As a deity name
Name 328 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 793 of the Krishna Sahasranāma — Mahabharata / Padma Purana, as taught by Sages and Devotees
Name 121 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 152 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
पुरुषोत्तम · noun · masculine
पुरुषश्रेष्ठ । श्रेष्ठ पुरुष · विष्णु · जगन्नाथ जिनका मंदिर उड़ीसा में है — Śabdasāgara
पुरुषोत्तम · noun · masculine
जगन्नाथपुरी — Śabdasāgara
पुरुषोत्तम · purushottam · s.m.
See s.v. purush — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 250
पुरुषोत्तम · masculine
an epithet of Lord Vishnu and his avatars, Krishna and Rāma; a male given name, Purushottam, from Sanskrit
पुरुषोत्तम · masculine
the best among men
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi पुरुषोत्तम — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit पुरुषोत्तम (puruṣottama). By surface analysis, पुरुष (puruṣ) + उत्तम (uttam).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
puruṣottama See below.
puruṣottama m. the best of men, an excellent or superior man, Hariv.; Sāh.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
the best of men, an excellent or superior man
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Dictionary citations
puruṣottama See below.
puruṣottama m. the best of men, an excellent or superior man, Hariv.; Sāh.
the best of servants, a good attendant, Kāv.
the highest being, Supreme Spirit, N. of Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa, MBh.; Kāv. &c. (IW. 91 n. 3 &c.)
= -kṣetra, Cat.
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