Paurusha, 笔补耻谤耻峁: 24 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 笔补耻谤耻峁 can be transliterated into English as Paurusa or Paurusha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation笔补耻谤耻峁 (啶啶班啶�) refers to 鈥渕anliness and valour鈥� and is used to describe T膩raka-Asura, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.3.15 (鈥淭he penance and reign of T膩rak膩sura鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as Brahm膩 narrated: 鈥淭hat Var膩峁単墨, when the time was complete, delivered of a son of huge body and great strength dazzling the ten quarters. [...] Then Ka艣yapa Praj膩pati thought well and named the powerful demon T膩raka. That heroic demon, with his manliness and valour [i.e., 辫补耻谤耻峁] manifesting quickly grew and developed with his steely frame like the lord of mountains. Then the demon T膩raka, of great strength and exploit, endowed with a lofty mind, requested permission of his mother for performing penance. [...闭鈥�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index笔补耻谤耻峁 (啶啶班啶�).鈥擲ee Utth膩nam.*
- * Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 221. 2.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Kavya (poetry)
: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa笔补耻谤耻峁 (啶啶班啶�) refers to the 鈥渟ize of a man with his arms and hands uplifted鈥�, and is mentioned in the Nai峁dha-carita 1.57.鈥�(In 鈥�jave鈥檖i m膩ne'pi ca pauru峁Ｄ乨hikam鈥�)
Kavya (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or 鈥榚pic poetry鈥� and natya, or 鈥榙ramatic poetry鈥�.
Ayurveda (science of life)
: archive.org: Vagbhata鈥檚 Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)笔补耻谤耻峁 (啶啶班啶�) refers to 鈥渧irility鈥�, as mentioned in verse 5.12 of the 础峁ａ弓腻峁単补丑峁沝补测补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻 (S奴trasth膩na) by 痴腻驳产丑补峁璦.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] (those) [rivers, viz., 苍补诲墨] again springing from the Sahya and Vindhya; [produce] leprosy, jaundice, and diseases of the head; (those) coming from the P膩riy膩tra (are) destructive of the (three) humours (and) promotive of strength and virility [viz., bala-辫补耻谤耻峁-k膩rin闭鈥�.
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms笔补耻谤耻峁 (啶啶班啶�):鈥擺辫补耻谤耻峁峁僝 (1) Penis. (2) Prostrate. (3) A measure . Full length of a man with his hands. (4) The male organ of copulation and in mammals urination. (5) A gland that surrounds the neck of the bladder and the urethra in the male.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram笔补耻谤耻峁 (啶啶班啶�) refers to 鈥�(that which relates to) person鈥�, according to the Manth膩nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik膩.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] I will now expound the sixfold introduction to the differentiated (sakala aspect). The 艢膩mbhava (state), supreme and tranquil, is above the six (Wheels). It is liberation (kaivalya), unique (kevala), tranquil, devoid of the Five Voids and beneficial. It is consciousness, supreme and pure. It is the inexplicable (办颈帽肠颈迟) 艢膩mbhava (state) that is pure consciousness (肠颈苍尘腻迟谤补). It is supreme. It is the supreme Nirv膩峁嘺, the body made of consciousness along with 艢iva. The subtle, pure consciousness of the Person [i.e., 肠颈苍尘腻迟谤补-辫补耻谤耻峁] is said to be subtle and omnipresent. (Thus) consciousness is said to be of three kinds, Individual (腻峁嘺惫补), Empowered (艣腻办迟补), and 艢膩mbhava.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣腻办迟补) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (yoga)笔补耻谤耻峁 (啶啶班啶�) refers to 鈥渕ale鈥� (=masculine), according to the Am峁泃asiddhi, a 12th-century text belonging to the Ha峁環ayoga textual tradition.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淜now bindu to be of two kinds (dvividha), male (辫补耻谤耻峁) and female. Semen (产墨箩补) is said to be the male [bindu] and rajas (female generative fluid) is female. As a result of their external union people are created. When they are united internally, then one is declared a yogi. [...]
