mf(ā-)n. (connected with purā-, puras-, pra-,and declined like a pronoun when implying relative position whether in place or time, but not necessarily in ablativelocative casesg.m.n.and Nominal verbpluralm.;See) being before or in front fore, first etc.
mf(ā-)n. former, prior, preceding, previous to, earlier than (ablative or compound) (gaja-pūrva-,preceding the number"eight" id est seven, the seventh ; māsena p-or māsa-p-,earlier by a month ; in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' often = formerly or before exempli gratia, 'for example'strī-p-,formerly a wife; āḍhya-p-,formerly wealthy; especially after a pp. exempli gratia, 'for example'kṛta-p-,done before, dṛṣṭa-p-,seen before; in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' also preceded or accompanied by, attended with exempli gratia, 'for example'smita-pūrvā-vāk-,speech accompanied by smiles;sometimes not translatable exempli gratia, 'for example'mṛdu-pūrvā vāk-,kind speech)
mf(ikā-)n. earlier, former, previous, prior, first etc. (strī-p-,"one who was formerly a woman", bhūta-p-,"having been before"; in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' also equals preceded or accompanied by, connected with, consisting in; pūrvakamam-ind.= after, with, amid, according to)
ind. before (also as a preposition with ablative), formerly, hitherto, previously (sometimes with present tense) etc. etc. (often in the beginning of a compoundexempli gratia, 'for example'pūrva-kārin-,active before, pūrvokta-,said before;also in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' in the sense of"with" exempli gratia, 'for example'prīti-pūrvam-,with love; mati-pūrvam-with intention, intentionally; mṛdu-pūrva-bhāṣ-,to speak kindly; see above;also with an ind.p.exempli gratia, 'for example'pūrva-bhojam-,or -bhuktvā-,having eaten before ; adya-p-,until now, hitherto;previously -tataḥ-,first-then; pūrva-paścāt-,previously-afterwards; pūrva-upari-,previously-subsequently; pūrva-adhūnā-or adya-,formerly-now)
f. "inquiry into or interpretation of the first or mantra- portion of the veda-", Name of the system of philosophy attributed to jaimini- (as opp. to uttara-m-,which is an inquiry into the later or upaniṣad- portion;the pūrva-m-is generally called the-mantra-, and in interpreting the Vedic text discusses the doctrine of the eternity of sound identified with brahma-)
ind. according to something previous (applied in the nyāya- to a kind of inference such as inferring from the previous appearance of a cloud that rain will fall)
mfn. having regular hair, regularly shaped limbs, regular teeth, a regularly shaped navel, regular lines in the hands (all these are epithets given to buddha-, some of them also to mahāvīra-) and
f. having regular eye teeth (idem or 'mfn. having regular hair, regularly shaped limbs, regular teeth, a regularly shaped navel, regular lines in the hands (all these are epithets given to buddha-, some of them also to mahāvīra-) and '), ibidem or 'in the same place or book or text' as the preceding
