"पुरुष" meaning in Sanskrit

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Noun

IPA: /pú.ɾu.ʂɐ/ [Vedic], /ˈpu.ɾu.ʂɐ/ [Classical]
Etymology: Probably an alteration of *pū́rṣa by analogy with mánuṣa, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- (“to produce, beget”). Cognate with Pali purisa, Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (pulisa, “man”), Magadhi Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀰 (puliśa). Further related to Latin pariō (“to spawn, to beget”). Etymology templates: {{der|sa|ine-pro|*perh₃-|t=to produce, beget}} Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- (“to produce, beget”), {{cog|pi|purisa}} Pali purisa, {{cog|inc-ash|𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲||man}} Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (pulisa, “man”), {{cog|pra-mag|𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀰}} Magadhi Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀰 (puliśa), {{cog|la|pariō|t=to spawn, to beget}} Latin pariō (“to spawn, to beget”) Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=m|tr=púruṣa}} पुरुष • (púruṣa) stem, m Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-m|púruṣa}} Forms: púruṣa [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], पुरुषः [nominative, singular], पुरुषौ [dual, nominative], पुरुषा1 [dual, nominative], पुरुषाः [nominative, plural], पुरुषासः1 [nominative, plural], पुरुष [singular, vocative], पुरुषौ [dual, vocative], पुरुषा1 [dual, vocative], पुरुषाः [plural, vocative], पुरुषासः1 [plural, vocative], पुरुषम् [accusative, singular], पुरुषौ [accusative, dual], पुरुषा1 [accusative, dual], पुरुषान् [accusative, plural], पुरुषेण [instrumental, singular], पुरुषाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], पुरुषैः [instrumental, plural], पुरुषेभिः1 [instrumental, plural], पुरुषाय [dative, singular], पुरुषाभ्याम् [dative, dual], पुरुषेभ्यः [dative, plural], पुरुषात् [ablative, singular], पुरुषाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], पुरुषेभ्यः [ablative, plural], पुरुषस्य [genitive, singular], पुरुषयोः [dual, genitive], पुरुषाणाम् [genitive, plural], पुरुषे [locative, singular], पुरुषयोः [dual, locative], पुरुषेषु [locative, plural]
  1. man, male, human being Categories (topical): Male people, People
    Sense id: en-पुरुष-sa-noun-YlurHsuf Disambiguation of Male people: 37 8 6 3 10 4 5 6 6 1 2 6 3 4 Disambiguation of People: 27 20 14 2 16 0 0 4 9 0 0 6 2 0
  2. person, officer, functionary, attendant, servant Synonyms (Manchu script): ᢒᡠᡵᡠᢢᠠ
    Sense id: en-पुरुष-sa-noun-hNCEZBpm Disambiguation of 'Manchu script': 15 26 5 1 6 4 3 10 12 4 1 6 3 3
  3. a member or representative of a race or generation
    Sense id: en-पुरुष-sa-noun-uIKDlx6D
  4. the height or measure of a man
    Sense id: en-पुरुष-sa-noun-tRffdzwi
  5. the pupil of the eye
    Sense id: en-पुरुष-sa-noun-xTIxvQTi
  6. the primaeval man as the soul and original source of the universe
    Sense id: en-पुरुष-sa-noun-ZfgM3Tyz
  7. the personal and animating principle in men and other beings, the soul or spirit
    Sense id: en-पुरुष-sa-noun-VnmIjcxf
  8. the Supreme Being or Soul of the universe Categories (lifeform): Plants
    Sense id: en-पुरुष-sa-noun-lcVDP1nS Disambiguation of Plants: 1 3 4 2 2 7 6 14 10 18 5 13 7 9 Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 2 1 1 8 7 16 12 6 6 17 9 11
  9. the Spirit as passive and a spectator of the creative force (prakṛti)
    Sense id: en-पुरुष-sa-noun-O8p1RdFy Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 2 1 1 8 7 16 12 6 6 17 9 11
  10. the "spirit" or fragrant exhalation of plants Categories (lifeform): Plants
    Sense id: en-पुरुष-sa-noun-Mlz2AhxL Disambiguation of Plants: 1 3 4 2 2 7 6 14 10 18 5 13 7 9
  11. name of the divine or active principles from the minute portions of which the universe was formed
    Sense id: en-पुरुष-sa-noun-oTYVDiMx
  12. name of a metrical foot in the mahanamni verses Categories (topical): Poetry Categories (lifeform): Plants
    Sense id: en-पुरुष-sa-noun-FaXD3DQ- Disambiguation of Poetry: 8 10 6 2 5 5 6 10 8 5 4 14 9 7 Disambiguation of Plants: 1 3 4 2 2 7 6 14 10 18 5 13 7 9 Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 2 1 1 8 7 16 12 6 6 17 9 11 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 1 4 2 1 2 5 7 14 12 5 4 21 8 15
  13. name of the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th and 11th signs of the zodiac Categories (topical): Astrology
    Sense id: en-पुरुष-sa-noun-eRiMIdkG Disambiguation of Astrology: 1 3 3 2 5 5 4 12 6 5 8 12 29 8
  14. name of the Brahmans of the Krauncha or "mountain" dvipa
    Sense id: en-पुरुष-sa-noun-CgKrp0wG Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 2 1 1 8 7 16 12 6 6 17 9 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: पूरुष (pū́ruṣa), পুৰুষ [Assamese, character], ᬧᬸᬭᬸᬱ [Balinese, character], পুরুষ [Bengali], 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀼𑀱 [Brahmi, character], ပုရုၑ [Burmese, character], પુરુષ [Gujarati, character], ਪੁਰੁਸ਼ [Gurmukhi, character], ꦥꦸꦫꦸꦰ [Javanese, character], ಪುರುಷ [Kannada, character], បុរុឞ [Khmer, character], ປຸຣຸຩ [Lao, character], പുരുഷ [Malayalam, character], 𑘢𑘳𑘨𑘳𑘬 [Modi, character], ᢒᠤᠷᠤᢔᠠ᠋ [Mongolian], 𑐥𑐸𑐬𑐸𑐲 [Newa, character], ପୁରୁଷ [Odia, character], ꢦꢸꢬꢸꢰ [Saurashtra, character], 𑆥𑆶𑆫𑆶𑆰 [Sharada, character], පුරුෂ [Sinhalese, character], 𑚞 [Takri, character], 𑚰 [Takri, character], 𑚤 [Takri, character], புருஷ [Tamil, character], పురుష [Telugu, character], ปุรุษ [Thai, character], པུ་རུ་ཥ [Tibetan, character], 𑒣𑒳𑒩𑒳𑒭 [Tirhuta, character] Synonyms (Bhaiksuki script): 𑰢𑰲𑰨𑰲𑰬 Synonyms (Grantha script): 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷 Synonyms (Kaithi script): 𑂣𑂳𑂩𑂳𑂭 Synonyms (Nandinagari script): 𑧂𑧔𑧈𑧔𑧌 Synonyms (Siddham script): 𑖢𑖲𑖨𑗜𑖬 Synonyms (Soyombo script): 𑩰𑩒𑩼𑩒𑪀 Synonyms (Zanabazar Square script): 𑨞𑨃𑨫𑨃𑨯 Disambiguation of 'Bhaiksuki script': 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 17 20 10 5 15 9 11 Disambiguation of 'Grantha script': 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 18 18 7 5 17 8 11 Disambiguation of 'Kaithi script': 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 17 20 10 5 15 9 11 Disambiguation of 'Nandinagari script': 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 17 20 10 5 15 9 11 Disambiguation of 'Siddham script': 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 33 34 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'Soyombo script': 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 18 18 7 5 17 8 11 Disambiguation of 'Zanabazar Square script': 3 2 1 1 1 5 7 14 12 5 7 17 10 13

