"purusha" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: purushas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit पुरुष (puruṣa). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|sa|पुरुष}} Borrowed from Sanskrit पुरुष (puruṣa) Head templates: {{en-noun}} purusha (plural purushas)
  1. (Hinduism) In early Vedas, a cosmic man whose sacrifice by the gods created all life. Tags: Hinduism Categories (topical): Hinduism
    Sense id: en-purusha-en-noun-zwcEz90w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5
  2. (Hinduism) In the Upanishad, an abstract essence of self, spirit, and the Universal Principle that is eternal, without form and all-pervasive, distinguished from the mutable material world. Tags: Hinduism Categories (topical): Hinduism
    Sense id: en-purusha-en-noun-fU~9ScXa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: purusa

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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