Purusharshabha, Puruṣarṣabha: 6 definitions
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Purusharshabha means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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 Puruṣarṣabha can be transliterated into English as Purusarsabha or Purusharshabha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāPuruṣarṣabha (पुरुषर्षभ) refers to the “best of men”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Then the Lord spoke the following verses to the Bodhisattva Puṇyālaṃkāra: ‘[...] (238) If his merit has a material form, all the fields in ten direction would be filled up with it, and there would be no vessel [to contain that merit] except for the the knowledge of the best of men (puruṣarṣabha). Just as, even if one expresses the knowledge of the Buddha for ten thousand aeons, there will be no end, just so it is impossible to measure the merit of upholding the true dharma of the Tathāgata. [...]’”
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuruṣarṣabha (पुरुषर्षभ).—m.
(-bhaḥ) An excellent man. E. puruṣa, and ṛṣabha best.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuruṣarṣabha (पुरुषर्षभ).—[masculine] man-bull, i.e. excellent man.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuruṣarṣabha (पुरुषर्षभ):—[=puruṣa-rṣabha] [from puruṣa] (r for ṛ) m. = -puṃgava, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuruṣarṣabha (पुरुषर्षभ):—[puruṣa-rṣabha] (bhaḥ) 1. m. An excellent man.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Purusha, Rshabha, Rishabha.
Full-text: Arjuni, Naidagha, Nyayatas, Sodariya, Sodara, Upagiri, Madhuparkika, Banapata, Rishabha, Vrindaraka, Bandha.
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