ind. 1 In former times, for- merly, of yore, in the olden time; purā śakramupasthāya R. 1. 75; purā sarasi mānase… yasya yātaṃ vayaḥ Bv. 1. 3; Ms. 1. 119; 5. 22.

2 Before, hitherto, upto the present time.

3 At first, in the first place.

4 In a short time, soon, ere-long, shortly (in this sense usually with a present tense to which it gives a future sense); purā saptadvīpāṃ jayati vasudhāmapra- tirathaḥ Ś. 7....

1 An epithet of the Ganges.

2 A kind of perfume.

3 The east.

4 A castle.

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