Etymology

purusha

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Today it means: In early Vedas, a cosmic man whose sacrifice by the gods created all life. Full definition →

Sanskrit पुरुष
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromपुरुष
  2. English todaypurusha

Borrowed from Sanskrit पुरुष (puruṣa).

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