Purushad, Puruṣād, Purusha-ad: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Puruṣād can be transliterated into English as Purusad or Purushad, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPuruṣād (पुरुषाद्).—m. 'a man-eater', cannibal, goblin; अवमेने हि दुर्बुद्धिर्मनुष्यान् पुरुषादकः (avamene hi durbuddhirmanuṣyān puruṣādakaḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.275.27.
Puruṣād is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puruṣa and ad (अद्). See also (synonyms): puruṣāda.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuruṣād (पुरुषाद्).—[adjective] eating or consuming men.
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Puruṣād (पुरुषाद्).—[feminine] ī = [preceding]; [masculine] a Rakṣas.
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Pūruṣād (पूरुषाद्).—[adjective] eating men.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Puruṣād (पुरुषाद्):—[from puruṣa] mfn. eating or destroying men, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda]
2) Pūruṣād (पूरुषाद्):—[from pūruṣa > pūru] mfn. devouring men, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda]
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Starts with (+2): Purushada, Purushadadhna, Purushadaghna, Purushadaka, Purushadamyasarathi, Purushadantika, Purushadatta, Purushadatva, Purushadhama, Purushadharma, Purushadhaureyaka, Purushadhikara, Purushadosha, Purushadravyasampad, Purushadvayas, Purushadvayasa, Purushadvesha, Purushadveshin, Purushadveshini, Purushadvish.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.7.96 < [Chapter 7 - Pastimes in Śrī Gadādhara’s Garden]
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 3.7 < [Chapter 3 - Karma-yoga (Yoga through the Path of Action)]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 4 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 3 - Madhva’s interpretation of Brahma-sūtra I. 1. 2 < [Chapter XXVI - Madhva’s Interpretation of the Brahma-sūtras]