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Purusha

(po͞oˈrə-shə)

noun
Hinduism

The primeval man, considered to be the soul of the universe, which was created out of his body.

Origin:

Origin: Sanskrit Puruṣaḥ

Origin: , from puruṣaḥ, man

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