# पुद्गल (pudgala)

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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 — E. pūra what fills, and gala what decays, deriv. irr
- **SLP1:** `pudgala`  **IAST:** pudgala  **Devanagari:** पुद्गल
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pudgala
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/pudgala/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** पुद्गला (pudgalā)

## Meanings by context

### Adjective: Beautiful, Handsome (8 definitions)
- beautiful, lovely  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 633,2] पुद्गल (pudgala) mf( आ (ā) )n. beautiful, lovely, handsome, MārkP. [ ID=125648 ]
- 1. Beautiful. 2. The body, material object, ego, soul, or individual.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुद्गल (pudgala) [Printed book page 164-2 ] पुद्गल (pudgala) pudgala, a. beautiful; m. body; material object ( including atoms ); the ego, soul; individual. [ ID=11713 ]
- 1. Beautiful or handsome. 2. Having form or property. 3. The body. 4. The soul.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुद्गल (gala) (pudgala) [Printed book page 541 ] पुद्गल (gala) (pudgala) mfn. ( - लः (-laḥ)- ला - लं (-laḥ-lā-laṃ) ) 1 Beautiful, handsome, of a handsome form or figure. 2 Having form or property. m. ( - लः (-laḥ) ) 1 The body. 2 The soul. E. पूर (pūra) what fills, and गल (gala) what decays, deriv. irr. [ ID=25036 ]
- Beautiful  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुद्गल (pudgala) [Printed book page 443-06 ] पुद्गल (pudgala) (I) a. (f. ला (lā) ) Beautiful, handsome. [ ID=22871 ]
- 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*
  > पुद्गल (gala) (pudgala) [Printed book page 457-b ] पुद्गल (gala) (pudgala) mfn. ( - लः (-laḥ)- ला - लं (-laḥ-lā-laṃ) ) 1. Beautiful, handsome, of a handsome form or figure. 2. Having form or property. m. ( - लः (-laḥ) ) 1. The body. 2. The soul. 3. An atom. 4. An epithet of Śiva. E. पूर (pūra) what fills, and गल (gala) what decays, deriv. irr. [ ID=25212 ]
- 1. Beautiful. 2. The body. 3. The soul. 4. Shiva.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुद्गल (pudgala) [Printed book page 0559-a ] पुद्गल (pudgala) pudgala, I. adj., f. lā, Beauti- ful, Mārk. P. 99, 57. II. m. 1. The body, Hit. i. d. 41 (read pudgale ). 2. The soul. 3. Śiva. [ ID=8950 ]
- 1. Beautiful. 2. Body, matter, soul, individual, or man. 3. An epithet of Shiva.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुद्गल (pudgala) [Printed book page 319 ] पुद्गल (pudgala) a. beautiful; m. body, matter, soul, individual, man, E. of Śiva. [ ID=19391 ]
- 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)*
  > पुद्गल (pudgala) [Printed book page 0581-b ] पुद्गल (pudgala) pudgala, as, ā, am, beautiful, hand- some, of a handsome form or figure; having form or property; ( as ), m. the body, matter; the soul, personal identity; an epithet of Śiva. [ ID=29494 ]

### Noun: Body, Matter, Material Object (4 definitions)
- the body  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > पुद्गल (pudgala) m. the body, Hitopadeśa (Title) i, 41 v.l. [ ID=125649 ]
- material object including atoms according to Jainas  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (with Jainas) material object (including atoms), Śaṃk.; Monier-Williams’ Buddhism in its connexion with Brāhmaṇism and Hindūism: and in its contrast with Christianity (Title) 535 [ ID=125650 ]
- The body, matter  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुद्गल (pudgala) [Printed book page 0708-b ] 2 The body, matter. [ ID=19114 ]
- 1. The body or the soul. 2. Beautiful or having property.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुद्गल (pudgala) [Printed book page 485-b ] पुद्गल (pudgala) ( लः ) ((laḥ)) 1. m. The body; the soul. a. Beautiful; having property. [ ID=24515 ]

### Noun: Soul, Self, Individual, Person (4 definitions)
- the soul or personal entity  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the soul, personal entity, Lalit. [ ID=125651 ]
- man  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > man, Var. [ ID=125652 ]
- the ego or individual in a disparaging sense  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the Ego or individual (in a disparaging sense), SaddhP. [ ID=125653 ]
- The soul  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुद्गल (pudgala) [Printed book page 0708-b ] 3 The soul. [ ID=19114 ]

### Noun: Epithet/Name of Śiva (3 definitions)
- an epithet of Shiva  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of Śiva, MBh. (= देह (deha), Nīlak. ) [ ID=125654 ]
- an epithet of Shiva  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुद्गल (pudgala) [Printed book page 0708-b ] 4 An epithet of Śiva. [ ID=19114 ]
- Shiva  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > पुद्गल (pudgala) [Printed book page 565-2 ] Pudgala = Śiva (1000 names 1 ). [ ID=8720 ]

### Noun: Atom, Fundamental Particle (2 definitions)
- An atom  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुद्गल (pudgala) [Printed book page 0708-b ] 1 An atom ( परमाणुः (paramāṇuḥ) ); पुद्गल (pudgala) ाः परम णवः (pudgalāḥ parama ṇavaḥ) Śrīdhara. [ ID=19114 ]
- 1. An atom. 2. The body. 3. The soul. 4. An epithet of Shiva.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुद्गल (pudgala) (II) m. 1. An atom; 2. the body; 3. the soul; 4. an epithet of Śiva. [ ID=22872 ]

### Noun: A type of horse (1 definition)
- a horse of the colour of rock-crystal  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a horse of the colour of rock-crystal, Gal. [ ID=125655 ]

## Sources

Definitions from 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, University of Cologne.

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