Mahapaurushika, Mahāpauruṣika, Maha-paurushika: 1 definition
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Mahapaurushika 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 Mahāpauruṣika can be transliterated into English as Mahapaurusika or Mahapaurushika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMahāpauruṣika (महापौरुषिक).—a worshipper of Viṣṇu; तदहं तेऽभिधास्यामि महापौरुषिको भवान् (tadahaṃ te'bhidhāsyāmi mahāpauruṣiko bhavān) Bhāgavata 2.1.1.
Derivable forms: mahāpauruṣikaḥ (महापौरुषिकः).
Mahāpauruṣika is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and pauruṣika (पौरुषिक).
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: Paurushika, Maha.
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