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purusha

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables
pu-rusha
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In early Vedas, a cosmic man whose sacrifice by the gods created all life.

noun

In the Upanishad, an abstract essence of self, spirit, and the Universal Principle that is eternal, without form and all-pervasive, distinguished from the mutable material world.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पुरुष (puruṣa).

Inflected Forms

purushas (plural) purusa (alternative)

Questions

What does purusha mean?
In early Vedas, a cosmic man whose sacrifice by the gods created all life.
Where does purusha come from?
Borrowed from Sanskrit पुरुष (puruṣa).

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