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Dardic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kls"
          },
          "expansion": "Kalasha:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Kalasha:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kls",
            "2": "پوُروُشؕ",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Arabic script: پوُروُشؕ",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Arabic script: پوُروُشؕ"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kls",
            "2": "púruṣ",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Latin script: púruṣ",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latin script: púruṣ"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Prakrits:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "inc-ash",
            "2": "𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲"
          },
          "expansion": "Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (pulisa)\nArdhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀺𑀲 (purisa)\nMagadhi Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀰 (puliśa)\nMaharastri Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀺𑀲 (purisa)\nSauraseni Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀺𑀲 (purisa)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (pulisa)\nArdhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀺𑀲 (purisa)\nMagadhi Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀰 (puliśa)\nMaharastri Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀺𑀲 (purisa)\nSauraseni Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀺𑀲 (purisa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pra-pai"
          },
          "expansion": "Paisaci Prakrit:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Paisaci Prakrit:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Punjabi:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Punjabi:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "ਪੁਰਖ",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Gurmukhi script: ਪੁਰਖ (purakh)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "ਪੁਰਸ਼"
          },
          "expansion": "ਪੁਰਸ਼ (puraś)",
          "name": "m"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Gurmukhi script: ਪੁਰਖ (purakh), ਪੁਰਸ਼ (puraś)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "پُرَکھ",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Shahmukhi script: پُرَکھ (purakh)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "پُرَش"
          },
          "expansion": "پُرَش (puraś)",
          "name": "m"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Shahmukhi script: پُرَکھ (purakh), پُرَش (puraś)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Hindustani:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "पुरुख"
          },
          "expansion": "Hindi: पुरुख (purukh)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hindi: पुरुख (purukh)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ur",
            "2": "پُرُکھ",
            "tr": "purukh"
          },
          "expansion": "Urdu: پُرُکھ (purukh)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Urdu: پُرُکھ (purukh)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "as",
            "2": "পুৰুষ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Assamese: পুৰুষ (purux)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Assamese: পুৰুষ (purux)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bn",
            "2": "পুরুষ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bengali: পুরুষ (puruś)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bengali: পুরুষ (puruś)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gu",
            "2": "પુરુષ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Gujarati: પુરુષ (puruṣ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Gujarati: પુરુષ (puruṣ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "पुरुष",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hindi: पुरुष (puruṣ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindi: पुरुष (puruṣ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ur",
            "2": "پرش",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "puruś"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Urdu: پرش (puruś)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Urdu: پرش (puruś)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kn",
            "2": "ಪುರುಷ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kannada: ಪುರುಷ (puruṣa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kannada: ಪುರುಷ (puruṣa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "km",
            "2": "ប្រុស",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Khmer: ប្រុស (proh)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Khmer: ប្រុស (proh)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lo",
            "2": "ບຸຣຸດ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lao: ບຸຣຸດ (bu rut)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lao: ບຸຣຸດ (bu rut)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "omr",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Marathi:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Marathi:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "omr",
