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pu•ru•sha
(pŏŏr′ə shə),USA pronunciation n. [Hinduism.]
- 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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