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    Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 48.
    apuruṣa mfn. (-ṣaḥ-ṣā-ṣaṃ) Unmanly.

    E. a neg. puruṣa a man.

    Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 38, col. 1.
    a-puruṣa (ṣaḥ-ṣā-ṣaṃ) a. Unmanly.

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1st ed.)

    p. 56, col. 1.
    apuruṣa a-puruṣa, as, ā, am, unmanly.

    —A-puruṣārtha (°ṣa-ar°) as, m. a rite which

    is not for the benefit of the sacrificer; not the chief

    object of the soul.

    Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 118, col. 2.
    apuruṣa a. Not manlike, unmanly.

    Comp.

    arthaḥ

    1 a rite or ceremony which is not in the interests of the doer.

    2 not the principal object of the soul.

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2nd ed.)

    p. 56, col. 1.
    a-puruṣa mfn. unmanly.
    p. 1314, col. 3.
    a cruel man or servant (of Yama), Jātakam.

    Śabdasāgara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 40, col. 1.
    apuruṣa

    mfn. (-ṣaḥ-ṣā-ṣaṃ) Unmanly.

    E. a neg. puruṣa a man.

    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    vol. 1, p. 157.
    apuruṣa a. Not manlike, unmanly. -Comp. -artha 1 a rite or ceremony which is not in the interests of the doer. -2 not the principal object of the soul.

    Schmidt Nachträge zum Sanskrit-Wörterbuch

    p. 50, col. 1.
    apuruṣa m. Unmensch, ein grausamer Knecht (Yama's), Jātakam. 29, 30.