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pūrvamपूर्वम्pū́rvam (am), ind. before (also as a prep. with abl.), formerly, hitherto, previously (sometimes with pres.), [RV.] &c. &c. (often ibc., e.g. pūrva-kārin, active before, pūrvokta, said before; also ifc. in the sense of ‘with’ e.g. prīti-pūrvam, with love; mati-pūrvam with intention, intentionally; mṛdu-pūrva-√ bhāṣ, to speak kindly; cf. above; also with an ind.p., e.g. pūrva-bhojam, or -bhuktvā, having eaten before, [Pāṇ. iii, 4, 24]; adya-p°, until now, hitherto; previously -tataḥ, first-then; pūrva-paścāt, previously-afterwards; pūrva-upari, previously-subsequently; pūrva-adhūnā or adya, formerly-now)
pūrvamukhaपूर्वमुखpūrva—mukha mfn. having the face turned towards the east, [Hcat.]
pūrvamārinपूर्वमारिन्pūrva—mārin mfn. dying before, [GṛŚrS.]; [Mn.] &c.
pūrvamadraपूर्वमद्रpūrva—madra m. pl. the eastern Madras (cf. paurvam°), [L.]
pūrvamagadhaपूर्वमगधpūrva—magadha m. pl. the eastern Magadhas.
pūrvamīmāṃsāपूर्वमीमांसाpūrva—mīmāṃsā f. ‘inquiry into or interpretation of the first or Mantra portion of the Veda’, N. 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 M°, and in interpreting the Vedic text discusses the doctrine of the eternity of sound identified with Brahma, [IW. 98] &c.)
N. of wk. of Soma-nātha
pūrvamāgadhakaपूर्वमागधकpūrva—māgadhaka mfn. relating or belonging to the eastern Magadhas, [L.]
pūrvamadhyāhnaपूर्वमध्याह्नpūrva—madhyāhna m. the forenoon, [Kathās.]
pūrvamīmāṃsākārikāपूर्वमीमांसाकारिकाpūrva—mīmāṃsā—kārikā f. N. of wk.
pūrvamīmāṃsārthasaṃgrahaपूर्वमीमांसार्थसंग्रहpūrva—mīmāṃ°sārtha-saṃgraha m. N. of wk.