Purushadveshini, Puruṣadveṣiṇī, Purusha-dveshini: 3 definitions
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Purushadveshini 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 Puruṣadveṣiṇī can be transliterated into English as Purusadvesini or Purushadveshini, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPuruṣadveṣiṇī (पुरुषद्वेषिणी).—an illtempered woman (who hates her husband).
Puruṣadveṣiṇī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puruṣa and dveṣiṇī (द्वेषिणी).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuruṣadveṣiṇī (पुरुषद्वेषिणी):—[=puruṣa-dveṣiṇī] [from puruṣa-dveṣin > puruṣa] f. an ill-tempered or fractious woman, [ib.]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPuruṣadvēṣiṇi (ಪುರುಷದ್ವೇಷಿಣಿ):—[noun] = ಪುರುಷದ್ವೇಷಿ [purushadveshi].
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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Partial matches: Purusha.
Full-text: Apriyamvada, Adhivinna, Dveshin, Param.
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