m. (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') equalsbodha-, understanding, intelligence (exempli gratia, 'for example' sukhaprabodhakasukha-prabodhaka-f.ikā-,of easy intelligence id est easily intelligible )
प्रबोधः 1 Awaking (fig. also), awakening; regaining one's consciousness, consciousness; अप्रबोधाय सुष्वाप R.12.5; मोहादभूत् कष्टतरः प्रबोधः 14.56. -2 Blowing, expanding (of flowers) -3 Wakefulness, sleeplessness; चिरप्रबोधान्न संभावितं धर्मासनमध्यासितुम् Ś.6. -4 Vigilance, watchfulness. -5 Knowledge, understanding, wisdom, removal of delusion, real knowledge; as in प्रबोधचन्द्रोदय; सूतात्मजाः सवयसः प्रथितप्रबोधम् R.5.65. -6 Consolation. -7 Reviving the fragrance of a perfume. -8 Explaining. -Comp. -उत्सवः N. of a festival observed from the tenth to the day of full-moon in the month of Kārtika.
m. awaking; revival, re covery of consciousness; awaking=opening of flowers; manifestation, appearance (of intelligence); waking, wakefulness; know ledge, understanding, intelligence; awak ening (tr.); restoration of an evaporated scent; friendly admonition: -ka, a. awaking =causing to open or blossom; --°ree; a. (i-kâ), knowledge, understanding; -kandra, m. moon of knowledge: -½udaya, m. rise of the moon of knowledge: title of a philosophical drama; -bodhana, a. awaking, arousing; n. awaking (int.), understanding, comprehension; instructing, enlightening; wakening (tr.); -bodhita, cs. pp. aroused, awakened: -vat, pp. act. (he) aroused; -bodhin, a. awaking; -bodha½udaya, m. rise of knowledge: title of a work; -bodhya, 1. cs. gd. having in structed, explained, suggested, or called the attention; 2. fp. to be awakened.
noun (masculine) appearance (of intelligence) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
awakening (trans.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
awaking (from sleep or ignorance) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
becoming conscious (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
blowing (of flowers) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
consciousness (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
friendly admonition (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
good words (pl.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
intelligence (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
knowledge (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
manifestation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a work (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
opening (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
reviving of an evaporated scent (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
understanding (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
wakefulness (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
waking (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective awakening (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
causing to open or blossom (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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noun (neuter) arousing (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
awakening (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
awaking (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
comprehension (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
enlightening (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
instructing (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
knowledge (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
reviving of an evaporated scent (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
understanding (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
waking (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
verb (class 10 ātmanepada) to admonish (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to awaken (trans.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to cause to expand or bloom (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to cause to know (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to convince (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to inform (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to instruct (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to make sensible (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to persuade (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to stimulate (by gentle friction) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to teach (two acc.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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