puruṣa पुरुष púruṣa m. (mc. also pū́r°; prob. fr. √ pṝ and connected with puru, pūru ifc. f(A). , rarely f(I). ; cf. [Pāṇ. iv, 1, 24]) a man, male, human being (pl. people, mankind), [RV.] &c. &c. a person, (pumān puruṣaḥ, a male person, [ŚāṅkhGṛ.]; [Mn.]; daṇḍaḥp°, punishment personified, [Mn.]; esp. grammatical pers.; with prathama, madhyama, uttama = the 3rd, 2nd, 1st pers. [Nir.]; [Pāṇ.]), an officer, functionary, attendant, servant, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. (cf. tat-p°) a friend, [L.] a follower of the Sāṃkhya philosophy (?), [L.] a member or representative of a race or generation, [TS.]; [Br.]; [Mn.] &c. the height or measure of a man (= 5 Aratnis = 120 Aṅgulas), [ŚBr.]; [Śulbas.]; [Var.] the pupil of the eye, [ŚBr.] (also with nārāyaṇa) the primaeval man as the soul and original source of the universe (described in the Puruṣa-sūkta q.v.), [RV.]; [ŚBr.] &c. the personal and animating principle in men and other beings, the soul or spirit, [AV.] &c. &c. the Supreme Being or Soul of the universe (sometimes with para, parama, or uttama; also identified with Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva and Durgā), [VS.]; [ŚBr.] &c. &c. (in Sāṃkhya) the Spirit as passive and a spectator of the Prakṛti or creative force, [IW. 82] &c. the ‘spirit’ or fragrant exhalation of plants, [RV. x, 51, 8] (with sapta) N. of the divine or active principles from the minute portions of which the universe was formed, [Mn. i, 19] N. of a Pāda in the Mahā-nāmnī verses, [Lāṭy.] of the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th and 11th signs of the zodiac, [Jyot.] of a son of Manu Cākṣuṣa, [BhP.] of one of the 18 attendants of the sun, [L.] pl. men, people (cf. above) N. of the Brāhmans of Krauñca-dvīpa, [BhP.] (with pañca) N. of 5 princely personages or miraculous persons born under partic. constellations, [Var.] Rottleria Tinctoria, [L.] Clerodendrum Phlomoides, [L.] púruṣa m or n. = puruṣaka m. n., [Śiś. v, 56], Sch. púruṣa n. (!) N. of mount Meru, [L.] puruṣaka पुरुषक mfn. ifc. = puruṣa, a man, male, [Pat.] m. n. standing on two feet like a man, the rearing of a horse, prancing, [Śiś. v, 56.] puruṣatā पुरुषता puruṣá—tā °ṣá-), f. (manhood, manliness puruṣá—tā ind. (as instr.) after the manner of men, among men, [RV.] puruṣaghnī पुरुषघ्नी puruṣa—ghnī f. (with strī) a woman who kills her husband, [Yājñ.] (cf. pūruṣa-han). puruṣahan पुरुषहन् puruṣa—han mfn. only f. -ghnī, q.v. puruṣanti पुरुषन्ति puru—ṣánti ([Padap.] -sánti) m. N. of a man, [RV.]; [TāṇḍBr.] puruṣatrā पुरुषत्रा puruṣa—trā́ ind. = -tā ind., [RV.] (cf. [Pāṇ. v, 4, 56]). puruṣatva पुरुषत्व puruṣa—tva n. manhood, manliness, [MBh.]; [Pur.] puruṣavāc पुरुषवाच् puruṣa—vā́c mfn. having a human voice, [VS.]; [ŚBr.] puruṣavat पुरुषवत् puruṣa—vat mfn. accompanied by men, [ŚBr.] puruṣadviṣ पुरुषद्विष् puruṣa—dviṣ m. an enemy of Viṣṇu, [MW.] puruṣagati पुरुषगति puruṣa—gati f. N. of a Sāman, [Gaut.] puruṣajana पुरुषजन puruṣa—jana m. sg. men, people, [Pañcad.] puruṣakāma पुरुषकाम puruṣa—kāma mfn. desirous of men, [TāṇḍBr.] puruṣakāra पुरुषकार puruṣa—kāra m. human effort (opp. to daiva, fate), [Mn.]; [Yājñ.] manly act, virility, heroism, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. haughtiness, pride, [Pat.] N. of a grammarian, [Cat.] puruṣamedha पुरुषमेध puruṣa—medhá m. the sacrifice of a man, [Br.]; [MBh.] &c. N. of the