Purushakesarin, Puruṣakesarin, Purusha-kesarin, Purushakesharin: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Purushakesarin 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 Puruṣakesarin can be transliterated into English as Purusakesarin or Purushakesarin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPuruṣakesarin (पुरुषकेसरिन्).—m. man-lion, an epithet of Viṣṇu. in his fourth incarnation; पुरुषकेसरिणश्च पुरा नखैः (puruṣakesariṇaśca purā nakhaiḥ) Ś.7.3.
Puruṣakesarin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puruṣa and kesarin (केसरिन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuruṣakesarin (पुरुषकेसरिन्).—m. (-rī) Man-lion or Vishnu in his fourth incarnation.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuruṣakeśarin (पुरुषकेशरिन्).—m. a name of Viṣṇu in his fourth incarnation (half man, half lion).
Puruṣakeśarin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puruṣa and keśarin (केशरिन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuruṣakesarin (पुरुषकेसरिन्).—[masculine] man-lion ([Epithet] of Viṣṇu).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuruṣakesarin (पुरुषकेसरिन्):—[=puruṣa-kesarin] [from puruṣa] m. ‘man-lion’, Name of Viṣṇu in his 4th appearance on earth, [Śakuntalā] (cf. nara-siṃha).
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kesarin, Purusha.
Full-text: Purushasimha.
Relevant text
No search results for Purushakesarin, Puruṣakesarin, Purusha-kesarin, Puruṣa-kesarin, Purusakesarin, Purusa-kesarin, Purushakesharin, Puruṣakeśarin, Purusha-kesharin, Puruṣa-keśarin; (plurals include: Purushakesarins, Puruṣakesarins, kesarins, Purusakesarins, Purushakesharins, Puruṣakeśarins, kesharins, keśarins) in any book or story.