Purushatva, Puruṣatva: 10 definitions
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Purushatva means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Puruṣatva can be transliterated into English as Purusatva or Purushatva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypuruṣatva (पुरुषत्व).—n (S) Virility or manhood. Hence Valor, might, puissance, prowess. 2 In grammar. Masculineness of gender.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpuruṣatva (पुरुषत्व).—n Virility or manhood. Valour.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPuruṣatva (पुरुषत्व).—
1) Manhood, manliness, prowess.
2) Virility.
3) Manly nature or property.
Derivable forms: puruṣatvam (पुरुषत्वम्).
See also (synonyms): puruṣatā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuruṣatva (पुरुषत्व).—n.
(-tvaṃ) 1. Manhood, virility, manly nature or property. 2. Valour, prowess. E. tva added to puruṣa a man.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuruṣatva (पुरुषत्व).—[neuter] manhood, virility.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuruṣatva (पुरुषत्व):—[=puruṣa-tva] [from puruṣa] n. manhood, manliness, [Mahābhārata; Purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuruṣatva (पुरुषत्व):—[puruṣa-tva] (tvaṃ) 1. n. Idem.
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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 corpusPuruṣatva (ಪುರುಷತ್ವ):—
1) [noun] the quality, state or fact of being a male human being; manhood.
2) [noun] the state or quality of being virile; manly character, vigour or spirit; masculinity; virility.
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, Tva.
Starts with: Purushatvata, Purushatvatvata.
Ends with: Kapurushatva.
Full-text: Purushata, Purushatvatvata, Purushaguna, Purushattuvam, Kapurushatva, Purutattuvam, Purushatvata, Purushakara, Purushatana, Tva.
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