāśéṣu)
vocative	प्रका॑श (prákāśa)	प्रका॑शौ (prákāśau) प्रका॑शा¹ (prákāśā¹)	प्रका॑शाः (prákāśāḥ) प्रका॑शासः¹ (prákāśāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of प्र॒का॒शा

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	प्र॒का॒शा (prakāśā́)	प्र॒का॒शे (prakāśé)	प्र॒का॒शाः (prakāśā́ḥ)
accusative	प्र॒का॒शाम् (prakāśā́m)	प्र॒का॒शे (prakāśé)	प्र॒का॒शाः (prakāśā́ḥ)
instrumental	प्र॒का॒शया॑ (prakāśáyā) प्र॒का॒शा¹ (prakāśā́¹)	प्र॒का॒शाभ्या॑म् (prakāśā́bhyām)	प्र॒का॒शाभिः॑ (prakāśā́bhiḥ)
dative	प्र॒का॒शायै॑ (prakāśā́yai)	प्र॒का॒शाभ्या॑म् (prakāśā́bhyām)	प्र॒का॒शाभ्यः॑ (prakāśā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	प्र॒का॒शायाः॑ (prakāśā́yāḥ) प्र॒का॒शायै॑² (prakāśā́yai²)	प्र॒का॒शाभ्या॑म् (prakāśā́bhyām)	प्र॒का॒शाभ्यः॑ (prakāśā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	प्र॒का॒शायाः॑ (prakāśā́yāḥ) प्र॒का॒शायै॑² (prakāśā́yai²)	प्र॒का॒शयोः॑ (prakāśáyoḥ)	प्र॒का॒शाना॑म् (prakāśā́nām)
locative	प्र॒का॒शाया॑म् (prakāśā́yām)	प्र॒का॒शयोः॑ (prakāśáyoḥ)	प्र॒का॒शासु॑ (prakāśā́su)
vocative	प्रका॑शे (prákāśe)	प्रका॑शे (prákāśe)	प्रका॑शाः (prákāśāḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of प्र॒का॒श

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	प्र॒का॒शम् (prakāśám)	प्र॒का॒शे (prakāśé)	प्र॒का॒शानि॑ (prakāśā́ni) प्र॒का॒शा¹ (prakāśā́¹)
accusative	प्र॒का॒शम् (prakāśám)	प्र॒का॒शे (prakāśé)	प्र॒का॒शानि॑ (prakāśā́ni) प्र॒का॒शा¹ (prakāśā́¹)
instrumental	प्र॒का॒शेन॑ (prakāśéna)	प्र॒का॒शाभ्या॑म् (prakāśā́bhyām)	प्र॒का॒शैः (prakāśáiḥ) प्र॒का॒शेभिः॑¹ (prakāśébhiḥ¹)
dative	प्र॒का॒शाय॑ (prakāśā́ya)	प्र॒का॒शाभ्या॑म् (prakāśā́bhyām)	प्र॒का॒शेभ्यः॑ (prakāśébhyaḥ)
ablative	प्र॒का॒शात् (prakāśā́t)	प्र॒का॒शाभ्या॑म् (prakāśā́bhyām)	प्र॒का॒शेभ्यः॑ (prakāśébhyaḥ)
genitive	प्र॒का॒शस्य॑ (prakāśásya)	प्र॒का॒शयोः॑ (prakāśáyoḥ)	प्र॒का॒शाना॑म् (prakāśā́nām)
locative	प्र॒का॒शे (prakāśé)	प्र॒का॒शयोः॑ (prakāśáyoḥ)	प्र॒का॒शेषु॑ (prakāśéṣu)
vocative	प्रका॑श (prákāśa)	प्रका॑शे (prákāśe)	प्रका॑शानि (prákāśāni) प्रका॑शा¹ (prákāśā¹)

• ¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “प्रकाश”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 653, column 1.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), “KĀŚ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 344: “prakāśá-”
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “prakāśá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 479
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2026), “prakāśa”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.