Etymology

apauruṣeyā

Today it means: not of human origin or authorship; impersonal, authorless, referring to the Vedas. Full definition →

Sanskrit अपौरुषेय
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromअपौरुषेय
  2. English todayapauruṣeyā

Borrowed from Sanskrit अपौरुषेय (apauruṣeya, literally “not of a man”).

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