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purisena

purisa

masc instr sg of purisa (noun); masc instr sg of purisa (adj); nt instr sg of purisa (adj)

1. man; male; person
2. servant; labourer; lit. man
3. (gram) grammatical person; 3rd 2nd 1st person
4. male; masculine
5. World Soul (in Sāṃkhya system)

Etymology. Sanskrit puruṣa

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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