mfn. having regular hair, regularly shaped limbs, regular teeth, a regularly shaped navel, regular lines in the hands (all these are epithets given to buddha-, some of them also to mahāvīra-) and
mfn. having regular hair, regularly shaped limbs, regular teeth, a regularly shaped navel, regular lines in the hands (all these are epithets given to buddha-, some of them also to mahāvīra-) and
mfn. having regular hair, regularly shaped limbs, regular teeth, a regularly shaped navel, regular lines in the hands (all these are epithets given to buddha-, some of them also to mahāvīra-) and
mfn. having regular hair, regularly shaped limbs, regular teeth, a regularly shaped navel, regular lines in the hands (all these are epithets given to buddha-, some of them also to mahāvīra-) and
n. an unforeseen event (as birth etc.) partly resulting from an act and leading to totally unforeseen consequences (as heaven etc.; pūrvabhedaḥ&iencoding=iast&lang='>paramāpūrvajanako 'ṅgajanyāpūrvabhedaḥ-)
पूर्व a. (Declined like a pronoun when it implies relative position in time or space, but optionally so in nom. pl.; and abl. and loc. sing.) 1 Being in front of, first, foremost. -2 Eastern, easterly, to the east of; ग्रामात् पर्वतः पूर्वः Sk.; पूर्वापरौ तोयनिधी वगाह्य Ku.1.1. -3 Previous to, earlier than; ब्राह्मणे साहसः पूर्वः Ms.8.276. -4 Old, ancient; पूर्वसूरिभिः R.1.4; इदं कविभ्यः पूर्वेभ्यो नमोवाकं प्रशास्महे U.1.1. -5 Former, previous, anterior, prior, antecedent (opp. उत्तर); in this sense often at the end of comp. and translated by 'formerly.' or 'before'; श्रुतपूर्व &c.; व्यतीता या निशा पूर्वा पौराणां हर्षवर्धिनी Rām.7.37.1. -6 Aforesaid, before-mentioned. -7 Initial. -8 Established, customary, of long standing -9 Early, prime, पूर्वे वयसि Pt.1.165 'in early age or prime of life. -1 Elder (ज्येष्ठ); रामः पूर्वो हि नो भ्राता भविष्यति महीपतिः Rām.2.79.8. -11 (At the end of comp.) Preceded by, accompanied by, attended with; संबन्धमा भाषणपूर्वमाहुः R.2.58; पुण्यः शब्दो मुनिरिति मुहुः केवलं राजपूर्वः Ś2.17; तान् स्मितपूर्वमाह Ku.7.47; बहुमानपूर्वया 5.31; दशपूर्वरथं यमाख्यया दशकण्ठारिगुरुं विदुर्बुधाः R.8.29; so मतिपूर्वम् Ms.11.147 'intentionally', 'knowingly'; 12.89; अबोधपूर्वम् 'unconsciously', Ś.5.2. &c. -र्वः An ancestor, a forefather; पूर्वैः किलायं परिवर्धितो नः R.13.3; पयः पूर्वैः सनिश्वासैः कवोष्णमुपभुज्यते 1.67;5.14; अनुकारिणि पूर्वेषां युक्तरूपमिदं त्वयि Ś.2.17. -र्वम् The forepart; अनवरतधनुर्ज्यास्फालनक्रूरपूर्वम् (गात्रम्) Ś.2.4. -र्वा 1 The east -2 N. of a country to the east of Madhyadeśa. -र्वम् ind. 1 Before (with abl.); मासात् पूर्वम्. -2 Formerly, previously, at first, antecedently, beforehand; तं पूर्वमभिवादयेत् Ms.2.117;3.94;8.25;; R. 12.35; प्रणिपातपूर्वम् K; भूतपूर्वखरालयम् U.2.17 'which formerly was the abode', &c.; समयपूर्वम् Ś.5. 