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Prabodh
प्रबोधSay it pruh-BODH
- Meaning today
- Awakening, enlightenment
- Original meaning
- "awakening, consciousness; knowledge, understanding, intelligence" Monier-Williams, p. 683
- Say it
- pruh-BODH
- Written
- प्रबोध
- Other spellings
- Prabodha
Prabodh
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Prabodh meaning
Prabodh (प्रबोध) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
Awakening, consciousness; knowledge, understanding, intelligence
Also used to mean: enlightenment
Prabodh (प्रबोध) is the Sanskrit prabodha, from the verb pra-budh, "to wake up", the same root that gives buddhi and Buddha. Monier-Williams lists awakening from sleep or from ignorance, consciousness, the opening of flowers, and knowledge, understanding and intelligence. Name lists give "awakening" or "enlightenment", which follows the dictionary closely. The name has been used in Bengal, Maharashtra and Gujarat; the singer Manna Dey was born Prabodh Chandra Dey.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 683 · entry prabodha · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, prabodha, p. 683 · Wikipedia, Manna Dey
Famous namesakes
- Manna Dey (born Prabodh Chandra Dey), playback singer
Spellings
Prabodh · Prabodha