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puruṣaपुरुषpúruṣa 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.]
puruṣakaपुरुषकmfn. ifc. = puruṣa, a man, male, [Pat.]
m. n. standing on two feet like a man, the rearing of a horse, prancing, [Śiś. v, 56.]
puruṣatāपुरुषताpuruṣá—tā °ṣá-), f. (manhood, manliness
puruṣá—tā ind. (as instr.) after the manner of men, among men, [RV.]
puruṣaghnīपुरुषघ्नीpuruṣa—ghnī f. (with strī) a woman who kills her husband, [Yājñ.] (cf. pūruṣa-han).
puruṣahanपुरुषहन्puruṣa—han mfn. only f. -ghnī, q.v.
puruṣantiपुरुषन्तिpuru—ṣánti ([Padap.] -sánti) m. N. of a man, [RV.]; [TāṇḍBr.]
puruṣatrāपुरुषत्राpuruṣa—trā́ ind. = -tā ind., [RV.] (cf. [Pāṇ. v, 4, 56]).
puruṣatvaपुरुषत्वpuruṣa—tva n. manhood, manliness, [MBh.]; [Pur.]
puruṣavācपुरुषवाच्puruṣa—vā́c mfn. having a human voice, [VS.]; [ŚBr.]
puruṣavatपुरुषवत्puruṣa—vat mfn. accompanied by men, [ŚBr.]
puruṣadviṣपुरुषद्विष्puruṣa—dviṣ m. an enemy of Viṣṇu, [MW.]
puruṣagatiपुरुषगतिpuruṣa—gati f. N. of a Sāman, [Gaut.]
puruṣajanaपुरुषजनpuruṣa—jana m. sg. men, people, [Pañcad.]
puruṣakāmaपुरुषकामpuruṣa—kāma mfn. desirous of men, [TāṇḍBr.]
puruṣakāraपुरुषकारpuruṣa—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.]
puruṣamedhaपुरुषमेधpuruṣa—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.),
puruṣamṛgaपुरुषमृगpuruṣa—mṛgá m. a male antelope, [VS.]; [TS.], Sch.
puruṣamukhaपुरुषमुखpuruṣa—mukha mf(I)n. having the face of a man, [Kauś.]
puruṣanāyaपुरुषनायpuruṣa—nāya m. ‘man-leader’, a prince, [ChUp.]
puruṣapaśuपुरुषपशुpuruṣa—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.]
puruṣapatiपुरुषपतिpuruṣa—pati m. ‘lord of men’, N. of Rāma, [MW.]
puruṣapuraपुरुषपुरpuruṣa—pura n. N. of the capital of Gāndhāra, the modern Peṣāwar (پيشاور), [L.]
puruṣarājaपुरुषराजpuruṣa—rājá m. a human king, [TS.]
puruṣarūpaपुरुषरूपpuruṣa—rūpa n. the shape of a man, [AitBr.]
puruṣa—rūpa mfn. = next, [ŚBr.]
puruṣavāhaपुरुषवाहpuruṣa—vāha m. ‘Viṣṇu's vehicle’, N. of Garuḍa, [BhP.]
puruṣavadhaपुरुषवधpuruṣa—vadhá m. manslaughter, murder, [AV.]
slaughter of a husband, [Vet.]
puruṣavaraपुरुषवरpuruṣa—vara m. the best of men, [VP.]
N. of Viṣṇu, [MBh.]
of a prince, [VP.]
puruṣavidhaपुरुषविधpúruṣa—vidha (pú°), mfn. man-like, having a human form (-tā f.), [ŚBr.]; [TUp.]
puruṣayoniपुरुषयोनिpúruṣa—yoni (pú°), mfn. descended from or begotten by a man (male), [MaitrS.]
puruṣadharmaपुरुषधर्मpuruṣa—dharma m. personal rule or precept, [KātyŚr.]
puruṣaśīrṣaपुरुषशीर्षpuruṣa—śīrṣá n. id., [ŚBr.]
puruṣaśirasपुरुषशिरस्puruṣa—śiras n. a human head, [KātyŚr.]
puruṣadaghnaपुरुषदघ्नpuruṣa—daghna mfn. of the height or measure of a man, [W.]
puruṣadattaपुरुषदत्तpuruṣa—datta m. N. of a man, [Mudr.]
