पुद्गलpudgala

पुद्गल (pudgala) is a Sanskrit word meaning beautiful, lovely, the body, material object including atoms according to Jainas, the soul or personal entity, man, the ego or individual in a disparaging sense. Its 22 recorded definitions are grouped into 6 contexts, among them Adjective: Beautiful, Handsome, Noun: Body, Matter, Material Object, Noun: Soul, Self, Individual, Person.

Etymology
E. पूर what fills, and गल what decays, deriv. irr
Definitions
22
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Meanings by context

Adjective: Beautiful, Handsome

8 definitions
beautiful, lovely

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Beautiful. 2. The body, material object, ego, soul, or individual.

Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Beautiful or handsome. 2. Having form or property. 3. The body. 4. The soul.

Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Beautiful

Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Beautiful or of handsome form. 2. Having form or property. 3. The body. 4. The soul. 5. An atom. 6. An epithet of Shiva.

Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Beautiful. 2. The body. 3. The soul. 4. Shiva.

Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Beautiful. 2. Body, matter, soul, individual, or man. 3. An epithet of Shiva.

Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Beautiful or having a handsome form. 2. The body or matter. 3. The soul or personal identity. 4. An epithet of Shiva.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Noun: Body, Matter, Material Object

4 definitions
the body

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

material object including atoms according to Jainas

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The body, matter

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The body or the soul. 2. Beautiful or having property.

Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Noun: Soul, Self, Individual, Person

4 definitions
the soul or personal entity

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

man

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the ego or individual in a disparaging sense

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The soul

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Noun: Epithet/Name of Śiva

3 definitions
an epithet of Shiva

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an epithet of Shiva

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Shiva

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Noun: Atom, Fundamental Particle

2 definitions
An atom

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. An atom. 2. The body. 3. The soul. 4. An epithet of Shiva.

Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Noun: A type of horse

1 definition
a horse of the colour of rock-crystal

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 11 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.