Samkhyapurusha, Sāṃkhyapuruṣa, Samkhya-purusha: 1 definition
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Samkhyapurusha 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 Sāṃkhyapuruṣa can be transliterated into English as Samkhyapurusa or Samkhyapurusha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySāṃkhyapuruṣa (सांख्यपुरुष):—[=sāṃkhya-puruṣa] [from sāṃkhya] m. the spirit or soul in the S° system, [Śiśupāla-vadha]
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, Samkhya.
Full-text: Purusha.
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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 7 - The Sāṃkhya and the Yoga Doctrine of Soul or Puruṣa < [Chapter VII - The Kapila and the Pātañjala Sāṃkhya (yoga)]
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Brahma Sutras (Nimbarka commentary) (by Roma Bose)
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