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purusha.

In early Vedas, a cosmic man whose sacrifice by the gods created all life.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. In early Vedas, a cosmic man whose sacrifice by the gods created all life.

    Hinduism
  2. In the Upanishad, an abstract essence of self, spirit, and the Universal Principle that is eternal, without form and all-pervasive, distinguished from the mutable material world.

    Hinduism
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Sanskrit पुरुष (puruṣa).

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