puruṣagātraपुरुषगात्रpuruṣa—gātra mfn. endowed with human or manly limbs, [Kauś.]
puruṣagandhiपुरुषगन्धिpúruṣa—gandhi (pú°), mfn. smelling of men, [AV.]
puruṣajñānaपुरुषज्ञानpuruṣa—jñāna n. knowledge of men or mankind, [Mn. vii, 211.]
puruṣakṣīraपुरुषक्षीरpuruṣa—kṣīrá n. human milk, [MaitrS.]
puruṣamāninपुरुषमानिन्puruṣa—mānin mfn. fancying one's self a man or hero (°ní-tva n.), [MBh.]
puruṣamātraपुरुषमात्रpuruṣa—mātrá mf(I)n. of the height or measure of a man, [ŚBr.]; [KātyŚr.]
puruṣa—mātrá n. the size of a man, [TS.]
puruṣaprabhuपुरुषप्रभुpuruṣa—prabhu m. N. of a prince, [VP.]
puruṣareṣinपुरुषरेषिन्puruṣa—reṣin ([Kauś.]) mfn. hurting men.
puruṣarṣabhaपुरुषर्षभpuruṣa—rṣabha (r for ṛ) m. = -puṃgava, [MBh.]; [R.]
puruṣasāmanपुरुषसामन्puruṣa—sāman n. N. of a Sāman, [ĀpŚr.]
puruṣasūktaपुरुषसूक्तpuruṣa—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.
puruṣasiṃhaपुरुषसिंहpuruṣa—siṃha m. ‘man-lion’, an eminent man or hero, [Kāv.]
(with Jainas) N. of the 5th of the black Vāsudevas, [L.]
puruṣatejasपुरुषतेजस्púruṣa—tejas (pú°), mfn. having a man's energy or manly vigour, [AV.]
puruṣavāhamपुरुषवाहम्puruṣa—vāham ind. (with vahati, he moves in such a way as to be) borne or drawn along by men, [Pāṇ. iii, 4, 43.]
puruṣavacasपुरुषवचस्puruṣa—vacas mfn. called Puruṣa, [ChUp.]
puruṣavrataपुरुषव्रतpuruṣa—vrata n. N. of 2 Sāmans, [ĀrṣBr.]
puruṣayoginपुरुषयोगिन्puruṣa—yogin mfn. relating to a person or subject, [KātyŚr.]
puruṣadveṣinपुरुषद्वेषिन्puruṣa—dveṣin mfn. man-hating, misanthropic, [W.]
puruṣajātakaपुरुषजातकpuruṣa—jātaka N. of wk.
puruṣajīvanaपुरुषजीवनpuruṣa—jī́vana mf(I)n. enlivening or animating men, [AV.]
puruṣakuṇapaपुरुषकुणपpuruṣa—kuṇapá n. a human corpse, [TS.]
puruṣakṣetraपुरुषक्षेत्रpuruṣa—kṣetra n. a male or uneven zodiacal sign or astrological house, [Var.]
puruṣaniyamaपुरुषनियमpuruṣa—niyama m. (in gram.) a restriction as to person.
puruṣarūpakaपुरुषरूपकpuruṣa—rūpaka mfn. shaped like a man, [AitBr.]
puruṣarakṣasपुरुषरक्षस्puruṣa—rakṣas n. a demon in the form of a man, [Kauś.]
puruṣareṣaṇaपुरुषरेषणpuruṣa—réṣaṇa ([AV.]) mfn. hurting men.
puruṣatantraपुरुषतन्त्रpuruṣa—tantra mfn. dependent on the subject, subjective (-tva n.), [Śaṃk.]
puruṣavidhatāपुरुषविधताpuruṣa-vidha—tā f.
puruṣavyāghraपुरुषव्याघ्रpuruṣa—vyāghrá m. ‘man-tiger’, N. of a demon, [ŚBr.]
