Parapurusha, Para-purusha, Parapuruṣa: 12 definitions

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Parapurusha 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 Parapuruṣa can be transliterated into English as Parapurusa or Parapurusha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Parapuruṣa (परपुरुष).—The best of Puruṣas; worshipped by one who has no desires and by one who desires everything including mokṣa.*

  • * Bhāgavata-purāṇa II. 3. 9, 10 and 12.
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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.

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General definition (in Hinduism)

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Source: Google Books: Sri Aurobindo's Philosophy of Social Development

God is para-puruṣa, the supreme self-conscious person. He is the same as Para-Brahman but while the latter is unmanifest, Para-Puruṣa is manifest.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Parapurusha in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

parapuruṣa (परपुरुष).—m (S) A strange man; any man, with reference to a woman, not her husband, brother, or near relation. 2 S A name of God.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

parapuruṣa (परपुरुष).—m A strange man. Any man, with reference to a woman, not her husband, brother, or near relation.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Parapurusha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Parapuruṣa (परपुरुष).—

1) another man, a stranger.

2) the Supreme Spirit, Viṣṇu.

3) the husband of another woman.

Derivable forms: parapuruṣaḥ (परपुरुषः).

Parapuruṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms para and puruṣa (पुरुष).

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

Parapuruṣa (परपुरुष).—m.

(-ṣaḥ) 1. A name of Vishnu. 2. Another man. E. para supreme, or other, and puruṣa a man.

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

Parapuruṣa (परपुरुष).—[masculine] the husband of another woman.

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Parapūruṣa (परपूरुष).—[masculine] = parapuruṣa.

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

1) Parapuruṣa (परपुरुष):—[=para-puruṣa] [from para] m. the husband of another woman, [Kālidāsa]

2) [v.s. ...] ‘the Supreme Spirit’, Name of Viṣṇu, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) Parapūruṣa (परपूरुष):—[=para-pūruṣa] [from para] m. the husband of another woman, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

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

Parapuruṣa (परपुरुष):—[para-puruṣa] (ṣaḥ) 1. m. Vishnu; another.

[Sanskrit to German]

Parapurusha in German

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Parapurusha in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Parapuruṣa (ಪರಪುರುಷ):—[noun] another’s husband (said with reference to a woman).

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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