Purushakara, Puruṣakāra, Purusha-kara: 13 definitions
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Purushakara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Puruṣakāra can be transliterated into English as Purusakara or Purushakara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Puruṣakāra (पुरुषकार).—Name of a commentary on the Sarasvatikaṇthābharaṇa of Bhoja by Kŗşṇalilāśukamuni.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
India history and geography
Puruṣa-akāra.—(SITI), human form. Note: puruṣa-akāra is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Puruṣakāra (पुरुषकार).—
1) human effort or exertion, manly act, manliness, prowess (opp. daiva); एवं पुरुषकारेण विना दैवं न सिध्यति (evaṃ puruṣakāreṇa vinā daivaṃ na sidhyati) H. Pr.32; दैवे पुरुषकारे च कर्मसिद्धिर्व्यवस्थिता (daive puruṣakāre ca karmasiddhirvyavasthitā) Y.1.349; cf. 'god helps those who help themselves'; अभिमतसिद्धिर- शेषा भवति हि पुरुषस्य पुरुषकारेण (abhimatasiddhira- śeṣā bhavati hi puruṣasya puruṣakāreṇa) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 5.3; Kirātārjunīya 5.52.
2) manhood, virility.
3) haughtiness, pride.
Derivable forms: puruṣakāraḥ (पुरुषकारः).
Puruṣakāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puruṣa and kāra (कार).
Purusakāra (पुरुसकार).—(°-) (= Sanskrit), in °ra-phalam, one of the 5 phala (q.v.): Mahāvyutpatti 2274; sc. of karuṇā according to Asaṅga (Mahāyāna-sūtrālaṃkāra) xvii.31, commentary, fruit consisting of heroic deed, because it brings happiness to others and penance (austerity, tapas) to oneself, reading in text and commentary tāpaka instead of tāyaka, with Lévi's note in translation(s), but Lévi's translation(s) (qui éclaire le Moi) seems clearly wrong; it brings pain to oneself, pleasure only to others; tapas surely cannot mean illumination; it is this quality which makes it heroic; in more general sense Bodhisattvabhūmi 102.17, expl. 103.1—5, puruṣa- kāreṇa yadi vā kṛṣyā…sasyādikaṃ lābhādikaṃ ca phalam abhinirvartayati…
Puruṣakāra (पुरुषकार).—m.
(-raḥ) 1. Manly act, virility. 2. Effort, exertion. 3. Any act of a man, manhood. E. puruṣa, and kāra a doing.
Puruṣakāra (पुरुषकार).—[puruṣa-kāra], m. 1. Any act of man, care, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 232. 2. The exertion of man (opposite to fate), [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 1, 348. 3. A proper name.
Puruṣakāra (पुरुषकार).—[masculine] manly deed, human effort; manhood, virility.
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Puruṣākāra (पुरुषाकार).—[adjective] of human form.
Puruṣakāra (पुरुषकार) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—grammarian. Often quoted in Mādhavīyadhātuvṛtti (he mentions Dhanapāla and Haradatta).
1) Puruṣakāra (पुरुषकार):—[=puruṣa-kāra] [from puruṣa] m. human effort (opp. to daiva, fate), [Manu-smṛti; Yājñavalkya]
2) [v.s. ...] manly act, virility, heroism, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] haughtiness, pride, [Patañjali]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of a grammarian, [Catalogue(s)]
5) Puruṣākāra (पुरुषाकार):—[from puruṣa] mfn. of human form or shape (-tā f.), [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]
Puruṣakāra (पुरुषकार):—[puruṣa-kāra] (raḥ) 1. m. Manly act; effort.
Puruṣakāra (पुरुषकार):—(pu + 1. kāra) m.
1) die That des Menschen, menschliche Anstrengung (gewöhnlich im Gegens. zu daiva Schicksal): daive puruṣakāre ca karmasiddhirvyavasthitā [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 1, 348.] [Mahābhārata 1, 4778. 3, 12422. 5, 2826. 7345.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 58, 24.] [Spr. 1251. 1252. 1682. 1817. 2315. 2330.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 36, 96.] kṛte puruṣakāre hi maraṇaṃ nābhibādhate [Rāmāyaṇa 4, 61, 59.] prajñāpuruṣakārābhyāṃ yuktasyāyatnena kāryasiddhayaḥ saṃbhavanti [Pañcatantra 201, 14.] [Kirātārjunīya 5, 52.] kathaṃ puruṣakāraḥ syāttu puruṣāṇāṃ mayi sthite [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 23, 36.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 5, 1, 36.] naṣṭaṃ vinaṣṭaṃ kṛmibhiḥ śvahataṃ viṣame mṛtam . hīnaṃ puruṣakāreṇa pradadyātpāla eva tu .. worum sich kein Mensch gekümmert hat [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 8, 232.] phala [Vyutpatti oder Mahāvyutpatti 64.] —
2) Nomen proprium eines Grammatikers [Colebrooke II, 48.] [WESTERGAARD, Radices II. fg.]
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Puruṣakāra (पुरुषकार):—Hochmuth, Dünkel [Patañjali] [?a. a. O.6,27,b.]
Puruṣakāra (पुरुषकार):—m. —
1) die That des Menschen , menschliche Anstrengung (gewöhnlich im Gegensatz zu daiva Schicksal ) Heldenmuth 321. hīnaṃ kāreṇa worum sich kein Mensch gekümmert hat. —
2) Hochmuth , Dünkel —
3) Nomen proprium eines Grammatikers.
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Puruṣākāra (पुरुषाकार):—Adj. in Mannesgestalt. Nom.abstr. tā f. [Hemādri’s Caturvargacintāmaṇi 1,765,10.]
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
Puruṣakāra (ಪುರುಷಕಾರ):—
1) [noun] = ಪುರುಷತ್ವ - [purushatva -] 2.
2) [noun] the human effort ( as diff. from that of destiny or god).
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 (+0): Akara, Purusha, Kara.
Starts with (+0): Purushakaraja, Purushakaraka, Purushakaram, Purushakaramimamsa, Purushakaraphala, Purushakarata.
Full-text (+5): Purushakaramimamsa, Purushakaraphala, Purushakaram, Purushakarata, Purushakaraja, Manushyakara, Lakshmipurushakara, Abhyasad, Virodhipurushakara, Krishnalilashukamuni, Shi yong guo, Pravahlika, Pravalhika, Gong yong guo, Kana, Ren ji zhe, Pravina, Yi shu deng wu guo, Uch, Dhanapala.
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