Tulapurusha, Tulāpuruṣa, Tula-purusha: 7 definitions
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Tulapurusha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi. 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 Tulāpuruṣa can be transliterated into English as Tulapurusa or Tulapurusha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexTulāpuruṣa (तुलापुरुष).—Weighing in balance; one of the 16 mahādānas; rules detailed. The gift takes one to the world of Viṣṇu or Indra.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 274. (whole); 275. 2.
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.
India history and geogprahy
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryTulā-puruṣa.—(EI 29; CII 4), name of a mahādāna; same as tulā-bhāra. Note: tulā-puruṣa is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarytulāpurūṣa (तुलापुरूष).—m (S) The amount (of gold, jewels &c.) equivalent to the weight of a man; as determined by having been weighed against him. 2 A man weighed in a balance, or an effigy of him, used as a weight.
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tuḷāpurūṣa (तुळापुरूष).—See under tulā.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTulāpuruṣa (तुलापुरुष).—gold, jewels or other valuable things equal to a man's weight (given to a Brāhmaṇa as a gift); cf. तुलादान (tulādāna).
Derivable forms: tulāpuruṣaḥ (तुलापुरुषः).
Tulāpuruṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tulā and puruṣa (पुरुष). See also (synonyms): tulābhāra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryTulāpuruṣa (तुलापुरुष).—m.
(-ṣaḥ) A person weighed in a balance, or an effigy of him used as a weight. E. tulā, and puruṣa a man.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryTulāpuruṣa (तुलापुरुष).—m. 1. a person weighed in a balance, i. e. a present of gold or other precious things of equal weight. 2. the name of a penance. Dharmādhikāripuruṣa, i. e.
Tulāpuruṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tulā and puruṣa (पुरुष).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Tulāpuruṣa (तुलापुरुष):—[=tulā-puruṣa] [from tulā > tul] m. gift of gold etc. equal to a man’s weight, [Atharva-veda.Pariś. x; Yājñavalkya iii] (named as a penance), [Bhaviṣya-purāṇa, khaṇḍa 1 & 2: bhaviṣya-purāṇa & bhaviṣyottara-purāṇa ii; Matsya-purāṇa cclxxiii; Liṅga-purāṇa ii, 28; Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi i, 4 f]
2) [v.s. ...] Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa, [i, 5, 108.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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)
Partial matches: Purusha, Tula.
Starts with: Tulapurushadana, Tulapurushadanapaddhati, Tulapurushadanaprayoga.
Ends with: Kanaka-tulapurusha, Kanakamani-tulapurusha.
Full-text: Tulabhara, Kanaka-tulapurusha, Tul-adhiroha, Kanakamani-tulapurusha, Tulapurushadana, Vishnuloka, Shodashamahadanem.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 1 - Fruit of the Holy Bath in the Month of Mārgaśīrṣa < [Section 5 - Mārgaśīrṣa-māhātmya]
Chapter 6 - Expiatory Rites < [Section 3b - Arunācala-khaṇḍa (Uttarārdha)]
Chapter 34 - In Praise of the Chariot-Procession < [Section 2 - Puruṣottama-kṣetra-māhātmya]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 119 - In Praise of a Fast for a Month < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 88 - Dialogue Between Satyabhāmā and Kṛṣṇa < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Baudhayana Dharmasutra (by Georg Bühler)
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CV - Rites of atonement (Prayaschitta) < [Agastya Samhita]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2.6 < [Section III - Sources of Knowledge of Dharma]