purā पुरा purā́ ind. (cf. pra, puras, pūrva) before, formerly, of old (with na, ‘never’), [RV.] &c. &c. in a previous existence, [VarYogay.] (with pres. = pf.) from of old, hitherto, up to the present time (also with sma cf. [Pāṇ. iii, 2, 122]; with na, ‘never yet’), [RV.] &c. &c. at first, in the beginning, [Bhartṛ.] (opp. to paścā, paścāt, [Pāṇ. v, 3, 33], [Kāś.]) soon, shortly (with pres. = fut.), [Kālid.]; [Naiṣ.] (as prep., mostly in earlier language, with abl., rarely with dat. or gen.) before securely from except, beside (with pres. = fut. [cf. [Pāṇ. iii, 3, 4]], once with Pot.) ere, before (sometimes with na or na and yāvat [followed by tāvat], with mā or yadi, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.) (ā), f. a stronghold, fortress (cf. agni-purā and aśma-p°) a kind of perfume, [L.] See p. 634, col. 3. purāṇa पुराण purāṇá mf(I or A)n. belonging to ancient or olden times, ancient, old (also = withered, worn out, opp. to nūtana, nava), [RV.] &c. &c. purāṇá m. a Karṣa or measure of silver (= 16 Paṇas of cowries), [Mn. viii, 136] (also n., [L.]) purāṇá m. N. of a Ṛṣi, [Kāṭh.] purāṇá m. pl. the ancients, [MW.] purāṇá n. a thing or event of the past, an ancient tale or legend, old traditional history, [AV.] &c. &c. N. of a class of sacred works (supposed to have been compiled by the poet Vyāsa and to treat of 5 topics [cf. pañca-lakṣaṇa]; the chief Purāṇas are 18, grouped in 3 divisions: viz. 1. Rājasa exalting Brahmā [e.g. the Brahma, Brahmāṇḍa, Brahmavaivarta, Mārkaṇḍeya, Bhaviṣya, Vāmana]; 2. Sāttvika exalting Viṣṇu [e.g. the Viṣṇu, Bhāgavata, Nāradīya, Garuḍa, Padma, Varāha]; 3. Tāmasa exalting Śiva [e.g. the Śiva, Liṅga, Skanda, Agni or in place of it the Vāyu, Matsya, Kūrma]; by some the P° are divided into 4, and by others into 6 groups; cf. [IW. 509] &c.) N. of wk. (containing an index of the contents of a number of P° and some other works.) purātana. See p. 635. purāga पुराग purā—ga g. kṛśāśvādi (cf. pura-ga). purājā पुराजा purā—jā́ mfn. former, existing from old, primeval, [RV.] purāri पुरारि m. id., [ib.]; [Kum.] N. of Viṣṇu (-tva n.), [BhP.] purādhas पुराधस् m. N. of an Āṅgirasa, [ĀrṣBr.] (v.l. pra-rādhas). purāṇya पुराण्य Nom. P. °ṇyati, to talk of the past, relate past events g. kaṇḍv-ādi. purāvid पुराविद् purā—vid m. knowing the events of former times, [GopBr.