Varapurusha, Varapuruṣa, Vara-purusha: 3 definitions
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Varapurusha 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 Varapuruṣa can be transliterated into English as Varapurusa or Varapurusha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVarapuruṣa (वरपुरुष).—the best of men; अहं वरपुरुषमनुष्यो वासुदेवः कामयितव्यः (ahaṃ varapuruṣamanuṣyo vāsudevaḥ kāmayitavyaḥ) Mṛcchakaṭika 1.3/31.
Derivable forms: varapuruṣaḥ (वरपुरुषः).
Varapuruṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vara and puruṣa (पुरुष).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVarapuruṣa (वरपुरुष).—[masculine] the best of men.*
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVarapuruṣa (वरपुरुष):—[=vara-puruṣa] [from vara] m. the best of men, [Mṛcchakaṭikā]
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, Vara.
Ends with: Avarapurusha.
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