Ayudhapurusha
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title:
Ayudhapurusha
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Ayudhapurusha is the anthropomorphic depiction of a divine weapon in Hindu art. Ayudhapurushas are sometimes considered as partial incarnates of their divine owners. The sex of the personified weapon is determined by the gender of the weapon in the Sanskrit language. The suffix "purusha" (man) is added to masculine weapons and "devi" (goddess) to female ones. The weapons Shakti, Heti and Gada (mace), especially Kaumodaki, Dhanus/Dhanushya ("bow") are women. Chakra, especially Vishnu's Sudarshan
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Personified divine weapons in Hindu art
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayudhapurusha
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2024-04-26T11:54:39Z
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