प्रसाद [ prasāda ] [ pra-sāda ] m. (ifc. f ( [ ā ] ) .) clearness , brightness , pellucidness , purity ( cf. [ ambu-p ] ) , Lit. Up. Lit. Kālid. (Nom. P. [ °sādati ] , to be clear or bright. Lit. Śatr.) ( Page697,1 )

  clearness of style , perspicuity Lit. Pratāp. Lit. Kāvyâd. Lit. Sāh.

  brightness (of the face) Lit. Ragh.

  calmness , tranquillity , absence of excitement Lit. KaṭhUp. Lit. Suśr. Lit. Yogas.

  serenity of disposition , good humour Lit. MBh. Lit. Suśr. Lit. Ragh.

  graciousness , kindness , kind behaviour , favour , aid , mediation ( [ °dāt ] ind. through the kindness or by the favour of ; [ °daṃ ] √ [ kṛ ] , to be gracious ; cf. [ duṣ-p ] , [ drik-p ] ) Lit. Gobh. Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv.

  Kindness personified as a son of Dharma and Maitrī Lit. BhP.

  clarified liquor , a decoction Lit. Car.

  settlings , a residuum Lit. ib.

  free gift , gratuity Lit. Ratnâv.

  a propitiatory offering or gift ( of food = [ p-dravya ] , [ prasādānna ] ) Lit. L.

  the food presented to an idol , or the remnants of food left by a spiritual teacher (which any one may freely appropriate to his own use) Lit. RTL. 69 ; 145

  approbation Lit. W.

  well-being , welfare Lit. W.

  N. of a Comm. on the Prakriyā-kaumudī

  [ prasādāt ] ind. , see [ prasāda ] , through the kindness or by the favour of