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pūrvarūpa

pūrva—rūpá n. indication of something approaching, an omen, [AV.]

something prior or antecedent to, (esp.) the symptom of occurring disease, [Car.]; [Suśr.]

the first of two concurrent vowels or consonants (-tā f.), [TUp.]; [Prāt.] &c.

(in rhet.) a figure of speech which describes the unexpected return of anything to its former state, [Kuval.]

pūrva—rūpá mf(A)n. having the previous form or shape, being as before, [Dhūrtas.]