Kritapaurusha, Kṛtapauruṣa: 3 definitions

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Kritapaurusha 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 Kṛtapauruṣa can be transliterated into English as Krtapaurusa or Kritapaurusha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kṛtapauruṣa (कृतपौरुष).—mfn.

(-ṣaḥ-ṣā-ṣaṃ) Behaving gallantly. E. kṛta, and pauruṣa manhood.

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

Kṛtapauruṣa (कृतपौरुष):—[=kṛta-pauruṣa] [from kṛta > kṛ] mfn. one who does a manly act, behaving gallantly.

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

Kṛtapauruṣa (कृतपौरुष):—[kṛta-pauruṣa] (ṣaḥ-ṣā-ṣaṃ) a. Gallant.

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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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