'after a formal agreement.' -3 Immemorially. (पूर्वेण 'in front', 'before', 'to the east of', with gen. or acc.; अद्य पूर्वम् 'till-now', 'hitherto'; पूर्वः -ततः -पश्चात् -उपरि 'firstthen, first-afterwards', 'previously, subsequently', पूर्वम् -अधुना or -अद्य 'formerly-now.' -Comp. -अग्निः the sacred fire kept in the house (आवसथ्य). -अङ्गः the first day in the civil month. -अचलः, -अद्रिः the eastern mountain behind which the sun and moon are supposed to rise. -अधिकारिन् m. the first occupant, a prior owner. -अन्तः the end of a preceding word. -अपर a. 1 eastern and western; कतमो$यं पूर्वापर- समुद्रावगाढः सानुमानालोक्यते Ś.7; पूर्वापरौ तोयनिधी वगाह्य Ku. 1.1. -2 first and last. -3 prior and subsequent, preceding and following. -4 connected with another. (-रम्) 1 what is before and behind. -2 connection; न च पूर्वापरं विद्यात् Ms.8.56. -3 the proof and the thing to be proved. ˚विरोधः inconsistency, incongruity. -अभि- मुख a. turned towards or facing the east. -अभ्यासः former practice or experience. -अम्बुधिः the eastern ocean. -अर्जित a. attained by former works. (-तम्) ancestral property. -अर्धः, -र्धम् 1 the first half; दिनस्य पूर्वार्धपरार्धभिन्ना छायेव मैत्री खलसज्जनानाम् Bh.2.6; समाप्तं पूर्वार्धम् &c. -2 the upper part (of the body); शकुन्तला पूर्वार्धेन शयनादुत्थाय Ś.3; R.16.6. -3 the first half of a hemistich. -अवसायिन् a. what occurs first or earlier; पूर्वावसायिनश्च बलीयांसो जघन्यावसायिभ्यः ŚB. on MS.12.2.34. -अह्णः the earlier part of the day, forenoon; Ms.4. 96,152. श्वः कार्यमद्य कुर्वीत पूर्वाह्णे चापराह्णिकम् (पूर्वाह्णतन, पूर्वा- ह्णिकः, पूर्वाह्णेतन a. relating to the forenoon). -आवेदकः a plaintiff. -आषाढा N. of the 2th lunar mansion consisting of two stars. -इतर a. western. -उक्त, -उदित a. beforementioned, aforesaid, -उत्तर a. north-eastern. (-रा) the north-east. (-रे dual) the preceding and following, antecedent and subsequent. -कर्मन् n. 1 a former act or work. -2 the first thing to be done, a prior work. -3 actions done in a former life. -4 preparations, preliminary arrangements. -कल्पः former times. -कायः 1 the fore-part of the body of animals; पश्चार्धेन प्रविष्टः शरपतनभयाद् भूयसा पूर्वकायम् Ś.1.7. -2 the upper part of the body of men; स्पृशन् करेणानतपूर्वकायम्
R.5.32; पर्यङ्कबन्धस्थिरपूर्वकायम् Ku.3.45. -काल a. belonging to ancient times. (-लः) former or ancient times. -कालिक, -कालीन a. ancient. -काष्ठा the east, eastern quarter. -कृत a. previously done. (-तम्) an act done in a former life. -कोटिः f. the starting point of a debate, the first statement or पूर्वपक्ष q. v. -क्रिया preparation. -गा N. of the river Godāvarī. -गङ्गा N. of the river Narmadā; रेवेन्दुजा पूर्वगङ्गा नर्मदा मेकलीद्रिजा Abh. Chin.183. -चोदित a. 1 aforesaid, above-mentioned. -2 previously stated or advanced (as an objection. -ज a. 1 born or produced before or formerly, first-produced, first-born; यमयोः पूर्वजः पार्थः Mb.3.141. 11. -2 ancient, old. -3 eastern. (-जः) 1 an elder brother; अपहाय महीशमार्चिचत् सदसि त्वां ननु भामपूर्वजः; Śi. 16.44; R.15.36. -2 the son of the elder wife. -3 an ancestor, a forefather; स पूर्वजानां कपिलेन रोषात् R.16.34. -4 (pl.) the progenitors of mankind. -5 the manes living in the world of the moon. (-जा) an elder sister. -जन्मन् n. a former birth. (-m.) an elder brother; स लक्ष्मणं लक्ष्मणपूर्वजन्मा (विलोक्य) R.14.44.;15.95. -जातिः f. a former birth. -ज्ञानम् knowledge of a former life. -तापनीयम् N. of the first half of नृसिंहतापनीयोपनिषद्. -दक्षिण