            "2": "पुरुख",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Devanagari script: पुरुख (purukha)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "omr",
            "2": "पुरुष"
          },
          "expansion": "पुरुष (puruṣa)",
          "name": "l"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Devanagari script: पुरुख (purukha), पुरुष (puruṣa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "omr",
            "2": "𑘢𑘳𑘨𑘳𑘏",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Modi script: 𑘢𑘳𑘨𑘳𑘏 (purukha)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "omr",
            "2": "𑘢𑘳𑘨𑘳𑘬"
          },
          "expansion": "𑘢𑘳𑘨𑘳𑘬 (puruṣa)",
          "name": "l"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Modi script: 𑘢𑘳𑘨𑘳𑘏 (purukha), 𑘢𑘳𑘨𑘳𑘬 (puruṣa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ta",
            "2": "புருஷன்",
            "bor": "1",
            "t": "husband, man, manhood, life, people"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tamil: புருஷன் (puruṣaṉ, “husband, man, manhood, life, people”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tamil: புருஷன் (puruṣaṉ, “husband, man, manhood, life, people”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "te",
            "2": "పురుషుడు",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Telugu: పురుషుడు (puruṣuḍu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Telugu: పురుషుడు (puruṣuḍu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "th",
            "2": "บุรุษ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Thai: บุรุษ (bù-rùt)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Thai: บุรุษ (bù-rùt)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "si",
            "2": "පුරුෂ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Sinhalese: පුරුෂ (puruṣa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sinhalese: පුරුෂ (puruṣa)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*perh₃-",
        "t": "to produce, beget"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- (“to produce, beget”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pi",
        "2": "purisa"
      },
      "expansion": "Pali purisa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "inc-ash",
        "2": "𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲",
        "3": "",
        "4": "man"
      },
      "expansion": "Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (pulisa, “man”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pra-mag",
        "2": "𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀰"
      },
      "expansion": "Magadhi Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀰 (puliśa)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "pariō",
        "t": "to spawn, to beget"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin pariō (“to spawn, to beget”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Probably an alteration of *pū́rṣa by analogy with mánuṣa, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- (“to produce, beget”). Cognate with Pali purisa, Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (pulisa, “man”), Magadhi Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀰 (puliśa). Further related to Latin pariō (“to spawn, to beget”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "púruṣa",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषः",
      "roman": "púruṣaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषौ",
      "roman": "púruṣau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषा1",
      "roman": "púruṣā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषाः",
      "roman": "púruṣāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषासः1",
      "roman": "púruṣāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुष",
      "roman": "púruṣa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषौ",
      "roman": "púruṣau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषा1",
      "roman": "púruṣā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषाः",
      "roman": "púruṣāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषासः1",
      "roman": "púruṣāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषम्",
      "roman": "púruṣam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषौ",
      "roman": "púruṣau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषा1",
      "roman": "púruṣā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषान्",
      "roman": "púruṣān",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषेण",
      "roman": "púruṣeṇa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "púruṣābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषैः",
      "roman": "púruṣaiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषेभिः1",
      "roman": "púruṣebhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषाय",
      "roman": "púruṣāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "púruṣābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषेभ्यः",
      "roman": "púruṣebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषात्",
      "roman": "púruṣāt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "púruṣābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषेभ्यः",
      "roman": "púruṣebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषस्य",
      "roman": "púruṣasya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषयोः",
      "roman": "púruṣayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषाणाम्",
      "roman": "púruṣāṇām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषे",
      "roman": "púruṣe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषयोः",
      "roman": "púruṣayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषेषु",
      "roman": "púruṣeṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "tr": "púruṣa"
      },
      "expansion": "पुरुष • (púruṣa) stem, m",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "púruṣa"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-m"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "37 8 6 3 10 4 5 6 6 1 2 6 3 4",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Male people",
