Aparapurusha, Aparapuruṣa, Apara-purusha: 3 definitions
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Aparapurusha 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 Aparapuruṣa can be transliterated into English as Aparapurusa or Aparapurusha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAparapuruṣa (अपरपुरुष):—[=apara-puruṣa] [from apara] m. a descendant, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa x.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAparapuruṣa (अपरपुरुष):—[karmadharaya compound] m.
(-ṣaḥ) 1) A man who comes after, later (as by birth &c.).
2) Another man. (The word has no other meanings, according to the observations of Kaiyyaṭa on Patanj. to Pāṇ. Ii. 1. 58.) E. apara and puruṣa.
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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, Apara.
Full-text: Aparadhyapaka, Aparajana, Apara.
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