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as 膩sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩y补峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts笔补耻谤耻峁 (啶啶班啶�) or 笔补耻谤耻峁艣膩stra refers to one of the four kinds of 艣腻蝉迟谤补蝉 (containing the rules for worship), as discussed in chapter 10 (Kriy膩k膩峁囜笉a) of the 笔腻谤补尘别艣惫补谤补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: an important P膩帽car膩tra text of 8700 verses followed closely by the Ranganathaswamy temple at Srirangam鈥攄ealing with priestly concerns such as their daily routines, occasional liturgies and expiatory services.鈥擺Cf. the chapter 蝉惫补测补尘惫测补办迟补-腻诲颈-辫谤腻蝉腻诲补诲别惫补迟腻-苍颈谤峁嘺测补].鈥擜ccordingly: 鈥淪anaka then asks about where the rules for worship are to be found, and 艢膩峁囜笉ilya says that they may be found in 艣腻蝉迟谤补蝉 of three types鈥�产丑补驳补惫补迟艣腻蝉迟谤补, 诲颈惫测补艣腻蝉迟谤补, and 峁涐梗颈艣腻蝉迟谤补. These are respectively also the 蝉腻迟迟惫颈办补, 谤腻箩补蝉补 and 尘腻苍补蝉补 types of 艣腻蝉迟谤补蝉, says 艢膩峁囜笉ilya. A fourth class, 辫补耻谤耻峁-艣膩stra, is also mentioned, but these are to be avoided when any of the other traditions are alternatively available. Then seventeen titles representing these types of 艣腻蝉迟谤补蝉 are listed and categorized, and caution is given to understand these before employing them in worship (334-386a).
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Vastushastra (architecture)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (vastu)笔补耻谤耻峁 (啶啶班啶�) refers to 鈥渢emples made of mixed brick and stone鈥�, as discussed in chapter 34 of the 痴颈峁补办蝉别苍补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra text comprising 2800 Sanskrit verses dealing with theological matters, image-worship, iconography (relating to 辫谤补迟颈尘腻-icons) and the construction of temples.鈥擠escription of the chapter [辫谤腻蝉腻诲补-濒补办峁２贯箛a]: Vi峁aksena thereupon names and briefly describes five types of 惫颈尘腻苍补-蝉迟谤耻肠迟耻谤别蝉鈥�mandara, nividha, 苍腻驳补谤补, 诲谤腻惫颈濒补, vesara (22-30). A further , different classification is according to materials used鈥攁 辫补耻谤耻峁-type being of mixed brick and stone; a 苍补辫耻峁僺补办补 type being a mixture of stone, brick and wood; and an 补峁単补苍腻-type being simply a wooden structure (31-32).
Vastushastra (啶掂ぞ啶膏啶む啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, v膩stu艣膩stra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary辫补耻谤耻峁 (啶啶班啶�).鈥攁 S Manly, human, relating to man.
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辫补耻谤耻峁 (啶啶班啶�).鈥攏 S The property of manhood, virility, manliness. 2 Strength, power, vigor. 3 m f n The measure of a man,--his height with both arms elevated and the fingers extended.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary笔补耻谤耻峁 (啶啶班啶�).鈥�a. (-峁Ｄ� f.) [啶啶班啶� 啶呧ぃ啷� (辫耻谤耻峁 补峁�)]
1) Relating to a man or man in general, human.
2) Manly, virile.
3) Secred to 笔耻谤耻峁..
-峁岣� A weight which can be carried by one man; Manusm峁泃i 8.44.
-峁Ｄ� A woman.
