prabhu प्रभु pra-bhu See under pra-√ bhū below. pra-bhú mfn. (Ved. also ū́ f(vI). ) excelling, mighty, powerful, rich, abundant, [RV.] &c. &c. more powerful than (abl.), [MBh.] having power over (gen.), [VP.] able, capable, having power to (loc. inf. or comp.), [Kāv.] a match for (dat.), [Pāṇ. ii, 3, 16], Vārtt. 2, [Pat.] constant, eternal, [L.] pra-bhú m. a master, lord, king (also applied to gods, e.g. to Sūrya and Agni, [RV.]; to Prajā-pati, [Mn.]; to Brahmā, [ChUp.]; to Indra, [R.]; to Śiva, [MBh.]; to Viṣṇu, [L.]) the chief or leader of a sect, [RTL. 142] a sound, word, [L.] quicksilver, [L.] N. of a deity under the 8th Manu, [MārkP.] of a son of Kardama, [Hariv.] of a son of Śuka and Pīvarī, [ib.] of a son of Bhaga and Siddhi, [BhP.] of a poet, [Cat.] of sev. other men, [HPariś.] pra-bhú m. (°bhvī f. N. of a Śakti, [Pañcar.]) prabhuj प्रभुज् pra-√ 1. bhuj (only ind.p. -bhujya), to bend, incline, [Br.]; [Kauś.] pra-√ 3. bhuj (only pr. p. -bhuñjatī́), to befriend, protect (?), [RV. i, 48, 5.] prabhutā प्रभुता pra-bhu—tā f. lordship, dominion, supremacy, [Yājñ.] (v.l.), [Kathās.] power over (loc.), [Śak.] possession of (comp.), [Ragh.] prevalence (instr. ‘for the most part’), [Ratnāv.] prabhugna प्रभुग्न pra-°bhugna mfn., [Pāṇ. viii, 4, 29], Sch. prabhukta प्रभुक्त pra-°bhukta mfn. begun to be eaten (as rice), [Pāṇ. i, 2, 21], Sch. prabhutva प्रभुत्व pra-bhu—tva n. lordship, sovereignty, high rank, might, power over (gen. loc. or comp.), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. prevalence (instr. ‘for the most part’), [Suśr.] prabhudevī प्रभुदेवी pra-bhu—devī f. (with lāṭī) N. of a poetess, [ib.] prabhudeva प्रभुदेव pra-bhu—deva m. N. of a Yoga teacher, [Cat.] prabhukathā प्रभुकथा pra-bhu—kathā f. N. of wk. prabhubhakta प्रभुभक्त pra-bhu—bhakta mfn. devoted to his master (as a dog), [Cāṇ.] pra-bhu—bhakta m. a good horse, [L.] prabhubhakti प्रभुभक्ति pra-bhu—bhakti f. loyalty, faithfulness, [MW.] prabhuvaṃśa प्रभुवंश pra-bhu-vaṃśa n. N. of wk. prabhutvabodhi प्रभुत्वबोधि pra-bhu—tva-bodhi f. knowledge joined with supreme power, [Kāraṇḍ.] prabhutvākṣepa प्रभुत्वाक्षेप pra-bhu—tvākṣepa m. (in rhet.) an objection based on power (i.e. on a word of command), [Kāvyād. ii, 138] prabhuśabdaśeṣa प्रभुशब्दशेष pra-bhu—śabda-śeṣa mfn. having only the title of lord remaining, [Ragh.] prabhuliṅgalīlā प्रभुलिङ्गलीला pra-bhu—liṅga-līlā f. N. of wk. prabhuliṅgacaritra प्रभुलिङ्गचरित्र pra-bhu—liṅga-caritra n. N. of wk.