As a deity name
Name 272 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
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
Nom. P. ˚yati, to manifest, reveal, proclaim
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "prakaṭāya" is the dative of "prakaṭa" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "prakaṭa" is derived from "pra" with the kaṭac suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. pra ind. before
forward, in front, on, forth (mostly in connection with a verb, esp. with a verb of motion which is often to be supplied; sometimes repeated before the verb, cf. Pāṇ. viii, 1, 6; rarely as a separate word, e.g. AitBr. ii, 40)
1. pra-kaṭa mf(ā)n. (according to Pāṇ. v, 2, 29 fr. pra affix kaṭa; but prob. Prākṛt = pra-kṛta cf. ava-k˚, ut-k˚, ni-k˚, vi-k˚, saṃ-k˚), evident, clear, manifest, open, plain, public, Sūryas.; Kāv.; Kathās. (prakaṭaḥ so 'stu, ‘let him show himself’), Pur. &c.
pra-kaṭa m. N. of a Śaiva philosopher, Cat.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
pra-˚kaṭāya Nom. P. ˚yati, to manifest, reveal, proclaim, VarP.
1. pra-kaṭa mf(ā)n. (according to Pāṇ. v, 2, 29 fr. pra affix kaṭa; but prob. Prākṛt = pra-kṛta cf. ava-k˚, ut-k˚, ni-k˚, vi-k˚, saṃ-k˚), evident, clear, manifest, open, plain, public, Sūryas.; Kāv.; Kathās. (prakaṭaḥ so 'stu, ‘let him show himself’), Pur. &c.
pra-kaṭa m. N. of a Śaiva philosopher, Cat.
1. pra ind. before
forward, in front, on, forth (mostly in connection with a verb, esp. with a verb of motion which is often to be supplied; sometimes repeated before the verb, cf. Pāṇ. viii, 1, 6; rarely as a separate word, e.g. AitBr. ii, 40)
Alternative readings
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