Purvapurusha, Pūrvapuruṣa, Purva-purusha: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Pūrvapuruṣa can be transliterated into English as Purvapurusa or Purvapurusha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPūrvapuruṣa (पूर्वपुरुष).—
1) an epithet of Brahmā.
2) anyone of the first three ancestors, beginning with the father (pitṛ, pitāmaha, and prapitāmaha); Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.89.
3) an ancestor in general.
Derivable forms: pūrvapuruṣaḥ (पूर्वपुरुषः).
Pūrvapuruṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pūrva and puruṣa (पुरुष).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPūrvapuruṣa (पूर्वपुरुष).—[masculine] forefather, ancestor; the primeval spirit i.e. Brahman.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pūrvapuruṣa (पूर्वपुरुष):—[=pūrva-puruṣa] [from pūrva] m. a forefather, ancestor, [Kauśika-sūtra; Bālarāmāyaṇa; Pañcatantra]
2) [v.s. ...] ([plural] forefathers, ancestors, [Kādambarī])
3) [v.s. ...] ‘the primaeval Soul’, Name of Brahmā, [Harivaṃśa]
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