Purushaka, Puruṣaka: 9 definitions
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Purushaka 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 Puruṣaka can be transliterated into English as Purusaka or Purushaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPuruṣaka (पुरुषक).—Standing on two feet like a man, the rearing of a horse; श्रीवृक्षकी पुरुषकोन्नमिताग्रकायः (śrīvṛkṣakī puruṣakonnamitāgrakāyaḥ) Śiśupālavadha 5.56.
Derivable forms: puruṣakaḥ (पुरुषकः), puruṣakam (पुरुषकम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryPuruṣaka (पुरुषक).—(-puruṣaka), see kula-puruṣakeṇa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuruṣaka (पुरुषक).—n.
(-kaṃ) Rearing as a horse, standing like a man on two feet. E. puruṣa, and kan aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuruṣaka (पुरुषक).—[puruṣa + ka], n. Rearing as a horse, standing like a man on two feet, [Śiśupālavadha] 5, 56.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuruśāka (पुरुशाक).—[adjective] helpful, powerful.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Puruśāka (पुरुशाक):—[=puru-śāka] [from puru] m. helpful (superl. -tama), [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda]
2) Puruṣaka (पुरुषक):—[from puruṣa] mfn. ifc. = puruṣa, a man, male, [Patañjali]
3) [v.s. ...] mn. standing on two feet like a man, the rearing of a horse, prancing, [Śiśupāla-vadha v, 56.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuruṣaka (पुरुषक):—(kaṃ) 1. n. Rearing of a horse standing like a man on two feet.
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Starts with: Purushakalam, Purushakama, Purushakara, Purushakaraka, Purushakaramimamsa, Purushakaraphala, Purushakarata, Purushakarika.
Ends with: Ayushmatpurushaka, Nakshatrapurushaka, Trinapurushaka, Virapurushaka.
Full-text: Trinapurushaka, Ayushmatpurushaka, Virapurushaka, Urdhvasthiti, Nakshatrapurusha, Purusha.
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