Kalapurusha, Kālapuruṣa, Kala-purusha: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Kalapurusha 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 Kālapuruṣa can be transliterated into English as Kalapurusa or Kalapurusha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra TantraKālapūruṣa (कालपूरुष) refers to “(seeing) dark men” (in dreams), according to the Svacchanda-tantra.—Accordingly, [verse 4.21-27, while describing inauspicious dreams]—“[The dreamer] sees a bear or monkey, demons, cruel beings, and dark men (kālapūruṣa—...darśanam ... tathaiva kālapūruṣāḥ). [He sees those who] have erect hair, dirty ones, those who wear black garlands, clothes, and coverings. That man who, in his dream, embraces a red-eyed woman, he dies, there is no doubt, if he does not bring about peace. [...]”
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh USA: Baudhik YojanaIn Bharat, the Rishis have revered time as Kalapurusha (the embodiment of time) and have given him five limbs (his foundation). The driving force of Kala (Kalatma) is the Sun – who is praised by the sacred ‘Gayatri’ of the Rig Veda. The cosmic mind of Kalapurusha is the moon.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykālapuruṣa (कालपुरुष).—m (S) One of Yama's attendants or ministers: also an iron image of Yama filled with money &c. (to be given to Brahmans). 2 fig. A term for any fierce, terrific fellow.
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kāḷapuruṣa (काळपुरुष).—m (kāḷa Death, and puruṣa Person, Death impersonate.) A name of Yama or of any of his ministers. See kālapuruṣa. Applied freely to persons monstrous, hideous, or formidable for ferocity &c.; as mhaṇatī kāḷapuruṣa dhaṭiṅgaṇa || āḍavā yētō āmhākāraṇa ||.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkālapuruṣa (कालपुरुष).—m A term for any terrific fellow. One of Yama's attendants.
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 DictionaryKālapuruṣa (कालपुरुष).—m.
(-ṣaḥ) 1. One of Yama'S attendants or ministers. 2. An astrological figure of a man, with the positions of the constellations, &c. inscribed on different parts of the body for the purpose of predicting his fortunes; also kālanara, &c. E. kāla black, and puruṣa a man.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kālapuruṣa (कालपुरुष):—[=kāla-puruṣa] [from kāla] m. = -nara, time personified, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
2) [v.s. ...] a servant of the god of death, [Kādambarī]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKālapuruṣa (कालपुरुष):—[kāla-puruṣa] (ṣaḥ) 1. m. One of Yama’s attendants or ministers; astrological figure of a man.
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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 corpusKālapuruṣa (ಕಾಲಪುರುಷ):—
1) [noun] (myth.) the regent-deity of time.
2) [noun] Yama, the Death-God.
3) [noun] a messenger of the Death-God.
4) [noun] a sketch of a man, drawn countouring the zodiac.
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, Kala.
Starts with: Kala-purushatanam, Kalapurushadarshana.
Full-text: Kala-purushatanam, Kalanara, Kalapurushadarshana, Zodiac, Nakshatrapurusha, Dhatvarthe.
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