Purishin, Purīṣin: 4 definitions

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Purishin 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 Purīṣin can be transliterated into English as Purisin or Purishin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Purīṣin (पुरीषिन्).—[adjective] dwelling in or on the earth; earthy, muddy.

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

1) Purīṣin (पुरीषिन्):—[from purīṣa] mfn. possessing land or inhabiting it or extending over it, [Ṛg-veda]

2) [v.s. ...] ‘bearing or carrying rubbish’, Name of the Sarayū or of another river, [v, 53, 9]

[Sanskrit to German]

Purishin 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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