Purushena, Puruṣeṇa: 3 definitions
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Purushena 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 Puruṣeṇa can be transliterated into English as Purusena or Purushena, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPuruṣeṇa (पुरुषेण).—A commander of Bhaṇḍa.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 21. 84.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumPurusena (पुरुसेन) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—poet. [Sūktikarṇāmṛta by Śrīdharadāsa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPurusena (पुरुसेन):—[=puru-sena] [from puru] m. Name of a poet, [Catalogue(s)]
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)
Full-text: Pricchaka, Samcagghati, Piday, Grameluka, Kantaka, Parabhaga, Nishpurusha, Avashruta, Bhuman, Labha, Dasa.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 10.90.6 < [Sukta 90]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.13.43 < [Chapter 13 - The Deliverance of Jagāi and Mādhāi]
Verse 3.2.143 < [Chapter 2 - Description of the Lord’s Travel Through Bhuvaneśvara and Other Placesto Jagannātha Purī]
Verse 2.9.30 < [Chapter 9 - The Lord’s Twenty-One Hour Ecstasy and Descriptions of Śrīdhara and Other Devotees’ Characteristics]
Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
2. Necessity of Temple Building < [Chapter 4 - Temple Building]
The Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
Relation of Husband and Wife < [Chapter 2]
Brahma Sutras (Nimbarka commentary) (by Roma Bose)
Brahma-Sūtra 3.2.31 (prima facie view) < [Adhikaraṇa 7 - Sūtras 31-37]
Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study) (by G. D. Jayalakshmi)
Sannipātas (fevers due to Vāta, Pitta and Kapha) < [Chapter 4 - Āyurvedic principles in Jīvanandana Nāṭaka]