a. (Declined like a pro- noun when it implies relative po- sition in time or space, but option- ally so in nom. pl.; and abl. and loc. sing.) 1 Being in front of, first, foremost.

2 Eastern, easter- ly, to the east of; grāmātparvataḥ pūrvaḥ Sk.

3 Previous to, earlier than.

4 Old, ancient; pūrvasūribhiḥ R. 1. 4; idaṃ kavibhyaḥ pūrvebhyo namovākaṃ praśāsmahe U. 1. 1.

5 Former, previous, interior, prior,...

a. (At the end of comp.) 1 Preceded by, attended with; a- nāmayapraśvapūrvakamāha Ś. 5.

2. Preced- ing, antecedent.

3 Previous, for- mer, prior.

4 First. kaḥ An ances- tor, a forefather.

a. Going before, preceding.

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a. Former, old, ancient.

ind. 1 In the east, to the east; R. 3. 42.

2 Before, in front of

3 First, in the first place.

ind. In the preceding part, previously.

a. 1 Having something an- tecedent or a cause.

2 Relating to something preceding. n. One of the three kinds of anumāna, inference of the effect from the cause; i. e. in- ferring from the rising of clouds that rain will fall. ind. As before.

f. 1 Want of understand- ing.

2 Ignorance, stupidity; ºmat foolish, ignorant. a. Ignorant, dull-witted, stupid. Comp. pūrva, pūrvaka a. 1. not preceded by know- ledge or consciousness; not wanton or intentional.

2. beginning with non- intelligence. ( rvaṃ, rvakaṃ) adv. uncon- sciously, ignorantly.

a. Evil-minded, wicked, depraved. tiḥ A rogue, cheat. tiḥ f. 1 Ignorance, unconscious- ness, absence of knowledge, in- tention, or fore-thought; amatyaitāni ṣaḍ jagdhvā Ms. 5. 20; 4. 222. For some of the other senses see under am. Comp. pūrva a. unconscious, unintentional.

a. 1 Not endowed with.

2 Not invested with the sacred thread (anupanīta).

nf (I). (fr. anu-pūrva), order, series, succession MBh.; R. &c 141,1 24582 n. (in law) direct order of the castes Mn.; Ya1jn5. &c 141,1 24583 n. (generally only instr. -eṇa and -yā, one after the other, in due order.) 017756 141,1 24584 n. order, succession Ka1tyS3r.; Mn.; Ya1jn5. &c 141,1 24585

a. Not &c. gone. Comp. pūrva a. following, succeeding, subsequent to. yāma a. not old or weakened, not stale, fresh, not worn out by use; ºmaṃ ca yauvanaṃ Dk. 123 fresh, blooming; ºmaṃ vayaḥ 158; chaṃdāṃsya- yātayāmāni Bhāg. (where Śrīdhara says aº =vigatadoṣāṇi free from faults, faultless, pure. ( maṃ) N. of certain texts of the Yajurveda revealed to Yājñavalkya. ºyāmatā freshness, unimpaired nature,...

f. 1 A woman twice married.

2 An unmarried elder sister whose younger sister is married; jyeṣṭhāyāṃ yadyanṛḍhāyāṃ ka- nyāyāmuhyate'nujā. sā cāgrodīdhiṣūrjñeyā pūrvā ca didhiṣūḥ smṛtā... Comp. pa- tiḥ a man who has a sexual inter- course with the widow of his bro- ther (not as a sacred duty but for carnal gratification); bhrāturmṛtasya bhāryā- yāṃ yo'nurajyeta kāmataḥ. dharmeṇāpi niyuktā- yāṃ sa jñeyo...

didhīṣūḥ is an alternate of didhiṣūḥ. f. 1 A woman twice married.

2 An unmarried elder sister whose younger sister is married; jyeṣṭhāyāṃ yadyanṛḍhāyāṃ ka- nyāyāmuhyate'nujā. sā cāgrodīdhiṣūrjñeyā pūrvā ca didhiṣūḥ smṛtā... Comp. pa- tiḥ a man who has a sexual inter- course with the widow of his bro- ther (not as a sacred duty but for carnal gratification); bhrāturmṛtasya bhāryā- yāṃ yo'nurajyeta kāmataḥ....

1 A mother.

2 A husband's brother's wife.

3 A race, tribe.

m. N. of one of the eighteen attendants of the sun (identified with the god of the ocean) L. 034788 290,2 51979

a. [nava eva svārthe tanap nu- rādeśaśca] 1 New; nūtano rājā samājñāpaya- ti U. 1; R. 8. 15.

2 Fresh, young.

3 Present.

4 Instantaneous.

5 Recent, modern.

6 Curious, strange.

[aparaścāsau ardhaḥ] 1 The hinder part or side (of the body); paścārdhena praviṣṭaḥ śarapatanabhayādbhūyasā pūrva- kāyaṃ Ś. 1. 7.

2 The latter half.

3 The western side.

a. (rvī f.) 1 Relating to the past.

2 Relating to the east, eastern.

1 P. (phakkati, phakkita) 1 To move slowly, go softly, glide, creep.

2 To act wrongly, behave ill.

3 To swell.

4 To have a preconceiv- ed opinion.

1 A. To try. Caus. 1 To restore, return.

2 To retaliate, requite.

mfn. together with the lunar mansion Pu1rva-bhadra-pada1 pūrva-bhadra-padā VarBr2S. 151582 1199,3 241342

n. [saṃj kithan Uṇ. 3. 154] 1 The thigh; (changed in comp. to saktha after uttara, pūrva and mṛga or when the compound implies com- parison; see P. V 4. 98).

2 A bone.

3 The pole or shafts of a carriage.

a. [sṛ-ghañ, sār-ac vā] 1 Essential.

2 Best, highest, most excellent; Mu. 1. 13.

3 Real, true, genuine.

4 Strong, vigorous.

5 Sound, thoroughly proved.

6 Highest or best (at the end of comp.); trivargasāraḥ Ku. 5. 38. raḥ, raṃ (but usually m. only except in the first 4 senses) 1 Essence, essential part, quintessence; snehasya tatphalamasau praṇa- yasya sa Māl. 1. 9; U. 6. 22. asāre khalu saṃsāre...

f. a kind of Nidhana nidhana, S3rS. 1322,3 37995.2 n. the way in which the U1pa1 ūpā is sung, ib., Sch. 1322,3 37995.3

a. 1 Surpassing others, ex- ceilent, pre-eminent.

2 Having the eye balls turned up (as eyes). raḥ 1 Transporting over, convey- ing.

2 Fording, crossing; sukho- ttāratāṃ K. 326.

3 Landing, disem- barking.

4 Delivering, rescuing.

5 Getting rid of.

6 Vomiting.

7 Instability.

m. the first half of a month (generally in pl.; accord. to Comm. = pūrva-pakṣāḥ; also written yāva) VS.; S3Br.; Ka1t2h. 108731 847,2 170644 m. id. S3Br. 108732 847,2 170645 m. (for 2., see p. 848, col. 1) a month (as containing a Yava yava) S3Br. 108733 847,2 170646