Prakritipurusha, Prakṛtipuruṣa, Prakriti-purusha: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Prakṛtipuruṣa can be transliterated into English as Prakrtipurusa or Prakritipurusha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Jainism
Jain philosophy
Source: International Journal of Jaina Studies: Haribhadra Sūri on Nyāya and SāṃkhyaPrakṛtipuruṣa (प्रकृतिपुरुष) or Prakṛtipuruṣavāda refers to the “(doctrine of the) Soul and Primal Nature ”.—The Śāstravārtāsamuccaya by Haribhadra Sūri’s is not a compendium of philosophical systems (darśana) but a comprehensive account (samuccaya) of doctrinal (śāstra) expositions (vārtā/vārttā) or simply doctrines (vāda). The Śāstravārtāsamuccaya (also, Śāstravārttāsamuccaya) is subdivided into stabakas, chapters or sections, for example: Prakṛtipuruṣa-vāda, on the doctrine of the Soul and Primal Nature of the Sāṃkhya (the ‘Creatrix’);
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryprakṛtipuruṣa (प्रकृतिपुरुष).—m S prakṛti or māyā or Nature &c. and the primeval male--the Deity. Ex. sṛṣṭīlā ādikāraṇa pra0 ॥.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPrakṛtipuruṣa (प्रकृतिपुरुष).—a minister, a functionary (of the state); जानामि त्वां प्रकृतिपुरुषं कामरूपं मघोनः (jānāmi tvāṃ prakṛtipuruṣaṃ kāmarūpaṃ maghonaḥ) Meghadūta 6.
2) a standard or model of a man.
Derivable forms: prakṛtipuruṣaḥ (प्रकृतिपुरुषः).
Prakṛtipuruṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prakṛti and puruṣa (पुरुष).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrakṛtipuruṣa (प्रकृतिपुरुष).—m.
(-ṣaḥ) A minister of State.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrakṛtipuruṣa (प्रकृतिपुरुष).—m. a minister, [Meghadūta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 5.
Prakṛtipuruṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prakṛti and puruṣa (पुरुष).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrakṛtipuruṣa (प्रकृतिपुरुष).—[masculine] minister of state.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Prakṛtipuruṣa (प्रकृतिपुरुष):—[=pra-kṛti-puruṣa] [from pra-kṛti > pra-kṛ] m. a minister, servant, [Meghadūta]
2) [v.s. ...] a standard or model of a man, [Siṃhāsana-dvātriṃśikā or vikramāditya-caritra, jaina recension]
3) [v.s. ...] ([dual number]) nature and spirit, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Purusha, Prakriti.
Starts with: Prakritipurushavada.
Full-text: Kamarupa, Ashtadasha, Shastravartasamuccaya, Jna, Viveka, Samyoga.
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