Antarapurusha, Antarapūruṣa: 5 definitions

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Antarapurusha 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 Antarapūruṣa can be transliterated into English as Antarapurusa or Antarapurusha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Antarapūruṣa (अन्तरपूरुष).—[masculine] the soul (lit. the male within the breast).

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

Antarapūruṣa (अन्तरपूरुष):—[=antara-pūruṣa] [from antara] m. the internal man, the soul, [Manu-smṛti viii, 85.]

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

Antarapūruṣa (अन्तरपूरुष):—[tatpurusha compound] m.

(-ṣaḥ) The same as antarātmā, the Soul or God who resides in the heart. (A comm. to Manu 8. 85. considers this word apparently as a [karmadharaya compound] antarātmā puruṣaśca.) E. antara and pūruṣa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Antarapurusha 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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