= -śārdūla, [MBh.]; [R.]
a vulture, [L.]
puruṣaśārdūlaपुरुषशार्दूलpuruṣa—śārdūla m. ‘man-tiger’, an eminent man, [W.]
puruṣaśīrṣakaपुरुषशीर्षकpuruṣa—śīr°ṣaka m. or n. N. of an instrument used by thieves, [Daś.]
puruṣadantikāपुरुषदन्तिकाpuruṣa—dantikā f. N. of a medicinal root, [L.]
puruṣadvayasaपुरुषद्वयसpuruṣa—dvayasa mf(I)n. = -daghna, [L.]
puruṣadveṣiṇīपुरुषद्वेषिणीpuruṣa—dveṣiṇī f. an ill-tempered or fractious woman, [ib.]
puruṣakesarinपुरुषकेसरिन्puruṣa—kesarin m. ‘man-lion’, N. of Viṣṇu in his 4th appearance on earth, [Śak.] (cf. nara-siṃha).
puruṣaparīkṣāपुरुषपरीक्षाpuruṣa—parīkṣā f. ‘trial of man’, N. of a collection of moral tales.
puruṣapuṃgavaपुरुषपुंगवpuruṣa—puṃgava m. ‘man-bull’, an eminent or excellent man, [W.]
puruṣasammitaपुरुषसम्मितpúruṣa—sammita (pú°), mfn. man-like, [TBr.]
puruṣavarjitaपुरुषवर्जितpuruṣa—varjita mfn. destitute of human beings, desolate, [MW.]
puruṣadhaureyakaपुरुषधौरेयकpuruṣa—dhaureyaka m. a man superior to other people, [Hcat.]
puruṣabahumānaपुरुषबहुमानpuruṣa—bahumāna m. the respect or esteem of mankind, [Bhartṛ.]
puruṣacchandasaपुरुषच्छन्दसpuruṣa—cchandasá n. ‘man's metre’, the metre suited for men i.e. the Dvi-padā, [ŚBr.]
puruṣakāraphalaपुरुषकारफलpuruṣa—kāra—phala n. the fruit or result of human effort, [L.]
puruṣasaṃskāraपुरुषसंस्कारpuruṣa—saṃskāra m. a ceremony performed on a (dead) person, [Āpast.]
puruṣasamavāyaपुरुषसमवायpuruṣa—samavāya m. a number of men, [W.]
puruṣatvatvatāपुरुषत्वत्वताpuruṣa—tva—tvá-tā ind. after the manner of men, [RV.]
puruṣamāninitvaपुरुषमानिनित्वpuruṣa—māniní-tva n.
puruṣapuṇḍarīkaपुरुषपुण्डरीकpuruṣa—puṇḍarīka m. ‘man-lotus’, = prec. [ib.], (with Jainas) N. of the 6th black Vāsudeva
puruṣatantratvaपुरुषतन्त्रत्वpuruṣa—tantra—tva n.
puruṣaniṣkrayaṇaपुरुषनिष्क्रयणpuruṣa—niṣkráyaṇa mfn. one who redeems a person, [TS.]
puruṣasūktabhāṣyaपुरुषसूक्तभाष्यpuruṣa—sūkta—bhāṣya n. N. of wk.
puruṣadamyasārathiपुरुषदम्यसारथिpuruṣa—damya-sārathi m. a driver or guide of men (compared with young draught-oxen), [Divyāv.]
puruṣakāramīmāṃsāपुरुषकारमीमांसाpuruṣa—kāra—mīmāṃsā f. N. of wk.
puruṣasūktavidhānaपुरुषसूक्तविधानpuruṣa—sūkta—vidhāna n. N. of wk.
puruṣasūktavyākhyāपुरुषसूक्तव्याख्याpuruṣa—sūkta—vyākhyā f. N. of wk.
puruṣadravyasampadपुरुषद्रव्यसम्पद्puruṣa—dravya-sampad f. abundance of men and material, [MW.]
puruṣasūktopaniṣadपुरुषसूक्तोपनिषद्puruṣa—sū°ktopaniṣad f. N. of wk.
puruṣasūktavyākhyānaपुरुषसूक्तव्याख्यानpuruṣa—sūkta—vyākhyāna n. N. of wk.
puruṣasāmudrikalakṣaṇaपुरुषसामुद्रिकलक्षणpuruṣa—sāmudrika-lakṣaṇa n. ‘divination, from bodily signs’, N. of wk.
puruṣasūktaṣoḍaśopacāravidhiपुरुषसूक्तषोडशोपचारविधिpuruṣa—sūkta—ṣoḍa-śopacāra-vidhi m. N. of wk.