-峁m 1 Human action, man's work, exertion, effort; 啶оた啶椸 啶оた啶椸 啶掂啶ムぞ 啶啶班啶粪ぎ啷� (dhig dhig v峁泃h膩 辫补耻谤耻峁m) 叠丑补谤迟峁沨补谤颈 2.88; 啶︵啶掂 啶ㄠた啶灌い啷嵿く 啶曕啶班 啶啶班啶粪ぎ啶距い啷嵿ぎ啶多啷嵿い啷嵿く啶� (daiva峁� nihatya kuru 辫补耻谤耻峁m膩tma艣akty膩) Pa帽catantra (Bombay) 1.361; 2.85.
2) (a) Heroism, prowess, valour, manliness, courage; 啶啶班啶粪き啷傕し啶｀ (辫补耻谤耻峁bh奴峁２贯箛a岣�) R.15.28;8.28. (b) Strength, power, vigour.
3) Virility; 啶啶班啶粪 啶ㄠ啶粪 (辫补耻谤耻峁峁� n峁涐梗u) Bhagavadg墨t膩 (Bombay) 7.8; 啶膏啶む啶班啶啶むざ啷嵿 啶ぐ啶� 啶ぞ啶膏 啶� 啶膏啶ぐ啶苦し啷嵿く啶膏た 啶啶班啶粪ぎ啷� (str墨bh奴ta艣ca para峁� m膩sa峁� na smari峁asi 辫补耻谤耻峁m) 搁腻尘.7.87.29.
4) Semen virile.
5) Penis.
6) The full height of a man, the height to which he reaches with both arms elevated and the fingers extended; 啶溹さ啷囙そ啶た 啶ぞ啶ㄠ啶洁お啶� 啶� 啶啶班啶粪ぞ啶оた啶曕ぎ啷� (jave'pi m膩ne'pi ca pauru峁Ｄ乨hikam) N.1.57.
7) Sun-dial.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary笔补耻谤耻峁 (啶啶班啶�).鈥�(= Pali porisa; compare next three), servant, henchman, attendant: yama-掳峁Ｄ佱弗 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 i.12.5 (verse); pau- could be m.c. for pu-.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔补耻谤耻峁 (啶啶班啶�).鈥攎fn. subst.
(-峁岣�-峁Ｄ�-峁峁�) The measure of a man, equal to the height to which he reaches with both arms elevated, and the fingers extended. Adj. Manly, of or belonging to man. n.
(-峁峁�) 1. The property of manhood, virility, manliness. 2. Action, or action incidental to the state of humanity. 3. Semen virile. 4. Strength, power, vigour, heroism. 5. The Penis. 6. A Sundial. E. 辫耻谤耻峁 a man, aff. 补峁�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔补耻谤耻峁 (啶啶班啶�).鈥攊. e. 辫耻谤耻峁 + a, I. adj., f. 峁Ｄ�. 1. Manly, Mah膩bh膩rata 12, 718. 2. Human, [Bh膩gavata-Pur膩峁嘺, (ed. Burnouf.)] 4, 27, 26. 3. Sacred to Puru峁; epithet of a holy text, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 11, 251. 4. Having the measure of a man with both arms elevated and the fingers extended. Ii. m. The load which a man may bear, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 8, 404 ([Kull奴ka Schol. ed. [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补]]? perhaps a full grown man). Iii. n. 1. Manhood, manliness, Mah膩bh膩rata 13, 542. 2. Action of men, [叠丑补谤迟峁沨补谤颈, (ed. Bohlen.)] 2, 85; man鈥檚 work, [R膩m膩y补峁嘺] 1, 58, 22. 3. Strength, vigour, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 7, 102. 4. Membrum virile.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔补耻谤耻峁 (啶啶班啶�).鈥擺feminine] 墨 human, manly, belonging or consecrated to 笔耻谤耻峁. 鈥擺masculine] a man鈥檚 load; [feminine] 墨 a woman; [neuter] manhood, virility, manly deed, a man鈥檚 length.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 笔补耻谤耻峁 (啶啶班啶�):鈥�1. 辫补耻谤耻峁 mf(墨)n. ([from] 辫耻谤耻峁) manly, human, [艢atapatha-br膩hm补峁嘺; Mah膩bh膩rata] etc.
