Purushapramita, Puruṣapramita, Purusha-pramita: 1 definition

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Purushapramita 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 Puruṣapramita can be transliterated into English as Purusapramita or Purushapramita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

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Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)

Source: Shodhganga: Drumavichitrikarnam—Plant mutagenesis in ancient India

Puruṣapramita (पुरुषप्रमित) refers to “that which measures a man’s height” referring to the suitable height of holes for new plants, as prescribed by certain bio-organical recipes for plant mutagenesis, according to the Vṛkṣāyurveda by Sūrapāla (1000 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the study of trees and the principles of ancient Indian agriculture.—Accordingly, “If a tree is planted and grown faithfully with efforts by a person in a pit as deep as man’s height and properly covered from inside with new bricks it blossoms even in dwarf condition”.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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