Ipsu, Īpsu: 9 definitions
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Ipsu 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Īpsu (ईप्सु) refers to “those who seek (happiness)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.5 (“The Tripuras are fascinated).—Accordingly, as Arihan said to the Lord of the Three Cities: “[...] One shall seek and enjoy happiness as long as the body is hale and hearty, as long as the sense-organs are not impaired and as long as the old age is far off. When there is sickness, impairment of the sense-organs and old age how can one derive happiness? Hence those who seek happiness (sukha-īpsu) shall be prepared to give away even the body. [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Īpsu (ईप्सु).—a. Striving to obtain, wishing or desiring to get (with acc. or inf. but usually in comp.); सौरभ्य- मीप्सुरिव ते मुखमारुतस्य (saurabhya- mīpsuriva te mukhamārutasya) R.5.69. काम° (kāma°) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 18.24. धन° (dhana°) &c.
Īpsu (ईप्सु).—mfn. (-psuḥ-psuḥ-psu) Desirous, wishing to get or obtain. E. āp to obtain, desiderative form, us aff.
Īpsu (ईप्सु).—i. e. īpsa, desider. of āp, + u, adj. Desiring, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 61.
Īpsu (ईप्सु).—[adjective] striving to obtain, desirous of ([accusative], [infinitive], or —°).
1) Īpsu (ईप्सु):—[from īps] mfn. striving to obtain
2) [v.s. ...] wishing to get or obtain, desirous of (with [accusative]), [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata; Raghuvaṃśa; Rāmāyaṇa etc.]
Īpsu (ईप्सु):—[(suḥ-suḥ-su) a.] Desiring.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Ipsuyajna.
Full-text: Dharmepsu, Kamepsu, Ipsuyajna, Lavepsu, Darshanepsu, Prajepsu, Sukhepsu, Shubhepsu, Satyepsu, Abhipsu, Arthepsu, Puttrepsu, Ipsa, Shaucepsu, Epsa, Atman.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Yavanajataka by Sphujidhvaja [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 3.14 < [Chapter 3 - One’s Own Form of the Drekkāṇas]
Brihat Jataka by Varahamihira [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 20.8 < [Chapter 20 - Houses]
St. Thomas Aquinas on God as Ipsum Esse Subsistens < [Volume 16, Issue 2 (2025)]
Durand of Saint-Pourçain’s Refutation of Concurrentism < [Volume 15, Issue 5 (2024)]
Mary’s Transparent Beauty in St. Bernard’s Aesthetics < [Volume 14, Issue 4 (2023)]
Sanskrit Inscriptions of Thailand (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
Discovery of Sanskrit Treasures (seven volumes) (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
1.6. Phanom Rung Sanskrit Inscription of Thailand < [Volume 6 - South East Asian studies]