pūrvā पूर्वा pū́rvā (ā), f. (with or sc. diś) the east, [MBh.]; [R.] N. of a country to the east of Madhya-deśa, [L.] of the Nakṣatras Pūrva-phalgunī, Pūrvāṣāḍhā and Pūrvabhadrapadā collectively, [Var.] pūrvāśā पूर्वाशा f. the east, [Hcat.] pūrvādi पूर्वादि mfn. beginning with the word pūrva, [Var.] pūrvāṅga पूर्वाङ्ग n. the former body, [Kathās.] a constituent part of the preceding, [VPrāt.], Sch. m. the first day in the civil month, [Sūryapr.] pūrvāśin पूर्वाशिन् mfn. eating before another (abl. or loc.), [MBh.] pūrvādri पूर्वाद्रि m. = °va-parvata, [Kathās.] pūrvādya पूर्वाद्य mfn. beginning with the east, [ib.] pūrvāgni पूर्वाग्नि pūrvāgní m. ‘original or primaeval fire’, the householder's sacred formerly (= āvasa-thya), [AV.]; [ŚBr.]; [KātyŚr.] pūrvāhṇa पूर्वाह्ण pūrvāhṇá m. the earlier part of the day, forenoon (mostly loc.; sometimes incorrectly pūrvāhna), [RV.] &c. &c. pūrvānta पूर्वान्त m. (in gram.) the end of a preceding word anticipation (= pūrvakoti), [L.] pūrvāpuṣ पूर्वापुष् pūrvāpúṣ (?), [RV. viii, 22, 2] ([Sāy.] = pūrveṣām poṣakaḥ; v.l. pūrāyus, q.v.) pūrvārdha पूर्वार्ध pūrvārdhá m. (later n.) the front or upper part eastern side (opp. to jaghanārdha, uttarārdha &c.), [TS.]; [ŚBr.]; [GṛŚrS.] &c. the fore or first half (of a hemistich), [Śrutab.] (with dinasya) forenoon, [Bhartṛ.] &c. pūrvāsin पूर्वासिन् pūrvāsín mfn. shooting before (another), [AV.] pūrvāyus पूर्वायुस् pūrv-āyus See under pūrva. pūrvāyús mfn. (prob.) ‘of an early age’, young, [RV.] (v.l. for pūrvāpúṣ, q.v.; others pūrv-āyus, ‘having or granting vital power’). pūrvādhika पूर्वाधिक mfn. greater than before pūrvācala पूर्वाचल m. = °va-parvata, [VarP.]; [Śatr.] pūrvāpara पूर्वापर mfn. being before and behind directed forward and backward, eastern and western, [KātyŚr.]; [Kālid.] &c. (-tva n., [Śaṃk.]) prior and subsequent, first and last preceding and following, following one another, connected with one another, [KātyŚr.]; [MBh.] &c. n. that which is before and behind, east and west, [Sūryas.] connection, [Mn. viii, 56] the proof and thing to be proved, [W.] pūrvārāma पूर्वाराम m. ‘eastern garden’, N. of a Buddhist monastery. pūrvārdhya पूर्वार्ध्य mfn. being on the eastern side, [Lāṭy.]; [KātyŚr.]; [Pāṇ.], Sch. pūrvātitha पूर्वातिथ n. (= paurv°) N. of sev. Sāmans, [ĀrṣBr.] pūrvātithi पूर्वातिथि m. N. of a man, [Cat.] pūrvāṣāḍhā पूर्वाषाढा f. the first of two constellations called Aṣāḍhā (the 18th or 20th Nakṣatra or lunar asterism), [Var.]; [Pur.] pūrvābhyāsa पूर्वाभ्यास m. the repetition of what precedes pūrvāditas पूर्वादितस् ind. beginning from the east, [ib.] pūrvāhṇaka पूर्वाह्णक pūrvā°hṇaka m. ‘born in the forenoon’, N. of a man, [Pāṇ. iv, 3, 28] pūrvāhṇika पूर्वाह्णिक pūrvā°hṇika mf(I)n. id., [MBh.] pūrvā°hṇika n. a matutinal ceremony or sacrifice = p°-kriyā (or -vidhi), [MBh.] pūrvāmbudhi पूर्वाम्बुधि m. the eastern ocean, [Kathās.] pūrvāparam पूर्वापरम् pūrvāparám (ám), ind. one after another, [RV.]; [ĀpŚr.], Sch. pūrvāparya पूर्वापर्य pūrvā°parya n. = paurvāparya pūrvārcika पूर्वार्चिक n. N. of the first half of the Sāma-veda (the second half of which is called uttarārcika). pūrvārjita पूर्वार्जित mfn. attained or gained formerly or by former works, [Kathās.] pūrvābhimukha पूर्वाभिमुख mf(A)n. turned or flowing towards the east (as rivers), [Suśr.] pūrvābhirāmā पूर्वाभिरामा f. N. of a river, [MBh.] pūrvābhiṣeka पूर्वाभिषेक pūrvābhiṣeká m. previous anointing ([Sāy.] ‘a partic. Mantra’), [ŚBr.] pūrvādhirāma पूर्वाधिराम n. the more ancient form of the story of Rāma on the form current in the