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prabhuḥ

prabhū P. bhavati (rarely Ā. te; Ved. inf. bhūṣaṇi), to come forth, spring up, arise or originate from ( abl. ), appear, become visible, happen, occur, ŚBr. &c. &c.; to be before, surpass (with pṛṣṭham, ‘to be greater or more than the back can carry’, applied to wealth, RV. ii, 13, 4 ) to be

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1. prabhū

prabhū P. bhavati (rarely Ā. te; Ved. inf. bhūṣaṇi), to come forth, spring up, arise or originate from ( abl. ), appear, become visible, happen, occur, ŚBr. &c. &c.; to be before, surpass (with pṛṣṭham, ‘to be greater or more than the back can carry’, applied to wealth, RV. ii, 13, 4 ) to become or be numerous, increase, prevail, be powerful, RV. &c. &c. (3. sg. prabhavatitarām, ‘has more power’, Vikr. v, 18 ); to rule, control, have power over, be master of ( gen. loc. or dat. ), Mn. ; MBh. &c.; to be equal to or capable of ( dat. or loc. ), ib. ; to be a match for ( dat. ), Pāṇ. ii, 3, 16 , Vārtt. 2 Pat. ; to be able to ( inf. ), Kālid. ; Kathās. &c.; to profit, avail, be of use to ( dat. ), RV. ; Br. ; to implore, beseech (?), Hariv. : Caus. bhāvayati, to increase, spread out, extend, augment, multiply ( esp. the Soma by placing it in a greater number of vessels), Br. ; to provide more amply, endow more richly, cause to thrive or prosper, cherish, nurture, ib. ; MBh. &c.; (as Nom. fr. bhāva below) to gain or possess power or strength, rule over ( acc. ), MBh. ; R. ; to recognise, R. : Desid. of Caus. bibhāvayiṣati, to wish to increase or extend, AitBr.

2. ةرَبهُ

prabhu mfn. ( Ved. also ū f(vī). ) excelling, mighty, powerful, rich, abundant, RV. &c. &c.

3. ةرَبهُ

able, capable, having power to ( loc. inf. or comp. ), Kāv.

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