The Sanskrit terms Adhipūruṣa and Adhipuruṣa can be transliterated into English as Adhipurusa or Adhipurusha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Adhipūruṣa (अधिपूरुष).—The title earned by Svāyambhuva Manu for his great character.^*

• * Matsya-purāṇa 3. 45.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Adhipuruṣa (अधिपुरुष) or Adhipūruṣa (अधिपूरुष).—[adhikaḥ pu-pū-ruṣaḥ] The Supreme Being; तस्माद् विराळजायत विराजो अधिपूरुषः (tasmād virāḷajāyata virājo adhipūruṣaḥ) Ṛgveda 1.9.5.

Derivable forms: adhipuruṣaḥ (अधिपुरुषः), adhipūruṣaḥ (अधिपूरुषः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Adhipuruṣa (अधिपुरुष).—[masculine] the supreme spirit.

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Adhipūruṣa (अधिपूरुष).—[masculine] the supreme spirit.

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

1) Adhipuruṣa (अधिपुरुष):—[=adhi-puruṣa] m. the Supreme Spirit.

2) Adhipūruṣa (अधिपूरुष):—[=adhi-pūruṣa] ([Viṣṇu-purāṇa]) m. the Supreme Spirit.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Adhipuruṣa (अधिपुरुष):—[tatpurusha compound] m.

(-ṣaḥ) The supreme or presiding spirit. E. adhi and puruṣa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Adhipurusha in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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Partial matches: Purusha, Adhi.

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