Purushamedha, Puruṣamedha, Purusha-medha: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Puruṣamedha can be transliterated into English as Purusamedha or Purushamedha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchPuruṣamedha (पुरुषमेध):—(pu + medha) m.
1) Menschenopfer [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 13, 6, 1, 1. fgg.] yadasminmedhyānpuruṣānālabhate tasmādveva puruṣamedhaḥ [2, 1.] [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 21, 1, 1. 2, 13.] [Ṣaḍviṃśabrāhmaṇa 4, 3.] [Śāṅkhāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 16, 10, 1. fgg.] [Mahābhārata 1, 3773.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 46, 238.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 5, 26, 31. 9, 7, 20.] —
2) Nomen proprium des angeblichen Verfassers von [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 20, 30.] wohl fehlerhaft für purumedha .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungPuruṣamedha (पुरुषमेध):—m. —
1) Menschenopfer. —
2) Nomen proprium eines Liedverfassers ; vielleicht fehlerhaft für purumedha.
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Partial matches: Purusha, Medha.
Starts with: Purushametam.
Full-text: Paurushamedhika, Rakshoganabhojana, Narabali, Nrimedha, Analamba, Aksharaja, Caturmedha, Ayutanayi, Naramedha, Svargatirtha, Nirargada, Abhuti, Mrigayu, Pancaratra, Katyayanashrautasutra, Andhaka, Indra, Vasishtha, Apastamba.
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