Puranapurusha, Purāṇapuruṣa, Purana-purusha: 7 definitions
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Puranapurusha 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 Purāṇapuruṣa can be transliterated into English as Puranapurusa or Puranapurusha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPurāṇapuruṣa (पुराणपुरुष).—The Supreme Being or Viśvātmā, revealed the Purāṇas;1 is Nārāyaṇa;2 is Kumāra.3
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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: academia.edu: The Śāradātilakatantra on YogaPurāṇapuruṣa (पुराणपुरुष) refers to “eternal being” and is explained by Lakṣmaṇadeśika in his 11th-century Śaradātilaka verse 25.60.—“The blessed ones behold the eternal being (purāṇapuruṣa), whose feet are praised by the Vedas, who is dark like a [rain] cloud, who holds the śrīvatsa, the kaustubha, the mace, the lotus, the conch and the wheel, whose abode is the lotus of the heart, [and] who is the single root of the worlds”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypurāṇapuruṣa (पुराणपुरुष).—m (S purāṇa Ancient, puruṣa Man or male) A title of God, Ancient of days. Dan. vii. 9.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpurāṇapuruṣa (पुराणपुरुष).—m A title of God.
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-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPurāṇapuruṣa (पुराणपुरुष).—
1) an epithet of Viṣṇu.
2) an old man; यद् वदन्ति चपलेत्यपवादं तन्न दूषणमहो चपलायाः । दोष एष जलधेः पितुरस्या यत् पुराणपुरुषाय ददौ ताम् (yad vadanti capaletyapavādaṃ tanna dūṣaṇamaho capalāyāḥ | doṣa eṣa jaladheḥ piturasyā yat purāṇapuruṣāya dadau tām) Subhāṣ.; (where both senses are intended).
Derivable forms: purāṇapuruṣaḥ (पुराणपुरुषः).
Purāṇapuruṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms purāṇa and puruṣa (पुरुष).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPurāṇapuruṣa (पुराणपुरुष).—m.
(-ṣaḥ) Vishnu. E. purāṇa old or primeval, and puruṣa man.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPurāṇapuruṣa (पुराणपुरुष):—[=purāṇa-puruṣa] [from purāṇa > pur] m. ‘primeval male’, Name of Viṣṇu, [Siṃhāsana-dvātriṃśikā or vikramāditya-caritra, jaina recension]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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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