          "orig": "sa:Male people",
          "parents": [
            "Male",
            "People",
            "Gender",
            "Human",
            "Biology",
            "Psychology",
            "Sociology",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Social sciences",
            "Fundamental",
            "Society"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 20 14 2 16 0 0 4 9 0 0 6 2 0",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "sa:People",
          "parents": [
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Let not the winged Arrow distract us: beside the fire-place, on the hearth it settles.\nMay, it bring welfare to our men and cattle: here let the Dove, ye Gods, forbear to harm us.",
          "ref": "c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.165.3",
          "roman": "śaṃ no gobhyaśca puruṣebhyaścāstu mā no hiṃsīdiha devāḥ kapotaḥ .",
          "text": "हेतिः पक्षिणी न दभात्यस्मानाष्ट्र्यां पदं कृणुते अग्निधाने ।\nशं नो गोभ्यश्च पुरुषेभ्यश्चास्तु मा नो हिंसीदिह देवाः कपोतः ॥\nhetiḥ pakṣiṇī na dabhātyasmānāṣṭryāṃ padaṃ kṛṇute agnidhāne ."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "man, male, human being"
      ],
      "id": "en-पुरुष-sa-noun-YlurHsuf",
      "links": [
        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ],
        [
          "male",
          "male"
        ],
        [
          "human being",
          "human being"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "person, officer, functionary, attendant, servant"
      ],
      "id": "en-पुरुष-sa-noun-hNCEZBpm",
      "links": [
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ],
        [
          "officer",
          "officer"
        ],
        [
          "functionary",
          "functionary"
        ],
        [
          "attendant",
          "attendant"
        ],
        [
          "servant",
          "servant"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "15 26 5 1 6 4 3 10 12 4 1 6 3 3",
          "sense": "Manchu script",
          "word": "ᢒᡠᡵᡠᢢᠠ"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a member or representative of a race or generation"
      ],
      "id": "en-पुरुष-sa-noun-uIKDlx6D"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the height or measure of a man"
      ],
      "id": "en-पुरुष-sa-noun-tRffdzwi"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the pupil of the eye"
      ],
      "id": "en-पुरुष-sa-noun-xTIxvQTi"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the primaeval man as the soul and original source of the universe"
      ],
      "id": "en-पुरुष-sa-noun-ZfgM3Tyz"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the personal and animating principle in men and other beings, the soul or spirit"
      ],
      "id": "en-पुरुष-sa-noun-VnmIjcxf"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "1 3 2 1 1 8 7 16 12 6 6 17 9 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 3 4 2 2 7 6 14 10 18 5 13 7 9",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Plants",
          "orig": "sa:Plants",
          "parents": [
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the Supreme Being or Soul of the universe"
      ],
      "id": "en-पुरुष-sa-noun-lcVDP1nS"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "1 3 2 1 1 8 7 16 12 6 6 17 9 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the Spirit as passive and a spectator of the creative force (prakṛti)"
      ],
      "id": "en-पुरुष-sa-noun-O8p1RdFy",
      "links": [
        [
          "prakṛti",
          "prakṛti"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "1 3 4 2 2 7 6 14 10 18 5 13 7 9",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Plants",
          "orig": "sa:Plants",
          "parents": [
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the \"spirit\" or fragrant exhalation of plants"
      ],
      "id": "en-पुरुष-sa-noun-Mlz2AhxL"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "name of the divine or active principles from the minute portions of which the universe was formed"
      ],
      "id": "en-पुरुष-sa-noun-oTYVDiMx"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "1 3 2 1 1 8 7 16 12 6 6 17 9 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 4 2 1 2 5 7 14 12 5 4 21 8 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 10 6 2 5 5 6 10 8 5 4 14 9 7",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Poetry",
          "orig": "sa:Poetry",
          "parents": [
            "Art",
            "Literature",
            "Culture",
            "Entertainment",
            "Writing",
            "Society",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Language",
            "All topics",
            "Human",
            "Communication",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 3 4 2 2 7 6 14 10 18 5 13 7 9",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Plants",
          "orig": "sa:Plants",
          "parents": [
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "name of a metrical foot in the mahanamni verses"
      ],
      "id": "en-पुरुष-sa-noun-FaXD3DQ-",
      "links": [
        [
          "foot",
          "foot"
        ],
        [
          "mahanamni",
          "mahanamni"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "1 3 3 2 5 5 4 12 6 5 8 12 29 8",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Astrology",
          "orig": "sa:Astrology",
          "parents": [
            "Divination",
            "Pseudoscience",
            "Occult",
            "Sciences",
            "Forteana",
            "Religion",
            "All topics",
            "Culture",
            "Fundamental",
            "Society"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "name of the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th and 11th signs of the zodiac"