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. purāṭṭa पुराट्ट m. a watch-tower on a city wall, [R.] purādhipa पुराधिप ([Kathās.]) m. the governor of a city or fortress, prefect of police. purāṇīya पुराणीय mfn. See tri-p° and pañca-p° purāṇaga पुराणग purāṇa—ga m. ‘singing of the past’, N. of Brahmā, [L.] a reciter of the Purāṇas, [W.] purāṇaka पुराणक ifc. (f(ikA). ) = purāṇa, a partic. coin (cf. tri-p°). purāhita पुराहित purā—hitá (°rāh°) mfn. set before first, [ŚBr.] purākathā पुराकथा purā—kathā f. a story of the past, an old legend, [BhP.] purākṛta पुराकृत purā—kṛta mfn. done formerly or long ago, [MBh.] begun, commenced, [W.] purā—kṛta n. an action performed long ago purākṛti पुराकृति purā—kṛti f. a former mode of action, [Hariv.] purārāti पुराराति m. = pura-dviṣ, [Kathās.] purāsaṇī पुरासणी or purāsinī, f. a species of creeper, [L.] purāsinī पुरासिनी purāsaṇī or , f. a species of creeper, [L.] purātala पुरातल n. the region below the seven worlds, [L.] (cf. talātala). purātana पुरातन purā-tana mf(I)n. belonging to the past, former, old, ancient (°ne ind. formerly, in olden times), [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. used-up, worn out, [Suśr.] purā-tana m. pl. the ancients, [Rājat.] purā-tana n. an ancient story, old legend, [R.] a Purāṇa, [Hcat.] purātane पुरातने purā-tane ind., formerly, in olden times purāvasu पुरावसु purā—vasu m. N. of Bhīṣma, [L.] purāvatī पुरावती purā-vatī f. ‘rich in castles’, N. of a river, [MBh.] (cf. pura-mālinī). purāyoni पुरायोनि purā—yoni mfn. of ancient origin or lineage (said of kings), [MBh.] purāṇānta पुराणान्त m. N. of Yama, [L.] purāṇagir पुराणगिर् purāṇa—gir m. ‘praising the past’, N. of Brahmā, [Gal.] purāṇavat पुराणवत् purāṇa—vát ind. as of old, [RV.] purāṇavid पुराणविद् purāṇa—víd mfn. knowing the things or events of the past, [AV.] knowing the P°, [Prab.] purākalpa पुराकल्प purā—kalpa m. a former creation, former age (loc. sg. or pl. in the olden time), [Up.]; [MBh.] &c. = prec. [MBh.] the performance of sacrificial acts in former times, [AitBr.] (pref.) purānokta पुरानोक्त mfn. enjoined by or written in the P°, [MW.] purāritva पुरारित्व purāri—tva n. purāsuhṛd पुरासुहृद् m. = pura-dviṣ, [L.] purāvṛtta पुरावृत्त purā—vṛtta mf(A)n. that which has occurred or one who has lived in former times, long past, ancient, [MBh.]; [Pur.] purā—vṛtta n. former mode of action, any event or account or history of the past, [ib.] purāṭaṅka पुराटङ्क m. N. of a man, [Cat.] (cf. pauraṇṭaka). purādhyakṣa पुराध्यक्ष purā°dhyakṣa ([MBh.]) m. the governor of a city or fortress, prefect of police. purāṇagīta पुराणगीत purāṇa—gīta m. ‘sung by the ancients’ id., [Gal.] purāṇasāra पुराणसार purāṇa—sāra m. N. of wk. purāṇaveda पुराणवेद purāṇa—veda m. knowledge of the things or events of the past, [ŚrS.] purāṇārṇava पुराणार्णव m. N. of wk. purāṇadṛṣṭa पुराणदृष्ट purāṇa—dṛṣṭa mfn. seen or approved by ancient sages, [Vas.] purāṇakalpa पुराणकल्प purāṇa—kalpa m. = purā-k°, [BhP.] purāṇapañjī पुराणपञ्जी purāṇa—pañjī f. N. of wk. purāṇaratna पुराणरत्न purāṇa—ratna n. N. of wk. purāṇasiṃha पुराणसिंह purāṇa—siṃha m. N. of Viṣṇu as