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purā

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.