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Purushadya, ʳܰṣādⲹ, Purusha-adya: 6 definitions

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Purushadya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term ʳܰṣādⲹ can be transliterated into English as Purusadya or Purushadya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Purushadya in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ʳܰṣādⲹ (पुरुषाद्�).�

1) an epithet of Viṣṇu.

2) a demon.

Derivable forms: ܰṣādⲹ� (पुरुषाद्यः).

ʳܰṣādⲹ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ܰṣa and (आद्य).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ʳܰṣādⲹ (पुरुषाद्�).—m.

(-ⲹ�) 1. A name of the first Jaina pontiff of the present age, “Rishab'Ha.� 2. A name of Vishnu. E. ܰṣa mankind, and first,

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ʳܰṣādⲹ (पुरुषाद्�):—[from ܰṣa] m. ‘first of men�, Name of Viṣṇu, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] (with Jainas) Name of Ādi-nātha or of Ṛṣabha (the first Arhat of present Avasarpiṇ�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ʳܰṣādⲹ (पुरुषाद्�):—[ܰṣ�+ⲹ] (ⲹ�) 1. m. Name of the 1st Jaina pontiff of this age; Krishna.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.

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