a. south-eastern. (-णा) the south-east. -दिक्पतिः Indra, the regent of the east. -दिनम् the forenoon. -दिश् f. the east. -दिश्य a. situated towards the east, eastern. -दिष्टम् the award of destiny. -दृष्ट a. 1 primæval. -2 declared by the ancients; यथा ब्राह्मण- चाण्डालः पूर्वदृष्टस्तथैव सः Ms.9.87. -देवः 1 an ancient deity. -2 a demon or Asura; भूमिदेवनरदेवसंगमे पूर्वदेवरिपुरर्हणां हरिः Śi.14.58. -3 a progenitor (पितृ). -4 (du.) an epithet of Nara-Nārāyaṇa; सव्यसाचिन् महाबाहो पूर्वदेव सनातन Mb.3. 41.35. (com. पूर्वदेव नरनारायणसख). -देवता a progenitor (पितृ) of gods or of men; अक्रोधनाः शौचपराः सततं ब्रह्म- चारिणः । न्यस्तशस्त्रा महाभागाः पितरः पूर्वदेवताः ॥ Ms.3.192. -देशः the eastern country, or the eastern part of India. -द्वार a. favourable in the eastern region. -निपातः the irregular priority of a word in a compound; cf. परनिपात. -निमित्त an omen. -निविष्ट a. made formerly, in past; यस्तु पूर्वनिविष्टस्य तडागस्योदकं हरेत् Ms.9.281. -पक्षः 1 the fore-part or side. -2 the first half of a lunar month; सर्वं पूर्वपक्षापरपक्षाभ्यामभिपन्नम् Bṛi. Up.3.1.5. -3 the first part of an argument, the prima facie argument or view of a question; विषयो विशयश्चैव पूर्वपक्षस्तथोत्तरम्. -4 the first objection to an argument. -5 the statement of the plaintiff. -6 a suit at law. -7 an assertion, a proposition. ˚पादः the plaint, the first stage of a legal proceeding. -पदम् the first member of a compound or sentence. -पर्वतः the eastern mountain behind which the sun is supposed to rise. -पश्चात्, -पश्चिम ind. from the east to the west. -पाञ्चालक a. belonging to the eastern Pañchālas. -पाणिनीयाः m. (pl.) the disciples of Pāṇini living in the east. -पालिन् m. an epithet of Indra. -पितामहः a forefather, an ancestor; अब्रवीद् हि स मां क्रुद्धस्तव पूर्वपितामहः । मूत्रश्लेष्माशनः पाप निरयं प्रतिपत्स्यसे ॥ Mb.12.3.21. -पीठिका introduction. -पुरुषः 1 an epithet of Brahmā. -2 anyone of the first three ancestors, beginning with the father (पितृ, पितामह, and प्रपितामह); Pt.1.89. -3 an ancestor in general. -पूर्व a. each preceding one. (-र्वाः) m. (pl.) forefathers. -प्रोष्ठपदा = पूर्वभाद्रपदा; Mb.13.89.13. -फल्गुनी the eleventh lunar mansion containing two stars. ˚भवः an epithet of the planet Jupiter. -बन्धुः first or best friend; Mk. -भवः a former life. -भागः 1 the forepart. -2 the upper part. -भा(भ)द्रपदा the twentyfifth lunar mansion containing two stars. -भावः 1 priority. -2 prior or antecedent existence; येन सहैव यस्य यं प्रति पूर्वभावो$वगम्यते Tarka K. -3 (Rhet.) disclosing an intention. -भाषिन् a. willing to speak first; hence polite, courteous. -भुक्तिः f. prior occupation or possession; Ms.8.252. -भूत a. preceding, previous. -मध्याह्नः the forenoon. -मारिन् a. dying before; एवंवृत्तां सवर्णां स्त्रीं द्विजातिः पूर्वमारिणीम् (दाहयेत्) Ms.5.167. -मीमांसा 'the prior or first Mīmāṁsā', an inquiry into the first or ritual portion of the Veda, as opposed to the उत्तरमीमांसा or वेदान्त; see मीमांसा. -मुख a. having the face turned towards the east. -याम्य a. south-eastern. -रङ्गः the commencement or prelude of a drama, the prologue; यन्नाठ्यवस्तुनः पूर्वं रङ्गविघ्नोपशान्तये । कुशीलवाः प्रकुर्वन्ति पूर्वरङ्गः स उच्यते ॥ D. R; पूर्वरङ्गं विधायैव सूत्रधारो निवर्तते S. D.283; पूर्वरङ्गः प्रसंगाय नाटकीयस्य वस्तुनः Śi.2.8. (see Malli. thereon). -रागः the dawning or incipient love, love between two persons which springs (from some previous cause) before their meeting; श्रवणाद् दर्शनाद् वापि मिथः संरूढरागयोः । दशाविशेषोयो$प्राप्तौ पूर्वरागः स उच्यते ॥ S. D.214. -रात्रः the first part of the night (from dusk to midnight). -रूपम् 1 indication of an approaching change; an omen. -2 a symptom of occuring disease. -3 the first of two concurrent vowels or consonants that is retained. -4 (in Rhet.) a figure of speech which consists in describing anything as suddenly resuming its former state. -लक्षणम् a symptom of coming sickness. -वयस् a. young. (-n.) youth. -वर्तिन् a. existing before, prior, previous. -वाक्यम् (in dram.) an allusion to former utterance. -वादः the first plea or commencement of an action at law; पूर्ववादं परित्यज्य यो$न्यमालम्बते पुनः । पदसंक्रमणाद् ज्ञेयो हीनवादी स वै नरः ॥ Mitā. -वादिन् m. the complainant or plaintiff. -विद् a. knowing the events of the past; historian; पृथोरपीमां पृथिवीं भार्यां पूर्वविदो विदुः Ms.9.44. -विप्रतिषेधः the conflict of two statements contrary to each other. -विहित a. deposited before. -वृत्तम् 1 a former event; पूर्ववृत्तकथितैः पुराविदः सानुजः पितृ- सखस्य राघवः (अह्यमानः) R.11.1. -2 previous conduct. -वैरिन् a. one who first commences hostilities, an aggressor. -शारद a. relating to the first half of autumn. -शैलः see पूर्वपर्वत. -सक्थम् the upper part of the thigh. P. V.4.98. -संचित a. gathered before (as in former birth); त्यजेदाश्वयुजे मासि मुन्यन्नं पूर्वसंचितम् Ms.6.15. -सन्ध्या daybreak, dawn; रजनिमचिरजाता पूर्वसंध्या सुतैव (अनुपतति) Si.11.4. -सर a. going in front. -सागरः
the eastern ocean; स सेनां महतीं कर्षन् पूर्वसागरगामिनीम् R.4.32. -साहसः the first of the three fines; स दाप्यः पूर्वसाहसम् Ms.9.281. -स्थितिः f. former or first state.
पूर्ववत् a. 1 Having something antecedent or a cause. -2 Relating to something preceding; पूर्ववन्तो$- विधानार्थाः˚ MS.1.4.17. (cf. ये हि पूर्ववन्तो विदितपूर्वमर्थमभि- वदन्ति ते अविधानार्थाः । ŚB. on ibid.) -n. One of the three kinds of अनुमान, inference of the effect from the cause; i. e. inferring from the rising of clouds that rain will fall. -ind. As before.
अनुपूर्व a. [अनुगतः पूर्वं परिपाटीं क्रमं वा] 1 Regular, having a suitable measure, regularly shaped, symmetrical; वृत्तानुपूर्वे च न चातिदीर्घे Ku.1.35; ततोनुपूर्वायत- वृत्तबाहुः Ki.17.5 (गोपुच्छाकार Malli.); जङ्घे अनुपूर्ववृ Dk.131; ˚ताम्राङ्गुली बाहुलते ibid.; ˚केश who has regular hair; ˚गात्र having regularly shaped limbs; so ˚दंष्ट्र, ˚नाभि, ˚पाणि. -2 Orderly, successive, in due order or succession; coming in order, following. -3 The lowest (निकृष्टप्रमाण); अनुपूर्वा इतरे Kāty. -Comp. -ज a. descended in a regular line. -वत्सा a cow that calves regularly.
अनुपूर्वशः anupūrvaśḥ पूर्वेण pūrvēṇa
अनुपूर्वशः पूर्वेण adv. In regular order, one by one, successively, from above, downwards; from the beginning or first; वर्णानामनुपूर्वशः Ms.8.142;3.39,7.35.
