Traipurusha, Traipuruṣa: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Traipuruṣa can be transliterated into English as Traipurusa or Traipurusha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
India history and geography
Traipuruṣa.—(Hyderabad Archaeological Series, No. 18, pp. 34-35), same as the composite god Tripuruṣa. Note: traipuruṣa is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Traipuruṣa (त्रैपुरुष).—a. (-ṣī f.) Extending to the three male generations.
Derivable forms: traipuruṣaḥ (त्रैपुरुषः).
Traipuruṣa (त्रैपुरुष).—i. e. tri-puruṣa + a, adj. Comprising three generations, Mahābhārata 13, 4322.
Traipuruṣa (त्रैपुरुष):—[from traiṃśa] mfn. = tri-paur, [xiii, 4322].
Traipuruṣa (त्रैपुरुष):—(von tripuruṣa) adj. durch drei Generationen hindurchgehend: hanyustraipuruṣaṃ kulam [Mahābhārata 13, 4322.] — Vgl. tripauruṣa .
Traipuruṣa (त्रैपुरुष):—Adj. durch drei Generationen hindurchgehend.
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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Full-text (+0): Tripaurusha.
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