purusha

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pŏŏrə shə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pu•ru•sha  (pŏŏrə shə),USA pronunciation n. [Hinduism.]
  1. Eastern Religions(in Sankhya and Yoga) one's true self, regarded as eternal and unaffected by external happenings. Cf. prakriti. 
  • Sanskrit puruṣa literally, man

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