puras पुरस् purás ind. in front, in advance, forward (as prep.) before (of place and time), in the presence or before the eyes of (gen. abl. acc. or comp.), [RV.] &c. &c. in comparison with (gen.), [Vcar.] in or from or towards the east, eastward, [VS.]; [Br.] &c. (dakṣiṇataḥpuraḥ, towards the south-east, [MBh.]) previously, first, first of all, [Ratnāv. iii, 7.] [cf. pra purā, pūrva; Gk., πάρος, ‘before’.] purastāt. See p. 634. puraskṛ पुरस्कृ puras—√ kṛ (P. Ā. -karoti, -kurute), to place before or in front, cause to precede, [RV.] &c. &c.; to make one's leader, place in office, appoint, [MBh.]; to respect, honour, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.; to place above all, prefer, choose, attend to, [ib.]; to show, display, [R.]; [Rājat.] purastād पुरस्ताद् in comp. for °tāt. purastāj पुरस्ताज् in comp. for °tāt. purastāl पुरस्ताल् in comp. for °tāt. purastān पुरस्तान् in comp. for °tāt. purastāt पुरस्तात् purástāt ind. before, forward, in or from the front, in the first place, in the beginning, [RV.] &c. &c. in or from the east, eastward, [ib.] in the preceding part (of a book), above, [RPrāt.] (but also) further on i.e. below, [Suśr.] (as prep.) before (of place or time), in front or in presence or before the eyes of (gen. abl. acc. or comp.), [RV.] &c. &c. in comparison with (gen.), [Vcar.] puraskāra पुरस्कार puras—kāra m. placing in front, honouring, preference, distinction, [Kāv.]; [Hit.] accompanying, attending (ifc. ‘preceded or accompanied by, joined or connected with, including’), [MBh.] arranging, putting in array, making complete, [W.] attacking, assailing &c., [ib.] puraskṛta पुरस्कृत puras—kṛta mfn. placed in front &c. honoured, esteemed, attended, accompanied by, possessed of, occupied with (comp.), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. attacked, assailed, accused &c., [L.] puraskārya पुरस्कार्य puras—kārya mfn. = -kartavya to be appointed to, be be charged or commissioned with (loc. or inf.), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] √ puraskṛtam पुरस्कृतम् puras—kṛtam (am), ind. among, amidst, with (comp.), [MBh.] puraskṛtya पुरस्कृत्य puras—kṛtya ind. having placed in front or honoured &c. often = regarding, concerning, on account of, about, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. puraskriyā पुरस्क्रिया puras—kriyā f. a preceding action, preparatory rite, [Cat.] showing honour, demonstration of respect, [Ragh.] puraskaraṇa पुरस्करण puras—karaṇa n. the act of placing in front &c. making perfect (?), [W.] purastāttna पुरस्तात्त्न purastāt—tna mfn. preceding, going before, [Ṣaḍguruś.] purastādbhāga पुरस्ताद्भाग purástād—bhāga (°rást°), mfn. one who receives his share before another, [TS.] purastāddhoma पुरस्ताद्धोम purastād—dhoma m. (for homa) an introductory sacrifice, [Vait.]; [Gobh.] purastāducca पुरस्तादुच्च purastād—ucca mfn. high in the east, [KātyŚr.] purastājjapa पुरस्ताज्जप purastāj—japa m. a prayer murmured before, [Siṃhās.] purastānmukha पुरस्तान्मुख purastān—mukha mfn. standing before a person's face, [Mṛcch.] puraskaraṇīya पुरस्करणीय puras—karaṇīya ([W.]) mfn. to be placed in front or honoured or prepared or fitted out or made complete. puraskartavya पुरस्कर्तव्य puras—kartavya ([Hit.]) mfn. to be placed in front or honoured or prepared or fitted out or made complete. purastādanūka पुरस्तादनूक purastād—anūka n. the longitudinal streaks on the back part of an altar, [KātyŚr.], Sch. (cf. prāg-an°). purastāddaṇḍa पुरस्ताद्दण्ड purastād—daṇḍa mfn. having the handle towards the east, [Lāṭy.] purastātkratu पुरस्तात्क्रतु purastāt—kratú m. a sacrifice which begins immediately, [ŚBr.] purastātstobha पुरस्तात्स्तोभ purastāt—stobha m. a preceding Stobha (s.v.), [Lāṭy.] purastāt—stobha mfn. preceded by a St°, [ib.] purastādbṛhatī पुरस्ताद्बृहती purastād—bṛhatī f. a species of the Bṛhatī metre, [RPrāt.] purastādgranthi पुरस्ताद्ग्रन्थि purástād—granthi (°rást°), mfn. having the knot turned towards the east, [ŚBr.] purastāduddhāra पुरस्तादुद्धार purástād—uddhāra (°rást°), m. a part given in advance, [ŚBr.] purastādudarka पुरस्तादुदर्क purastād—udarka mfn. beginning with the refrain, [AitBr.] purastādvadana पुरस्ताद्वदन purastād—vadaná n. preface, introduction, [ŚBr.] purastājjyotis पुरस्ताज्ज्योतिस् purastāj—jyotis ([RPrāt.]) n. N. of a metre. purastātpṛṣṭhya पुरस्तात्पृष्ठ्य purastāt—pṛṣṭhya n. N. of a partic. Sattra, [TāṇḍBr.] puraskriyācaryā पुरस्क्रियाचर्या puras—kriyā—caryā f. N. of wk. purastāddhomabhāj पुरस्ताद्धोमभाज् purastād—dhoma—bhāj ([ĀpŚr.], Sch.) and purastād—dhoma—vat ([Kauś.]), mfn. having an introductory sacrifice. purastāddhomavat पुरस्ताद्धोमवत् purastād—dhoma—bhāj ([ĀpŚr.], Sch.) and purastād—dhoma—vat ([Kauś.]), mfn. having an introductory sacrifice. purastādapavāda पुरस्तादपवाद purastād—apavāda m. an anticipatory exception, [VPrāt.], Sch. purastādupacāra पुरस्तादुपचार purastād—upacāra mfn. accessible from the east, [KātyŚr.] purastādupayāma पुरस्तादुपयाम purástād—upayāma (rást°), mfn. preceded by the Upayāma verses (s.v.), [TS.] purastāllakṣaṇa पुरस्ताल्लक्षण purástāl—lakṣaṇa (°rást°), mf(A)n. having one's characteristic in front or at the beginning, [ŚBr.] purastāllakṣman पुरस्ताल्लक्ष्मन् purástāl—lakṣman (°rást°), mfn. marked in front or at the beginning, [TS.] purastātpravaṇa पुरस्तात्प्रवण purástāt—pravaṇa (°rást°), mfn. bent forward, [TS.] purastādapakarṣa पुरस्तादपकर्ष purastād—apakarṣa m. anticipation, [Kāś.] on [Pāṇ. ii, 3, 29.] purastātpuroḍāśa पुरस्तात्पुरोडाश purástāt—puroḍāśa (°rást°), mfn. preceded or accompanied by a Puroḍāśa (s.v.), [MaitrS.] purastādagniṣṭoma पुरस्तादग्निष्टोम purastād—agni-ṣṭoma mfn. beginning with an Agni-ṣṭoma (s.v.), [Vait.] purastātsvāhākāra पुरस्तात्स्वाहाकार purastāt—svāhā-kāra m. ([ĀpŚr.], Sch.) preceded by the exclamation Svāhā. purastātsvāhākṛti पुरस्तात्स्वाहाकृति purástāt—svāhā-kṛti f. (°rást°, [TS.]; [ŚBr.]) preceded by the exclamation Svāhā. purastājjyotiṣmatī पुरस्ताज्ज्योतिष्मती purastāj—jyotiṣmatī ([Col.]) f. puraskṛtamadhyamakrama पुरस्कृतमध्यमक्रम puras—kṛta—madhyama-krama mfn. taking or adopting a middle course, [MW.] purastāttiryakpramāṇa पुरस्तात्तिर्यक्प्रमाण purastāt—tiryak-pramāṇa n. the width in front, [KātyŚr.]