Adipurusha, Ādipuruṣa: 9 definitions
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Adipurusha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Ādipuruṣa can be transliterated into English as Adipurusa or Adipurusha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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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 Křṣṇa, 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Purusha, Adi.
Ends with: Anadipurusha, Yugadipurusha.
Full-text: Adimaya, Adimurti, Adimuruti, Adrishtapurusha, Krishna, Vedha, Svayambhuvamanu.
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