Purushamriga, Puruṣamṛga: 5 definitions
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Purushamriga 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 Puruṣamṛga can be transliterated into English as Purusamrga or Purushamriga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuruṣamṛga (पुरुषमृग).—[masculine] the male of the antelope.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuruṣamṛga (पुरुषमृग):—[=puruṣa-mṛga] [from puruṣa] m. a male antelope, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Taittirīya-saṃhitā [Scholiast or Commentator]]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPuruṣamṛga (ಪುರುಷಮೃಗ):—
1) [noun] = ಪುರುಷಾಮೃಗ [purushamriga].
2) [noun] a species of deer.
3) [noun] (gen.) a male deer.
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Puruṣāmṛga (ಪುರುಷಾಮೃಗ):—[noun] a mythological creature believed to have half human body and half beasṭs body.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Purusha, Mriga.
Full-text: Purushamraka, Purushamiga, Purutamirukam, Narasimha.
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