Purushadya, ʳܰṣādⲹ, Purusha-adya: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term ʳܰṣādⲹ can be transliterated into English as Purusadya or Purushadya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryʳܰṣādⲹ (पुरुषाद्�).�
1) an epithet of Viṣṇu.
2) a demon.
Derivable forms: ܰṣādⲹ� (पुरुषाद्यः).
ʳܰṣādⲹ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ܰṣa and ⲹ (आद्य).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryʳܰṣādⲹ (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 ⲹ first,
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 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 Dictionaryʳܰṣādⲹ (पुरुषाद्�):—[ܰṣ�+ⲹ] (ⲹ�) 1. m. Name of the 1st Jaina pontiff of this age; Krishna.
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Partial matches: Adya, Purusha.
Full-text: Adinatha.
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