a. 1 Not shining or bright, dark, wanting in bright- ness (fig. also); prakāśaścāprakāśaśca lokālokaṃ ivācalaḥ R. 1. 68.

2 Self- illuminated.

3 Hidden, secret, con- cealed; Ms. 8. 251; 9. 256. śaṃ, śe ind. In secret, secretly; ahamaprakāśe tiṣṭhāmi M. 4; satyavatyā haste'prakāśaṃ ni- kṣiptaḥ V. 5 secretly. śaḥ Indistinct- ness, secrecy; a secret.

mf (A) n. not shining, dark 57,2 10484 mf (A) n. not visible, hidden, secret Mn. 57,2 10485 mf (A) n. not manifest or evident 57,2 10486 ind. in secret Mn. viii, 351 57,2 10487