Lexicon

of Rig Veda

dyumna, illumination (of the Truth)

The Light is an essential quality and aspect of Consciousness and of its Tapas; it is the heavenly illumination, that reveals the divine Truth and in man it is an overmental ability of direct perception of the Truth, its direct vision, dṛṣṭi, that make man a seer. All gods are bright and illuminating, the Light is constantly connected with Indra and with his lightning (vidyut, vajra), the heavenly ablaze of the vision and thunder of neavenly hearing of the Truth, the Light is the overpouring light power, śavas of the god; Light is one of the main qualities of Surya-Savitri, Dawn, and of the worlds of Heaven, it is the constant quality of the Maruts, Varuna, the Asvins, it is bright might of Agni.

See also:

•  bright force (śavas)

•  bright steed (hari)

•  clarity (ghṛta)

•  illumining darkness (doṣāvastṛ)

•  Light and Power of Consciousness (tapas)

•  lightning (vidyut)

•  luminous word (rocana)

•  lustre revealing (the Truth) (śubh)

Synonyms and words close in meaning:

•  āghṛṇi, shining one

•  añji, bright; lustre

•  arcis, lustre

•  arjuna, bright

•  bhā, shine

•  bhānu, lustre

•  bhāṛjīka, going with lustres

•  bhās, lihgt

•  bradhna, bright

•  bṛhadbhānu, vastly shining

•  dīdi, shining with light

•  dīdivi, shining

•  dīdyagni, having bright fires

•  dyumat, luminous

•  dyumattama, most illuming {the Truth}

•  dyumnin, bright

•  ghṛṣvi, bright

•  jyotis, Light

•  jyotiṣkṛt, creating light

•  jyotiṣmat, luminous

•  kṣatraśrī, with victorious illumination (of the Truth)

•  ruc, shine, glitter

•  ruśat, brilliant, bright

•  sabheya, full of light

•  śocis, bright flame

•  śociṣkeśa, having hairs of bright flame

•  śrī, burn; make bright

•  śrī, illumination of the Truth

•  śrīṇat, burning; illuming

•  śubhra, brilliant

•  śubhri, shining

•  śuci, shining; pure

•  śucibhrājas, shining brightly

•  śukra, blazing

•  tuvidyumna, of the many illuminations

•  tveṣa, blazing, brilliant

•  tveṣadyumna, brilliant

•  vibhāvan, everywhere shining

•  vibhāvarī, bright

•  vicākaśat, shining

•  vipanyu, luminous in knowledge

•  vipaścit, illumined in consciousness

•  vipra, bright seer

•  viprajūta, bright Knower of the Truth