As a deity name
Name 560 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 361 of the Krishna Sahasranāma — Mahabharata / Padma Purana, as taught by Sages and Devotees
Name 597 of the Krishna Sahasranāma — Mahabharata / Padma Purana, as taught by Sages and Devotees
Name 113 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
production, source, origin, cause of existence (as father or mother, also ‘the Creator’), birthplace (often ifc., with ā, springing or rising or derived from, belonging to), &c.
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested members (member praBa unglossed)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "prabhave" is the locative of "prabhava" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "prabhave" is the dative of "prabhu" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
pra-bhava &c. See under pra-√ bhū.
pra-bhava mfn. prominent, excelling, distinguished, RV.
pra-bhu See under pra-√ bhū below.
pra-bhu mfn. (Ved. also ū f(vī). ) excelling, mighty, powerful, rich, abundant, RV. &c. &c.
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