supposed author of [VS. xx, 30] (perhaps w.r. for puru-medha, q.v.), puruṣamṛga पुरुषमृग puruṣa—mṛgá m. a male antelope, [VS.]; [TS.], Sch. puruṣamukha पुरुषमुख puruṣa—mukha mf(I)n. having the face of a man, [Kauś.] puruṣanāya पुरुषनाय puruṣa—nāya m. ‘man-leader’, a prince, [ChUp.] puruṣapaśu पुरुषपशु puruṣa—paśu m. a beast of man, a brutal man, [Pañc.]; [VP.] a man as a sacrificial victim, [BhP.] the soul compared with animal, [IW. 85] a human animal, man, [W.] puruṣapati पुरुषपति puruṣa—pati m. ‘lord of men’, N. of Rāma, [MW.] puruṣapura पुरुषपुर puruṣa—pura n. N. of the capital of Gāndhāra, the modern Peṣāwar (پيشاور), [L.] puruṣarāja पुरुषराज puruṣa—rājá m. a human king, [TS.] puruṣarūpa पुरुषरूप puruṣa—rūpa n. the shape of a man, [AitBr.] puruṣa—rūpa mfn. = next, [ŚBr.] puruṣavāha पुरुषवाह puruṣa—vāha m. ‘Viṣṇu's vehicle’, N. of Garuḍa, [BhP.] puruṣavadha पुरुषवध puruṣa—vadhá m. manslaughter, murder, [AV.] slaughter of a husband, [Vet.] puruṣavara पुरुषवर puruṣa—vara m. the best of men, [VP.] N. of Viṣṇu, [MBh.] of a prince, [VP.] puruṣavidha पुरुषविध púruṣa—vidha (pú°), mfn. man-like, having a human form (-tā f.), [ŚBr.]; [TUp.] puruṣayoni पुरुषयोनि púruṣa—yoni (pú°), mfn. descended from or begotten by a man (male), [MaitrS.] puruṣadharma पुरुषधर्म puruṣa—dharma m. personal rule or precept, [KātyŚr.] puruṣaśīrṣa पुरुषशीर्ष puruṣa—śīrṣá n. id., [ŚBr.] puruṣaśiras पुरुषशिरस् puruṣa—śiras n. a human head, [KātyŚr.] puruṣadaghna पुरुषदघ्न puruṣa—daghna mfn. of the height or measure of a man, [W.] puruṣadatta पुरुषदत्त puruṣa—datta m. N. of a man, [Mudr.] puruṣagātra पुरुषगात्र puruṣa—gātra mfn. endowed with human or manly limbs, [Kauś.] puruṣagandhi पुरुषगन्धि púruṣa—gandhi (pú°), mfn. smelling of men, [AV.] puruṣajñāna पुरुषज्ञान puruṣa—jñāna n. knowledge of men or mankind, [Mn. vii, 211.] puruṣakṣīra पुरुषक्षीर puruṣa—kṣīrá n. human milk, [MaitrS.] puruṣamānin पुरुषमानिन् puruṣa—mānin mfn. fancying one's self a man or hero (°ní-tva n.), [MBh.] puruṣamātra पुरुषमात्र puruṣa—mātrá mf(I)n. of the height or measure of a man, [ŚBr.]; [KātyŚr.] puruṣa—mātrá n. the size of a man, [TS.] puruṣaprabhu पुरुषप्रभु puruṣa—prabhu m. N. of a prince, [VP.] puruṣareṣin पुरुषरेषिन् puruṣa—reṣin ([Kauś.]) mfn. hurting men. puruṣarṣabha पुरुषर्षभ puruṣa—rṣabha (r for ṛ) m. = -puṃgava, [MBh.]; [R.] puruṣasāman पुरुषसामन् puruṣa—sāman n. N. of a Sāman, [ĀpŚr.] puruṣasūkta पुरुषसूक्त puruṣa—sūkta n. ‘the Puruṣa hymn’, N. of [RV. x, 90] (describing the Supreme Soul of the universe and supposed to be comparatively modern), [RTL. 17]; [23] &c. puruṣasiṃha पुरुषसिंह puruṣa—siṃha m. ‘man-lion’, an eminent man or hero, [Kāv.] (with Jainas) N. of the 5th of the black Vāsudevas, [L.] puruṣatejas पुरुषतेजस् púruṣa—tejas (pú°), mfn. having a man's energy or manly vigour, [AV.] puruṣavāham पुरुषवाहम् puruṣa—vāham ind. (with vahati, he moves in such a way as to be) borne or drawn along by men, [Pāṇ. iii, 4, 43.] puruṣavacas पुरुषवचस् puruṣa—vacas mfn. called Puruṣa, [ChUp.] puruṣavrata पुरुषव्रत puruṣa—vrata n. N. of 2 Sāmans, [ĀrṣBr.] puruṣayogin पुरुषयोगिन् puruṣa—yogin mfn. relating to a person or subject, [KātyŚr.] puruṣadveṣin पुरुषद्वेषिन् puruṣa—dveṣin mfn. man-hating, misanthropic, [W.] puruṣajātaka पुरुषजातक puruṣa—jātaka N. of wk. puruṣajīvana पुरुषजीवन puruṣa—jī́vana mf(I)n. enlivening or animating men, [AV.] puruṣakuṇapa पुरुषकुणप