Pāli Dictionary
purisa
Part of speech
noun · masculine
Synonyms
Antonyms
general
man; male human being; person; (as adjective) male, masculine
AN 7.51
sā tattha rajjati tatr'ābhiramati. sā tattha rattā tatr'ābhiratā bahiddhā puris'indriyaṃ manasi karoti, purisakuttaṃ puris'ākappaṃ purisavidhaṃ purisacchandaṃ purisassaraṃ puris'ālaṅ'kāraṃ. sā tattha rajjati tatr'ābhiramati.
DN 27
yathā yathā kho te, vāseṭṭha, sattā akaṭṭhapākaṃ sāliṃ paribhuñjantā taṃbhakkhā tadāhārā ciraṃ dīgham'addhānaṃ aṭṭhaṃsu, tathā tathā tesaṃ sattānaṃ bhiyyosomattāya kharattañ'c'eva kāyasmiṃ okkami, vaṇṇavevaṇṇatā ca paññāyittha, itthiyā ca itthiliṅgaṃ pāturahosi purisassa ca purisaliṅgaṃ.
servant; attendant; subordinate
(grammar) grammatical person (first, second, or third person)
doctrine
(philosophy) soul; spirit; the World Soul (in the Sāṃkhya system)
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