2) belonging or sacred to Puru峁, [峁歡veda-pr膩ti艣膩khya; Manu-sm峁泃i; Mah膩bh膩rata] etc.
3) = 辫耻谤耻峁-dvayasa, -daghna or -尘腻迟谤补, [P膩峁噄ni 5-2, 37; 38]
4) m. a weight or load which can be carried by one man, [Manu-sm峁泃i viii, 404] ([Manvarthamukt膩val墨, kull奴ka bha峁弓a鈥檚 Commentary on manu-sm峁泃i])
5) Name of a R膩k峁sa, [Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺] ([varia lectio] 辫补耻谤耻峁测补)
6) n. manhood, virility (opp. to 蝉迟谤墨迟惫补), [R膩m膩y补峁嘺]
7) manliness, manly strength or courage or deed, valour, heroism, [Mah膩bh膩rata; K膩vya literature] etc.
8) force (opp. to buddhi, 鈥榠ntellect鈥�), [Kath膩sarits膩gara]
9) a man鈥檚 length, [Var膩ha-mihira鈥檚 B峁沨at-sa峁僪it膩]
10) a generation, [膧艣val膩yana-艣rauta-s奴tra; M膩rk补峁囜笉eya-pur膩峁嘺]
11) semen virile, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
12) the penis, [Su艣ruta]
13) a sun-dial, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
14) 2. 辫补耻谤耻峁 V峁沝dhi form of 辫耻谤耻峁 in [compound]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔补耻谤耻峁 (啶啶班啶�):鈥擺(峁岣�-峁Ｄ�-峁峁�)] 1. m. f. n. The measure of a man with arms erect. n. Manhood; action; semen virile; strength. a. Manly.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)笔补耻谤耻峁 (啶啶班啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Paurisa, Paurusa, Porisa.
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPaur奴峁 (啶啶班啶�):鈥�(nm) manhood, manliness, masculinity; virility; ~[丑墨苍补] unmanly, impotent; —[迟丑补办补苍腻] one鈥檚 virility to be on the decline, to be no more as much of a vigorous man.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryPaurusa (啶啶班啶�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: 笔补耻谤耻峁.
Paurusa has the following synonyms: Paurisa.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus笔补耻谤耻峁 (嗖硨嗖班硜嗖�):鈥�
1) [adjective] of or relating to men; characterstic of an adult man.
2) [adjective] having manly strength or vigour; forceful; virile.
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笔补耻谤耻峁 (嗖硨嗖班硜嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] the state or quality of being virile; manly character, vigour, bravery, courage or spirit; masculinity; virility.
2) [noun] human effort (as distinguished from the power of destiny).
3) [noun] that much quantity which a man can carry on his shoulder or head at a time.
4) [noun] the normal height of a man, used as a measure of depth or height (approx. six feet).
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Paurusa (嗖硨嗖班硜嗖�):鈥擺adjective] = 嗖硨嗖班硜嗖� [paurusha]1.
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Paurusa (嗖硨嗖班硜嗖�):鈥擺noun] = 嗖硨嗖班硜嗖� [paurusha]2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary笔补耻谤耻峁 (啶啶班啶�):鈥攁dj. 1. relating to a man or man in general; human; 2. manly; virile;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with: Paurushada, Paurushaka, Paurushakarin, Paurushalinga, Paurushalingaprasada, Paurusham, Paurushamedhika, Paurushamga, Paurushamjnana, Paurushamsakin, Paurushasakin, Paurushashastra, Paurushasukta, Paurushata, Paurushatva, Paurushavada, Paurushavadi, Paurushavamta, Paurushavidhika, Paurusheyam.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada D膩sa)
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 11.251 < [Section XXXII - Expiation of Secret Sins]
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Verse 7.102 < [Section IX - Art of Government]
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