अपूर्व a. 1 Not preceded, not having existed before, like of which did not exist before, quite new; ˚र्वं नाटकम् Ś.1; ˚र्वं राजकुलम् M.5; K.191; -2 Strange, extraordinary, wonderful; अपूर्वः को$पि बहुमानहेतुर्गुरुषु U.4; अपूर्वो दृश्यते वह्निः कामिन्याः स्तनमण्डले । दूरतो दहतीवाङ्गं हृदि लग्नस्तु शीतलः ॥ Ś. Til.17; singular, unexampled, unprecedented; अपूर्व एष विरहमार्गः Ś.6; अपूर्वरूपा दारिका M.1; अतो$- पूर्वः खलु वो $ नुग्रहः Ś.7; अपूर्वकर्मचाण्डालमयि मुग्धे विमुञ्च माम् U.1.46 committing an unparalleled atrocity. -3 Unknown, unacquainted, stranger; अपूर्वो$प्यथवा विद्वान् यMb.13.22.8; विदिते$प्यपूर्व इव Ki.6.39. -4 Not first. -5 Preceded by अ or आ. -6 (In phil.) 'That unseen virtue which is a relation superinduced, not before possessed, unseen but efficacious to connect the consequence with its past and remote cause and to bring about at a distant period or in another world the relative effect. -Colebrooke. -र्वम् 1 The remote consequence of an act (as the acquisition of heaven which is the result of good deeds), (Mīmāṁsā). --2 Virtue and vice (पापपुण्यम्) as the eventual cause of future happiness or misery. -र्वः The Supreme Soul (परब्रह्म). -Comp. -कर्मन् n. religious rites the power of which on the future is not seen before. -पतिः f. one who has had no husband before, a virgin; ˚तिः कुमारी Sk. -वादः discussion or talk about the Supreme Soul. -विधिः an authoritative direction or injunction which is quite new; it is of four kinds; कर्मविधि, गूणविधि, विनियोगविधि and प्रयोगविधि.
a. being in front, fore; fronting, eastern; being to the east of (ab.); preceding; former, earlier; prior to (ab. or --°ree;); ancient, traditional, of the olden time; first (in succession); lowest (fine); previously or first mentioned or named; very commonly --°ree; after a pp.=previously or before (e.g. drishta-pûrva, seen before); e vayasi, in youth; --°ree; a. having as the preceding thing=preceded or accompanied by, based on, with: -m, ad. before, beforehand, previously, already; first; formerly, long ago (sts. with pr.); --°ree; (also pûrvena), in accordance with, amid, after, with (or when the privative negation precedes=without); m. pl. the ancients, forefathers, ancestors; sg. elder brother; n. fore part; â, f. east.
m. fore or upper part; earlier part (of the day=forenoon, morning); -bh&asharp;g, a. receiving the first share, privileged; excellent; relating to what precedes; -bhâva, m. priority; -bhâvin, a. preceding, prior; -bhâshin, a. speaking first, affable; -bhuk ti, f. priority of occupation, long-continued possession; -bhûta, pp. being before, pre ceding; -bhûbhrit, m. eastern mountain (be hind which the sun rises); former prince.
f. presentiment, fore taste: only d.=at the first notice, forthwith; (predilection), N. of an Apsaras; -kintana, n. former cares or troubles; -kodita, pp. before-mentioned, previously prescribed: -tva, n. abst. n.
a. south-eastern; -datta, pp. previously given or presented; -dis, f. eastern quarter, east; -dishta, pp. determined by previous actions; -dîkshin, a. taking the first consecration (of two or more who sacrifice at the same time and place); -dugdha, pp. previously (milked=) drained or plundered; -drishtá, pp. seen before; formerly seen, ancient; looked upon of old or long regarded as (nm.); -deva, m.primaeval god; -devatâ, f. primaeval deity; -desa, m. eastern direction: lc. to the east of (ab.); eastern country; -deha, m. former body: lc.=in a previous existence.
