Adipurusha, Ādipuruṣa: 10 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Ādipuruṣa can be transliterated into English as Adipurusa or Adipurusha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Pure Bhakti: Brahma-samhitaĀdipuruṣa (आदिपुरुष) refers to—Primeval personality.
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryādipuruṣa (आदिपुरुष).—m S A name of Shiva or the Supreme Being, the primeval male.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishādipuruṣa (आदिपुरुष).—m The primeval male. Shiva.
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀdipuruṣa (आदिपुरुष).—m.
(-ṣaḥ) The first male, usually applied to Vishnu. E. ādi the first, and puruṣa a man.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀdipuruṣa (आदिपुरुष).—[masculine] the first male or primeval spirit, [Epithet] of Viṣṇu.
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Ādipūruṣa (आदिपूरुष).—[masculine] the first male or primeval spirit, [Epithet] of Viṣṇu.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ādipuruṣa (आदिपुरुष):—[=ādi-puruṣa] [from ādi] m. ‘first man’, Name of Hiraṇyakaśipu, [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] of Viṣṇu, [Raghuvaṃśa x, 6; Śiśupāla-vadha]
3) [v.s. ...] of Brahman, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) Ādipūruṣa (आदिपूरुष):—[=ādi-pūruṣa] [from ādi] m. ‘first man’, Name of Hiraṇyakaśipu, [Mahābhārata]
5) [v.s. ...] of Viṣṇu, [Raghuvaṃśa x, 6; Śiśupāla-vadha]
6) [v.s. ...] of Brahman, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀdipuruṣa (आदिपुरुष):—[ādi-puruṣa] (ṣaḥ) 1. m. Idem.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĀdipuruṣa (ಆದಿಪುರುಷ):—[noun] the first person or primeval being a) Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa, b) Śiva, c) (Jain.) Ādijina..
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryĀdipuruṣa (आदिपुरुष):—n. 1. the first man; the title of Vishnu; 2. the impersonal Brahma;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Aadi, Purusha, Adi, Ati.
Full-text: Adimaya, Adimuruti, Adimurti, Primeval personality, Adipurush, Adrishtapurusha, Krishna, Yogaprakarana, Vedha, Svayambhuvamanu.
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