Purushaya, Puruṣāya: 2 definitions
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Purushaya 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 Puruṣāya can be transliterated into English as Purusaya or Purushaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuruṣāya (पुरुषाय).—a [denominative.] derived from puruṣa with ya, [Ātmanepada.] To behave like a man, Mahābhārata 12, 8102.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuruṣāya (पुरुषाय):—[from puruṣa] [Nominal verb] [Ātmanepada] yate, to behave or act like a man, play the man, [Harivaṃśa]
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.
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Starts with: Purushayana, Purushayata, Purushayate.
Full-text: Purushayitatva, Purushayita, Alampurushina, Avacina, Prakritirupa, Purusharupa.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 1.3.15 < [Chapter 3 - Description of the Lord’s Appearance]
Verse 6.2.29 < [Chapter 2 - Residence in Śrī Dvārakā]
Rudra-Shiva concept (Study) (by Maumita Bhattacharjee)
2. Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā (d): Tryambaka Homa < [Chapter 2 - Rudra-Śiva in the Saṃhitā Literature]
3. Rudra in the Śrauta-su̅tras (Introduction) < [Chapter 4 - Rudra-Śiva in the Post-Brāhmaṇic Literature]
18. Tryambaka Homa < [Chapter 3 - Rudra-Śiva in the Brāhmaṇa Literature]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 6.46.2 < [Sukta 46]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa XI, adhyāya 5, brāhmaṇa 8 < [Eleventh Kāṇḍa]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 7 - The Churning of the Sea for Nectar < [Book 8 - Eighth Skandha]
Chapter 17 - The Descent of the Gaṅgā < [Book 5 - Fifth Skandha]
Chapter 18 - Description of Various Continents (Varṣa) < [Book 5 - Fifth Skandha]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 13 - The Procedure of Renunciation < [Section 6 - Kailāsa-saṃhitā]