      ],
      "id": "en-पुरुष-sa-noun-eRiMIdkG"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "1 3 2 1 1 8 7 16 12 6 6 17 9 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "name of the Brahmans of the Krauncha or \"mountain\" dvipa"
      ],
      "id": "en-पुरुष-sa-noun-CgKrp0wG",
      "links": [
        [
          "Krauncha",
          "Krauncha"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pú.ɾu.ʂɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpu.ɾu.ʂɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "pū́ruṣa",
      "word": "पूरुष"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Assamese",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "পুৰুষ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Balinese",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ᬧᬸᬭᬸᬱ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Bengali"
      ],
      "word": "পুরুষ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Brahmi",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀼𑀱"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Burmese",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ပုရုၑ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Gujarati",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "પુરુષ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Gurmukhi",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ਪੁਰੁਸ਼"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Javanese",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ꦥꦸꦫꦸꦰ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Kannada",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ಪುರುಷ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Khmer",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "បុរុឞ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Lao",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ປຸຣຸຩ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Malayalam",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "പുരുഷ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Modi",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑘢𑘳𑘨𑘳𑘬"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Mongolian"
      ],
      "word": "ᢒᠤᠷᠤᢔᠠ᠋"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Newa",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑐥𑐸𑐬𑐸𑐲"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Odia",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ପୁରୁଷ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Saurashtra",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ꢦꢸꢬꢸꢰ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Sharada",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑆥𑆶𑆫𑆶𑆰"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Sinhalese",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "පුරුෂ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Takri",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑚞"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Takri",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑚰"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Takri",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑚤"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Tamil",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "புருஷ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Telugu",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "పురుష"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Thai",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ปุรุษ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Tibetan",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "པུ་རུ་ཥ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Tirhuta",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑒣𑒳𑒩𑒳𑒭"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 6 8 17 20 10 5 15 9 11",
      "sense": "Bhaiksuki script",
      "word": "𑰢𑰲𑰨𑰲𑰬"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 6 8 18 18 7 5 17 8 11",
      "sense": "Grantha script",
      "word": "𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 6 8 17 20 10 5 15 9 11",
      "sense": "Kaithi script",
      "word": "𑂣𑂳𑂩𑂳𑂭"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 6 8 17 20 10 5 15 9 11",
      "sense": "Nandinagari script",
      "word": "𑧂𑧔𑧈𑧔𑧌"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 33 34 0 0 0 0",
      "sense": "Siddham script",
      "word": "𑖢𑖲𑖨𑗜𑖬"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 6 8 18 18 7 5 17 8 11",
      "sense": "Soyombo script",
      "word": "𑩰𑩒𑩼𑩒𑪀"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "3 2 1 1 1 5 7 14 12 5 7 17 10 13",
      "sense": "Zanabazar Square script",
      "word": "𑨞𑨃𑨫𑨃𑨯"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "sa:पुरुष"
  ],
  "word": "पुरुष"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Sanskrit a-stem nouns",
    "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
    "Sanskrit lemmas",
    "Sanskrit masculine nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns in Devanagari script",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
    "sa:Astrology",
    "sa:Male people",
    "sa:People",
    "sa:Plants",
    "sa:Poetry"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Dardic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kls"
          },
          "expansion": "Kalasha:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Kalasha:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kls",
            "2": "پوُروُشؕ",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Arabic script: پوُروُشؕ",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Arabic script: پوُروُشؕ"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kls",
            "2": "púruṣ",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Latin script: púruṣ",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latin script: púruṣ"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Prakrits:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "inc-ash",