a. born or produced before others, former, ancient; first-born, elder, eldest (son, brother, sister); prior to (--°ree;); m. forefather, ancestor; eldest son; elder or eldest son; -ganma-krita, pp.done, wrought, or performed in a former birth or previous state of existence; -ganma-yoga, m.: in. by means or in consequence of a former exist ence; -ganman, 1. n. former birth, previous state of existence; 2. m.(having prior birth), elder brother; -gâti, f. former birth, previ ous state of existence; -gñâna, n. knowledge of a previous existence.
a. (ikâ) prior, preceding, previous; first; --°ree; a. accompanied or pre ceded by, based on, consisting above all things in: -m, ad. after, with, amid, in accordance with (--°ree;); m. forefather, ancestor; -karman, n. former or previous action; preparation; -kalpa, m. previous manner, precedent; olden time (only lc. sg. & pl.); -kâya, m. fore part of the body (of animals), upper part of the body (of men); -kârin,a. acting first; -kâr ya, fp. to be done first; -kâla, a. belonging to a previous time; previously mentioned: -tâ, f. priority of time; -kâlika, a. belonging to a former time; -kâlîna, a. prior in time; -krita, pp. formerly done, performed in a previous life; n. former act, act committed in a previous life; -krama½âgata, pp. handed down from one's ancestors; -kriyâ, f. preparation.
m. forenoon; -mârin, a. dying before, predeceasing; -mî mâmsâ, f. earlier Mîmâmsâ (the philosophi cal system founded by Gaimini and dealing with the discussion of the sacred text); -mu kha, a. facing eastwards.
m. irregularity of the previous word, irregular precedence as a member of a compound; -nivishta, pp. pre viously made (by another); -nyâya, m. pro visional judgment or sentence.
m. fore part or side; first half of a lunar month (when the moon increases), light fortnight; (primâ facie case), action at law; first objection to a proposi tion; -pakshin, a. making the first objection to a proposition; -pakshî-kri, make the first objection to a proposition; -patha, m. pre vious path, same way as before; -pada, n. previous member of a compound (gr.); -pad ya, a. belonging to the first member of a compound; -parigraha, m. first claim, pre cedence, privilege; a. claimed as a privilege by (g.); -pâda, m. fore-foot; -pitâmaha, m. fore-grandfather=ancestor; -pîthikâ, f. in troduction; -purusha, m.forefather (pl. ancestors); primaeval spirit, ep. of Brahman: -½upârgita, pp. collected by one's ancestors; -pûgita, pp. previously consecrated; -pûrva, a. every preceding one, each previously men tioned one; m. pl.ancient ancestors; -pûr va½ukta, pp. respectively mentioned before; -péya, n. precedence in drinking; precedence (in general); -pragñ&asharp;, f. knowledge of the past, memory; -prati-panna, pp. having previously agreed to or promised something; -pravritta, pp. having occurred previously; -prasthita, pp. having started previously, hastening on before.
m. prelude (of a play); -râga, m. incipient love; -râga, m. ex-king; -râtra, m. first part of the night; -rûpá, n. (previous appearance), omen; precursor of (g.), sure symptom of (prati); first of two vowels or consonants coming into contact (gr.); a. having its previous form, being as before; -lakshana, n. preceding symptom; -vát, 1. ad. as before, as formerly; as said above; 2. -vat, a. preceded by something; containing an inference from cause to effect; -vayas, a. being in early life, young; -vart in, a. being in front of (--°ree;); previously ex isting: (-i)-tâ, f. priority; -vâda, m. (primâ facie statement), action at law;-vâdin, m. plaintiff; -vid, a. knowing the past; -vidhi, m. preceding rule; -vrita, pp. previously chosen; -vritta, pp. having happened before; relating to a former occurrence; n. former occurrence, event of old; former behaviour; -vairin, a. commencing hostilities first.
pp. formerly col lected; -samudra, m. eastern ocean; -sâ gara, m. id.; -sârin, a. going before, pre eminent; -siddha, pp. previously determined or established; -supta, pp. previouslyor already fallen asleep; -stha, a. standing in front, pre-eminent.
cpv. long past; also= pûrva: -m, ad. long beforehand; -tas, ad. before, in front; towards or in the east; first; -taskara, m. former thief, reformed thief; -tâ, f. condition of being accompanied by (--°ree;); -tra=lc. (of pûrva), e.g. -ganmani, in a previous existence, -dine, on the pre ceding day; ad. in what precedes; -tva, n. precedence; priority; previous condition.
