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Word (IAST)	Word (Devanagari)	Overview
pūru	पूरु	pūrú m. (orig. = puru, and connected with puruṣa, pūrvṣa) a man, people, [RV.]
N. of a tribe (associated with the Yadus, Turvaśas, Druhyus), [ib.]
of a class of demons, [ŚBr.]
of an ancient prince (the son of Yayāti and Śarmiṣṭhā), [MBh.]; [Śak.]; [Pur.] (cf. [Pāṇ. iv, 1, 165], Vārtt. 3, [Pat.])
of a descendant of Atri and author of [RV. v, 16]; [17]; [RAnukr.]
of a son of Manu and Naḍvalā, [Hariv.]
of a son of Jahnu, [BhP.]
pūruṣa	पूरुष	pū́ruṣa m. (mc.) = púruṣa, [RV.]; &c.
pūruṣād	पूरुषाद्	pūruṣā́d mfn. devouring men, [RV.]; [AV.]
pūruṣāda	पूरुषाद	m. N. of a tribe of cannibals, [VarBṛS.]
pūruṣaghna	पूरुषघ्न	pū́ruṣa—ghná mfn. slaying men, [RV.]
pūruṣatvatā	पूरुषत्वता	pūruṣa—tvá-tā ind. = puruṣa-tvá-tā, [ib.]

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पूरु

pūrú m. (orig. = puru, and connected with puruṣa, pūrvṣa) a man, people, [RV.]

N. of a tribe (associated with the Yadus, Turvaśas, Druhyus), [ib.]

of a class of demons, [ŚBr.]

of an ancient prince (the son of Yayāti and Śarmiṣṭhā), [MBh.]; [Śak.]; [Pur.] (cf. [Pāṇ. iv, 1, 165], Vārtt. 3, [Pat.])

of a descendant of Atri and author of [RV. v, 16]; [17]; [RAnukr.]

of a son of Manu and Naḍvalā, [Hariv.]

of a son of Jahnu, [BhP.]