Purushayana, Puruṣāyaṇa, Purusha-ayana: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Puruṣāyaṇa can be transliterated into English as Purusayana or Purushayana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPuruṣāyaṇa (पुरुषायण).—
1) any one of the four principal objects of human life; i. e. धर्म अर्थ, काम (dharma artha, kāma) and मोक्ष (mokṣa).
2) human effort or exertion (puruṣakāra); धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाश्च पुरुषार्था उदाहृताः (dharmārthakāmamokṣāśca puruṣārthā udāhṛtāḥ) Agni P.; H. Pr.35.
3) something which when done results in the satisfaction of the performer; यस्मिन् कृते पदार्थे पुरुषस्य प्रीतिर्भवति स पुरुषार्थः पदार्थः (yasmin kṛte padārthe puruṣasya prītirbhavati sa puruṣārthaḥ padārthaḥ) ŚB. on MS.4.1.2.
Derivable forms: puruṣāyaṇaḥ (पुरुषायणः).
Puruṣāyaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puruṣa and ayaṇa (अयण). See also (synonyms): puruṣārtha.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuruṣāyaṇa (पुरुषायण):—[from puruṣa] mf(ā)n. going to or uniting with the soul, [Praśna-upaniṣad]
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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.
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Partial matches: Purusha, Ayana.
Full-text: Purushartha, Ayana.
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