purusha

[ poor-uh-shuh ]

/ ˈpʊər ə ʃə /

noun Hinduism.

(in Sankhya and Yoga) one's true self, regarded as eternal and unaffected by external happenings.

Compare prakriti.

Origin of purusha

From the Sanskrit word puruṣa literally, man

Words nearby purusha

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Example sentences from the Web for purusha

Purusha is the philosophical term for the Primordial Male, of which Prakriti is the female antithesis.
The Substance of a Dream |F. W. Bain
This victim, Purusha, born in the beginning, they immolated on the sacrificial grass.
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1|Andrew Lang
When (the gods) divided Purusha, into how many parts did they cut him up?
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1|Andrew Lang
According to this venerable script Brahma first existed in the form of Purusha (spirit) and Kalu (time).
An Introduction to Mythology|Lewis Spence

He supplied the protoplasm of the Tinnehs, as Purusha did that of the Aryan world, out of his own body.
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1|Andrew Lang

单词	purusha
释义	purusha [ poor-uh-shuh ] / ˈpʊər ə ʃə / noun Hinduism. (in Sankhya and Yoga) one's true self, regarded as eternal and unaffected by external happenings. Compare prakriti. Origin of purusha From the Sanskrit word puruṣa literally, man Words nearby purusha purulent pleurisy, purulent rhinitis, purulent synovitis, puruloid, Purús, purusha, purvey, purveyance, purveyor, purview, pus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for purusha Purusha is the philosophical term for the Primordial Male, of which Prakriti is the female antithesis. The Substance of a Dream \|F. W. Bain This victim, Purusha, born in the beginning, they immolated on the sacrificial grass. Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1\|Andrew Lang When (the gods) divided Purusha, into how many parts did they cut him up? Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1\|Andrew Lang According to this venerable script Brahma first existed in the form of Purusha (spirit) and Kalu (time). An Introduction to Mythology\|Lewis Spence He supplied the protoplasm of the Tinnehs, as Purusha did that of the Aryan world, out of his own body. Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1\|Andrew Lang
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