            "2": "𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲"
          },
          "expansion": "Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (pulisa)\nArdhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀺𑀲 (purisa)\nMagadhi Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀰 (puliśa)\nMaharastri Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀺𑀲 (purisa)\nSauraseni Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀺𑀲 (purisa)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (pulisa)\nArdhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀺𑀲 (purisa)\nMagadhi Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀰 (puliśa)\nMaharastri Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀺𑀲 (purisa)\nSauraseni Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀺𑀲 (purisa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pra-pai"
          },
          "expansion": "Paisaci Prakrit:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Paisaci Prakrit:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Punjabi:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Punjabi:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "ਪੁਰਖ",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Gurmukhi script: ਪੁਰਖ (purakh)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "ਪੁਰਸ਼"
          },
          "expansion": "ਪੁਰਸ਼ (puraś)",
          "name": "m"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Gurmukhi script: ਪੁਰਖ (purakh), ਪੁਰਸ਼ (puraś)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "پُرَکھ",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Shahmukhi script: پُرَکھ (purakh)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "پُرَش"
          },
          "expansion": "پُرَش (puraś)",
          "name": "m"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Shahmukhi script: پُرَکھ (purakh), پُرَش (puraś)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Hindustani:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "पुरुख"
          },
          "expansion": "Hindi: पुरुख (purukh)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hindi: पुरुख (purukh)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ur",
            "2": "پُرُکھ",
            "tr": "purukh"
          },
          "expansion": "Urdu: پُرُکھ (purukh)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Urdu: پُرُکھ (purukh)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "as",
            "2": "পুৰুষ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Assamese: পুৰুষ (purux)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Assamese: পুৰুষ (purux)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bn",
            "2": "পুরুষ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bengali: পুরুষ (puruś)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bengali: পুরুষ (puruś)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gu",
            "2": "પુરુષ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Gujarati: પુરુષ (puruṣ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Gujarati: પુરુષ (puruṣ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "पुरुष",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hindi: पुरुष (puruṣ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindi: पुरुष (puruṣ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ur",
            "2": "پرش",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "puruś"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Urdu: پرش (puruś)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Urdu: پرش (puruś)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kn",
            "2": "ಪುರುಷ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kannada: ಪುರುಷ (puruṣa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kannada: ಪುರುಷ (puruṣa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "km",
            "2": "ប្រុស",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Khmer: ប្រុស (proh)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Khmer: ប្រុស (proh)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lo",
            "2": "ບຸຣຸດ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lao: ບຸຣຸດ (bu rut)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lao: ບຸຣຸດ (bu rut)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "omr",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Marathi:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Marathi:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "omr",
            "2": "पुरुख",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Devanagari script: पुरुख (purukha)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "omr",
            "2": "पुरुष"
          },
          "expansion": "पुरुष (puruṣa)",
          "name": "l"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Devanagari script: पुरुख (purukha), पुरुष (puruṣa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "omr",
            "2": "𑘢𑘳𑘨𑘳𑘏",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Modi script: 𑘢𑘳𑘨𑘳𑘏 (purukha)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "omr",
            "2": "𑘢𑘳𑘨𑘳𑘬"
          },
          "expansion": "𑘢𑘳𑘨𑘳𑘬 (puruṣa)",
          "name": "l"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Modi script: 𑘢𑘳𑘨𑘳𑘏 (purukha), 𑘢𑘳𑘨𑘳𑘬 (puruṣa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ta",
            "2": "புருஷன்",
            "bor": "1",
            "t": "husband, man, manhood, life, people"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tamil: புருஷன் (puruṣaṉ, “husband, man, manhood, life, people”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tamil: புருஷன் (puruṣaṉ, “husband, man, manhood, life, people”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "te",
            "2": "పురుషుడు",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Telugu: పురుషుడు (puruṣuḍu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Telugu: పురుషుడు (puruṣuḍu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "th",