east, [Pāṇ.], Sch. pūrvācarita पूर्वाचरित mfn. formerly done or followed, [W.] pūrvāgnivāh पूर्वाग्निवाह् pūrvāgni—vā́h n. a bull carrying the sacred formerly, [ŚBr.]; [KātyŚr.] pūrvāntatas पूर्वान्ततस् pūrvānta—tas ind. in advance, [Lalit.] pūrvānubhūta पूर्वानुभूत mfn. formerly felt or enjoyed, [Caurap.] pūrvānuyoga पूर्वानुयोग m. N. of a Jaina wk. belonging to the Dṛṣṭi-vāda. pūrvāparībhū पूर्वापरीभू pūrvā°parī-√ bhū to follow one another, be connected with one another, [Nir.]; [Sāh.] pūrvāvedaka पूर्वावेदक m. ‘making the first statement’, a plaintiff, [Yājñ.] pūrvābhibhāṣin पूर्वाभिभाषिन् mfn. = -pūrva-bhāṣin, q.v., [Rājat.] pūrvābhyāsena पूर्वाभ्यासेन ind. afresh, anew, [ŚārṅgP.] pūrvādhikārin पूर्वाधिकारिन् m. a prior owner, former proprietor, [MW.] pūrvādhyuṣita पूर्वाध्युषित mfn. formerly inhabited, [R.] pūrvāhṇakāle पूर्वाह्णकाले pūrvā°hṇa-kāle ind. (or °hṇe-k°, °hṇa-tare or °hṇe-t°, °hṇa-tame or °hṇe-t° [[Pāṇ. vi, 3, 17], Sch.], °hṇe-tarām or -tamām [[v, 4, 11], Sch.]) in the forenoon pūrvāhṇakṛta पूर्वाह्णकृत pūrvāhṇa—kṛta mfn. = °hṇe-kṛ° [[ii, 1, 45], Sch.], to be done in the forenoon pūrvāhṇatana पूर्वाह्णतन pūrvā°hṇa-tana mfn. belonging or relating to the forenoon ([vi, 3, 17], Sch.) pūrvāhṇegeya पूर्वाह्णेगेय pūrvā°hṇe-geya mfn. [[ii, 1, 43], Sch.] to be sung in the forenoon pūrvāhṇetana पूर्वाह्णेतन pūrvā°hṇe-tana mfn. belonging or relating to the forenoon ([vi, 3, 17], Sch.) pūrvānuṣṭhita पूर्वानुष्ठित mfn. observed or performed before pūrvāpakārin पूर्वापकारिन् mfn. one who has injured another before, [R.] pūrvāparatva पूर्वापरत्व pūrvāpara—tva n., [Śaṃk.] pūrvāparyeṇa पूर्वापर्येण ind. one after another, [KātyŚr.], Sch.; [VarBṛ.], Sch. pūrvārdhabhāga पूर्वार्धभाग pūrvārdha—bhāga m. the upper part, top, [Ragh.] pūrvārdhakāya पूर्वार्धकाय pūrvārdha—kāya m. the front or upper part of the body, [MBh.] pūrvāpaharaṇā पूर्वापहरणा f. g. ajādi, [Kāś.] (v.l. °pahāṇā). pūrvāparāyata पूर्वापरायत pūrvā°parāyata mf(A)n. running from east to west, [KātyŚr.], Sch. pūrvāparībhāva पूर्वापरीभाव pūrvā°parī-bhāva m. the following one another, succession, [Sarvad.] pūrvāparadina पूर्वापरदिन pūrvāpara—dina n. forenoon and afternoon, [Cat.] pūrvāvadhīrita पूर्वावधीरित mfn. formerly disdained, [Śak.] pūrvābhādrapadā पूर्वाभाद्रपदा pūrvā-bhādrapadā f. the 25th Nakṣatra, [MBh.] (v.l. pūrva-bh°). pūrvādhikadyuti पूर्वाधिकद्युति pūrvādhika—dyuti mfn. more brilliant than before, [Kathās.] pūrvāgnivahana पूर्वाग्निवहन pūrvāgni—vahana n. a vehicle for carrying the sacred formerly, [KātyŚr.] pūrvāpararātri पूर्वापररात्रि pūrvāpara—rātri f. the former and latter half of the night, [ŚāṅkhGṛ.] pūrvārdhalambin पूर्वार्धलम्बिन् pūrvārdha—lambin mfn. having the foremost half inclined, leaning forward, [MW.] pūrvānuṣṭhitatva पूर्वानुष्ठितत्व pūrvānuṣṭhita—tva n., [Baudh.] pūrvāparagrantha पूर्वापरग्रन्थ pūrvāpara—grantha m. N. of wk. pūrvāparavirodha पूर्वापरविरोध pūrvāpara—virodha m. opposition of prior and subsequent, inconsistency, incongruity, [MW.] pūrvāparadakṣiṇa पूर्वापरदक्षिण pūrvāpara—dakṣiṇa mf(A)n. eastern, western and southern, [MBh.] pūrvāparaprayoga पूर्वापरप्रयोग pūrvāpara—prayoga m. N. of wk. pūrvāhṇāparāhṇayoḥ पूर्वाह्णापराह्णयोः pūrvā°hṇāparāhṇayoḥ ind. in the forenoon and afternoon, [Lāṭy.]; [Gobh.] pūrvāṣāḍhajananaśānti पूर्वाषाढजननशान्ति pūrvāṣā°ḍha-janana-śānti f. N. of wk. pūrvāparasmārtaprayoga पूर्वापरस्मार्तप्रयोग pūrvāpara—smārta-prayoga m. N. of wk. pūrvācāryavṛttāntadīpikā पूर्वाचार्यवृत्तान्तदीपिका pūrvācārya-vṛttānta-dīpikā f. N. of a comm. on wks. of the Rāmānuja school.