Prathamapurusha, Prathamapuruṣa, Prathama-purusha: 9 definitions
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Prathamapurusha has 7 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Prathamapuruṣa can be transliterated into English as Prathamapurusa or Prathamapurusha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchPrathamapuruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष):—m. Nomen proprium eines Autors [Oxforder Handschriften 400,b, No. 182.] — Vgl. u. prathama
4) b).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungPrathamapuruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष):—m. Nomen proprium eines Autors.
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.
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Partial matches: Purusha, Prathama.
Full-text: Madhyamapurusha, Ras, Bhavanti, Uttamapurusha, Rut, Ran, Prathama, Ra.
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The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Kuntaka’s evaluation of Sanskrit literature (by Nikitha. M)
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)