man-lion, [R.] purāṇavidyā पुराणविद्या purāṇa—vidyā f. purāṇāvatāra पुराणावतार m. N. of ch. of [PadmaP.] purāṇaprokta पुराणप्रोक्त purāṇa—prokta mfn. proclaimed by ancient sages, [Pāṇ. iv, 3, 105.] purāṇapuruṣa पुराणपुरुष purāṇa—puruṣa m. ‘primeval male’, N. of Viṣṇu, [Siṃhās.] purākalpavid पुराकल्पविद् purā—kalpa—vid mfn. knowing former times, familiar with the past, [MBh.] purākṛtaphala पुराकृतफल purā—kṛta—phala n. the result of it, [Var.] purāvṛttasāh पुरावृत्तसाह् purā—vṛtta—sáh or purā—vṛtta—sā́h, mfn. (nom. -ṣāṭ; cf. [Pāṇ. viii, 3, 56]) superior from ancient times, [RV.] ([Sāy.] ‘conqueror of cities’). purāvṛttasah पुरावृत्तसह् purā—vṛtta—sáh or purā—vṛtta—sā́h, mfn. (nom. -ṣāṭ; cf. [Pāṇ. viii, 3, 56]) superior from ancient times, [RV.] ([Sāy.] ‘conqueror of cities’). purāṇaśravaṇa पुराणश्रवण purāṇa—śravaṇa n. hearing or studying the P° purāṇadvitīyā पुराणद्वितीया purāṇa—dvitīyā f. the former wife, [L.] purāṇasaṃhitā पुराणसंहिता purāṇa—saṃhitā f. a collection of the P°, [BhP.] purāvṛttakathā पुरावृत्तकथा purā—vṛtta—kathā f. an old story or legend, [Hit.] (also °ttākhyāna n., [W.] ; °ttākhyāna-kathana n. telling old stories, [MW.]) purāṇārkaprabhā पुराणार्कप्रभा purāṇārka-prabhā f. N. of wk. purāṇamāhātmya पुराणमाहात्म्य purāṇa—māhātmya n. N. of ch. of [LiṅgaP.] purāṇasaṃgraha पुराणसंग्रह purāṇa—saṃgraha m. N. of wk. purāṇasarvasva पुराणसर्वस्व purāṇa—sarvasva n. N. of wk. purārdhavistara पुरार्धविस्तर purārdha-vistara mfn. being of the extent of half a town, [L.] purārdha-vistara m. part of a town, a suburb, ward, division, [W.] purāvṛttākhyāna पुरावृत्ताख्यान purā—vṛttākhyāna n., an old story or legend, [W.] purāṇasamuccaya पुराणसमुच्चय purāṇa—samuccaya m. N. of wk. purāṇaśravaṇavidhi पुराणश्रवणविधि purāṇa-śravaṇa—vidhi m. N. of wk. purāmathanavallabha पुरामथनवल्लभ purā—mathana-vallabha n. a kind of Agallochum used as a perfume, [L.] purāṇārthaprakāśaka पुराणार्थप्रकाशक purāṇārtha-prakāśaka m. N. of wk. purāṇadānamāhātmya पुराणदानमाहात्म्य purāṇa—dāna-māhātmya n. N. of ch. of [BrahmāṇḍaP.] purāṇapañcalakṣaṇa पुराणपञ्चलक्षण purāṇa—pañca-lakṣaṇa n. N. of wk. purāṇasārasaṃgraha पुराणसारसंग्रह purāṇa—sāra-saṃgraha m. N. of wk. purāṇaśravaṇamahiman पुराणश्रवणमहिमन् purāṇa-śravaṇa—mahiman m. N. of wk. purāṇadṛṣṭāntaśataka पुराणदृष्टान्तशतक purāṇa—dṛṣ°ṭānta-śataka n. N. of a poem. purātanayogasaṃgraha पुरातनयोगसंग्रह purā-tana—yoga-saṃgraha m. N. of wk. purāvṛttākhyānakathana पुरावृत्ताख्यानकथन purā—vṛttākhyāna-kathana n., telling old stories, [MW.] purāṇaśravaṇamāhātmya पुराणश्रवणमाहात्म्य purāṇa-śravaṇa—māhātmya n. N. of wk. purāṇamahimopavarṇana पुराणमहिमोपवर्णन purāṇa—mahimopavarṇana n. N. of ch. of [PadmaP. ii.] purāṇapadārthasaṃgraha पुराणपदार्थसंग्रह purāṇa—padārtha-saṃgraha m. N. of wk.