            "2": "บุรุษ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Thai: บุรุษ (bù-rùt)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Thai: บุรุษ (bù-rùt)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "si",
            "2": "පුරුෂ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Sinhalese: පුරුෂ (puruṣa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sinhalese: පුරුෂ (puruṣa)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*perh₃-",
        "t": "to produce, beget"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- (“to produce, beget”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pi",
        "2": "purisa"
      },
      "expansion": "Pali purisa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "inc-ash",
        "2": "𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲",
        "3": "",
        "4": "man"
      },
      "expansion": "Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (pulisa, “man”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pra-mag",
        "2": "𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀰"
      },
      "expansion": "Magadhi Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀰 (puliśa)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "pariō",
        "t": "to spawn, to beget"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin pariō (“to spawn, to beget”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Probably an alteration of *pū́rṣa by analogy with mánuṣa, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- (“to produce, beget”). Cognate with Pali purisa, Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (pulisa, “man”), Magadhi Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀰 (puliśa). Further related to Latin pariō (“to spawn, to beget”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "púruṣa",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषः",
      "roman": "púruṣaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषौ",
      "roman": "púruṣau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषा1",
      "roman": "púruṣā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषाः",
      "roman": "púruṣāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषासः1",
      "roman": "púruṣāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुष",
      "roman": "púruṣa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषौ",
      "roman": "púruṣau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषा1",
      "roman": "púruṣā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषाः",
      "roman": "púruṣāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषासः1",
      "roman": "púruṣāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषम्",
      "roman": "púruṣam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषौ",
      "roman": "púruṣau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषा1",
      "roman": "púruṣā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषान्",
      "roman": "púruṣān",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषेण",
      "roman": "púruṣeṇa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "púruṣābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषैः",
      "roman": "púruṣaiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषेभिः1",
      "roman": "púruṣebhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषाय",
      "roman": "púruṣāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "púruṣābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषेभ्यः",
      "roman": "púruṣebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषात्",
      "roman": "púruṣāt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "púruṣābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषेभ्यः",
      "roman": "púruṣebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषस्य",
      "roman": "púruṣasya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषयोः",
      "roman": "púruṣayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषाणाम्",
      "roman": "púruṣāṇām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषे",
      "roman": "púruṣe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषयोः",
      "roman": "púruṣayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "पुरुषेषु",
      "roman": "púruṣeṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "tr": "púruṣa"
      },
      "expansion": "पुरुष • (púruṣa) stem, m",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "púruṣa"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-m"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Sanskrit terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Let not the winged Arrow distract us: beside the fire-place, on the hearth it settles.\nMay, it bring welfare to our men and cattle: here let the Dove, ye Gods, forbear to harm us.",
          "ref": "c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.165.3",
          "roman": "śaṃ no gobhyaśca puruṣebhyaścāstu mā no hiṃsīdiha devāḥ kapotaḥ .",
          "text": "हेतिः पक्षिणी न दभात्यस्मानाष्ट्र्यां पदं कृणुते अग्निधाने ।\nशं नो गोभ्यश्च पुरुषेभ्यश्चास्तु मा नो हिंसीदिह देवाः कपोतः ॥\nhetiḥ pakṣiṇī na dabhātyasmānāṣṭryāṃ padaṃ kṛṇute agnidhāne ."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "man, male, human being"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ],
        [
          "male",
          "male"
        ],
        [
          "human being",
          "human being"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "person, officer, functionary, attendant, servant"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ],
        [
          "officer",
          "officer"
        ],
        [
          "functionary",
          "functionary"
        ],
        [
          "attendant",
          "attendant"
        ],
        [
          "servant",