Is a term applied to the horse (Aśva) in the Taittirlya Brāhmana and elsewhere. It may either refer to a horse fastened in front as a * leader,’ or merely mean drawing (a chariot) for the first time,’ as understood by the commentator on the Taittirlya Brāhmana.
pronoun aforesaid (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
ancient (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
attended with (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
being before or in front fore (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
customary (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
earlier than (abl. or comp.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
eastern (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
first (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
first (in a series) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
foregoing (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
former (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
initial (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
lowest (opp. to uttara) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
mentioned before (abl.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
old (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
preceding (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
previous to (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
prior (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to the east of (abl.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
traditional (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) an ancestor (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
an elder brother (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
forefather (the ancients) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a prince (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) the 25th Nakṣatra (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the former of the two nakṣatras called Bhādrapadā (containing two stars) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective belonging to the preceding (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
excellent (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
preferred (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
privileged (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
receiving the first share (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the first sharer (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (feminine) (prob.) first notion or conception (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
foreboding (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of an Apsaras (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
presentiment (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective appeared in former times (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
declared by the ancients (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
primaeval (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
seen before (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) (pl.) the deified progenitors of mankind (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
an ancestor (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
an elder brother (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
forefather (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the eldest before (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the eldest son (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the Pitṛs living in the world of the moon (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the son of the elder wife (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective ancient (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
antecedent (to what precedes in comp.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
born in the east (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
born or produced before or formerly (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
caused (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
eastern (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
elder (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
first-born (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
former (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
primaeval (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
produced by something antecedent (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the eldest (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
indeclinable before (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
formerly (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
hitherto (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
previously (sometimes with pres.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) an action at law (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
first step in a law-suit (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the first half of a lunar month (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the first half of a year (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the first objection to an assertion in any discussion (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the first statement of the plaintiff (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the fore part or side (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the fortnight of the waxing moon (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the prima facie view or argument in any question (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a forefather (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
ancestor (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Brahmā (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
[rel.] name of Viṣṇu Frequency rank 24805/72933
noun (masculine) a prologue (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
an overture (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the commencement or prelude of a drama (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) an omen (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
indication of something approaching (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the first of two concurrent vowels or consonants (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the symptom of a occuring disease (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective anterior (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
earlier (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
previous (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
prior (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
indeclinable before (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
first (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
in front (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
in the first place (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
towards or in the east (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
indeclinable above (opp. to uttaratra) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
in the preceding part (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
previously (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) former state or condition (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
precedence (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
priority (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective (an argument) in which a conclusion is drawn from a previous cause to in effect (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
having (or relating to) something preceding or antecedent (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
indeclinable according to something previous (applied in the Nyāya to a kind of inference such as inferring from the previous appearance of a cloud that rain will fall) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
as aforesaid (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
as before (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
as heretofore (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
as hitherto (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective furnished with (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
ifc. attended by (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
obedient (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
serving zealously (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective in successive order from the preceding (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
orderly (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
regular (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective extraordinary (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
incomparable (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
not first (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
not having existed before (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
preceded by a (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
quite new (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
unparalleled (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
unpreceded (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
unprecedented (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) a consequence not immediately preceded by its cause (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the remote or unforeseen consequence of an act (as heaven of religious rites) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
[phil.] adṛṣṭa Frequency rank 44011/72933
noun (feminine neuter) (in law) direct order of the castes (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
order (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
series (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
succession (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective ancient (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
deceased (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
former (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
prior (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
who or what has been before (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective gentle (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
ind (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
softly (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
tender (as a speech) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
tenderly (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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