# पुरुषमेध (puruṣamedha)

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पुरुषमेध (puruṣamedha) is a Sanskrit word meaning the sacrifice of a man, the name of the supposed author of the Vajasaneyi-samhita, a human sacrifice, an offence leading to a specific hell. Its 6 recorded definitions are grouped into 2 contexts, among them Human sacrifice ritual (Puruṣamedha), Name of an author.

- **SLP1:** `puruzameDa`  **IAST:** puruṣamedha  **Devanagari:** पुरुषमेध
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purushamedha
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/purushamedha/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Human sacrifice ritual (Puruṣamedha) (5 definitions)
- the sacrifice of a man  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 637,2] पुरुष (puruṣa) — मेध (—medha) m. the sacrifice of a man, Br.; MBh. &c. [ ID=126520 ]
- a human sacrifice  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुरुषमेध (puruṣamedha) [Printed book page 445-09 ] पुरुष - मेध (puruṣa-medha) m. a human sacrifice. [ ID=23031 ]
- A human sacrifice  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुरुषमेध (puruṣamedha) [Printed book page 460-a ] पुरुषमेध (puruṣamedha) m. ( - धः (-dhaḥ) ) A human sacrifice. [ ID=25362 ]
- the sacrifice of a man  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पुरुषमेध (puruṣamedha) [Printed book page 321 ] पुरुषमेध (puruṣamedha) m. the sacrifice of a man. [ ID=19519 ]
- an offence leading to a specific hell  
  *The Purana Index*
  > पुरुषमेध (puruṣamedha) [Printed book page 2-354 ] Puruṣamedha — an offence leading to Rakṣogaṇabho- jana hell; of Hariścandra with Śunaśśepa as paśu. Bhā. V. 26. 31; IX. 7. 21. [ ID=8079 ]

### Name of an author (1 definition)
- the name of the supposed author of the Vajasaneyi-samhita  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of the supposed author of Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā (Title) xx, 30 (perhaps w.r. for पुरु - मेध (puru-medha), q.v. ), [ ID=126521 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; The Purana Index; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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