          "servant"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a member or representative of a race or generation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the height or measure of a man"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the pupil of the eye"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the primaeval man as the soul and original source of the universe"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the personal and animating principle in men and other beings, the soul or spirit"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the Supreme Being or Soul of the universe"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the Spirit as passive and a spectator of the creative force (prakṛti)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "prakṛti",
          "prakṛti"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the \"spirit\" or fragrant exhalation of plants"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "name of the divine or active principles from the minute portions of which the universe was formed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "name of a metrical foot in the mahanamni verses"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "foot",
          "foot"
        ],
        [
          "mahanamni",
          "mahanamni"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "name of the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th and 11th signs of the zodiac"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "name of the Brahmans of the Krauncha or \"mountain\" dvipa"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Krauncha",
          "Krauncha"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pú.ɾu.ʂɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpu.ɾu.ʂɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "pū́ruṣa",
      "word": "पूरुष"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Assamese",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "পুৰুষ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Balinese",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ᬧᬸᬭᬸᬱ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Bengali"
      ],
      "word": "পুরুষ"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Bhaiksuki script",
      "word": "𑰢𑰲𑰨𑰲𑰬"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Brahmi",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀼𑀱"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Burmese",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ပုရုၑ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gujarati",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "પુરુષ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gurmukhi",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ਪੁਰੁਸ਼"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Grantha script",
      "word": "𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Javanese",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ꦥꦸꦫꦸꦰ"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Kaithi script",
      "word": "𑂣𑂳𑂩𑂳𑂭"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Kannada",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ಪುರುಷ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Khmer",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "បុរុឞ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Lao",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ປຸຣຸຩ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Malayalam",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "പുരുഷ"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Manchu script",
      "word": "ᢒᡠᡵᡠᢢᠠ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Modi",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑘢𑘳𑘨𑘳𑘬"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mongolian"
      ],
      "word": "ᢒᠤᠷᠤᢔᠠ᠋"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Nandinagari script",
      "word": "𑧂𑧔𑧈𑧔𑧌"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Newa",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑐥𑐸𑐬𑐸𑐲"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Odia",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ପୁରୁଷ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Saurashtra",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ꢦꢸꢬꢸꢰ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Sharada",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑆥𑆶𑆫𑆶𑆰"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Siddham script",
      "word": "𑖢𑖲𑖨𑗜𑖬"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Sinhalese",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "පුරුෂ"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Soyombo script",
      "word": "𑩰𑩒𑩼𑩒𑪀"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Takri",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑚞"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Takri",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑚰"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Takri",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑚤"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Tamil",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "புருஷ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Telugu",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "పురుష"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Thai",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ปุรุษ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Tibetan",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "པུ་རུ་ཥ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Tirhuta",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑒣𑒳𑒩𑒳𑒭"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Zanabazar Square script",
      "word": "𑨞𑨃𑨫𑨃𑨯"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "sa:पुरुष"
  ],
  "word": "पुरुष"
}
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  "path": [
    "पुरुष"
  ],
  "section": "Sanskrit",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "पुरुष",
  "trace": ""
}

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