a. 1 Not preceded, not hav- ing existed before, the like of which did not exist before, quite new; ºrvaṃ nāṭakaṃ Ś. 1; ºrvaṃ rājakulaṃ M. 5; K. 191; Śi. 4. 17.

2 Strange, extraor- dinary, wonderful; apūrvaḥ kopi bahu- mānaheturguruṣu U. 4; apūrvo dṛśyate vāhniḥ kāminyāḥ stanamaṃḍale. dūrato dahatīvāṃgaṃ hṛdi lagrastu śītalaḥ.. Ś. Til. 17; singular, unexampled, unprece- dented; apūrva eṣa virahamārgaḥ Ś. 6;...

mf (A) n. unpreceded, unprecedented S3Br. xiv, &c 56,2 10329 mf (A) n. not having existed before, quite new 56,2 10330 mf (A) n. unparalleled, incomparable, extraordinary 56,2 10331 mfn. not married before, A1past. 1314,3 10331.1