p. 630 → [
m ]
2 m. (the strong cases from
pumāṁs [
cf. Pa1n2. 7-1, 89];
sg. nom. púmān;
voc. púmas or
púman;
acc. púmāṁsam;
du. nom. púmāṁsau;
pl. nom. púmāṁsas [irreg.
puṁsas MBh. iii, 13825]; the weak from
puṁs [
e.g. sg. instr. puṁsā́;
loc. puṁsí acc. pl. puṁsás], which loses its
s before consonants [
e.g. instr. pl. pum-bhís;
loc. pl. puṁsú]; for
puṁs,
ibc. see
Pa1n2. 8-3, 6) a man, a male being
RV. etc. etc. 2 (in gram.) a masculine (word)
S3Br. Pa1n2. Vop. 2 a human being
MBh. Ka1v. etc. 2 a servant, attendant
BhP. 2 the soul, spirit, spirit of man ( =
puruṣa; with
para or
parama, the Supreme Spirit, Soul of the Universe,
viṣṇu)
KapS. Tattvas. Sa1m2khyak. MBh. Pur. Katha1s.