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purusha
noun
pu·ru·sha
\ˈpu̇rəshə\
Definition of purusha
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: the soul that with prakriti constitutes the primary cause of phenomenal existence according to Sankhya philosophy; specifically : an individual soul of an infinite number of like, discrete, and eternal souls
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Origin and Etymology of purusha
Sanskrit puruṣa, literally, man
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