puruṣa—kuṇapá n. a human corpse, [TS.] puruṣakṣetra पुरुषक्षेत्र puruṣa—kṣetra n. a male or uneven zodiacal sign or astrological house, [Var.] puruṣaniyama पुरुषनियम puruṣa—niyama m. (in gram.) a restriction as to person. puruṣarūpaka पुरुषरूपक puruṣa—rūpaka mfn. shaped like a man, [AitBr.] puruṣarakṣas पुरुषरक्षस् puruṣa—rakṣas n. a demon in the form of a man, [Kauś.] puruṣareṣaṇa पुरुषरेषण puruṣa—réṣaṇa ([AV.]) mfn. hurting men. puruṣatantra पुरुषतन्त्र puruṣa—tantra mfn. dependent on the subject, subjective (-tva n.), [Śaṃk.] puruṣavidhatā पुरुषविधता puruṣa-vidha—tā f. puruṣavyāghra पुरुषव्याघ्र puruṣa—vyāghrá m. ‘man-tiger’, N. of a demon, [ŚBr.] = -śārdūla, [MBh.]; [R.] a vulture, [L.] puruṣaśārdūla पुरुषशार्दूल puruṣa—śārdūla m. ‘man-tiger’, an eminent man, [W.] puruṣaśīrṣaka पुरुषशीर्षक puruṣa—śīr°ṣaka m. or n. N. of an instrument used by thieves, [Daś.] puruṣadantikā पुरुषदन्तिका puruṣa—dantikā f. N. of a medicinal root, [L.] puruṣadvayasa पुरुषद्वयस puruṣa—dvayasa mf(I)n. = -daghna, [L.] puruṣadveṣiṇī पुरुषद्वेषिणी puruṣa—dveṣiṇī f. an ill-tempered or fractious woman, [ib.] puruṣakesarin पुरुषकेसरिन् puruṣa—kesarin m. ‘man-lion’, N. of Viṣṇu in his 4th appearance on earth, [Śak.] (cf. nara-siṃha). puruṣaparīkṣā पुरुषपरीक्षा puruṣa—parīkṣā f. ‘trial of man’, N. of a collection of moral tales. puruṣapuṃgava पुरुषपुंगव puruṣa—puṃgava m. ‘man-bull’, an eminent or excellent man, [W.] puruṣasammita पुरुषसम्मित púruṣa—sammita (pú°), mfn. man-like, [TBr.] puruṣavarjita पुरुषवर्जित puruṣa—varjita mfn. destitute of human beings, desolate, [MW.] puruṣadhaureyaka पुरुषधौरेयक puruṣa—dhaureyaka m. a man superior to other people, [Hcat.] puruṣabahumāna पुरुषबहुमान puruṣa—bahumāna m. the respect or esteem of mankind, [Bhartṛ.] puruṣacchandasa पुरुषच्छन्दस puruṣa—cchandasá n. ‘man's metre’, the metre suited for men i.e. the Dvi-padā, [ŚBr.] puruṣakāraphala पुरुषकारफल puruṣa—kāra—phala n. the fruit or result of human effort, [L.] puruṣasaṃskāra पुरुषसंस्कार puruṣa—saṃskāra m. a ceremony performed on a (dead) person, [Āpast.] puruṣasamavāya पुरुषसमवाय puruṣa—samavāya m. a number of men, [W.] puruṣatvatvatā पुरुषत्वत्वता puruṣa—tva—tvá-tā ind. after the manner of men, [RV.] puruṣamāninitva पुरुषमानिनित्व puruṣa—māniní-tva n. puruṣapuṇḍarīka पुरुषपुण्डरीक puruṣa—puṇḍarīka m. ‘man-lotus’, = prec. [ib.], (with Jainas) N. of the 6th black Vāsudeva puruṣatantratva पुरुषतन्त्रत्व puruṣa—tantra—tva n. puruṣaniṣkrayaṇa पुरुषनिष्क्रयण puruṣa—niṣkráyaṇa mfn. one who redeems a person, [TS.] puruṣasūktabhāṣya पुरुषसूक्तभाष्य puruṣa—sūkta—bhāṣya n. N. of wk. puruṣadamyasārathi पुरुषदम्यसारथि puruṣa—damya-sārathi m. a driver or guide of men (compared with young draught-oxen), [Divyāv.] puruṣakāramīmāṃsā पुरुषकारमीमांसा puruṣa—kāra—mīmāṃsā f. N. of wk. puruṣasūktavidhāna पुरुषसूक्तविधान puruṣa—sūkta—vidhāna n. N. of wk. puruṣasūktavyākhyā पुरुषसूक्तव्याख्या puruṣa—sūkta—vyākhyā f. N. of wk. puruṣadravyasampad पुरुषद्रव्यसम्पद् puruṣa—dravya-sampad f. abundance of men and material, [MW.] puruṣasūktopaniṣad पुरुषसूक्तोपनिषद् puruṣa—sū°ktopaniṣad f. N. of wk. puruṣasūktavyākhyāna पुरुषसूक्तव्याख्यान puruṣa—sūkta—vyākhyāna n. N. of wk. puruṣasāmudrikalakṣaṇa पुरुषसामुद्रिकलक्षण puruṣa—sāmudrika-lakṣaṇa n. ‘divination, from bodily signs’, N. of wk. puruṣasūktaṣoḍaśopacāravidhi पुरुषसूक्तषोडशोपचारविधि puruṣa—sūkta—ṣoḍa-śopacāra-vidhi m. N. of wk.