purā पुरा – formerly

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purā́ ·adv. formerly, once upon a time, of yore; up to the present time, hitherto (w. pres. ±sma); at first, firstly; soon, shortly (w. pres.); w. a neg. never. -- As a conj. ere, before (w. pres. ±na, mā, or yadi); as a prep. before, from, except, without (abl.).

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Purā, ind. (perhaps and old inst. sing. fr. a form pura for para), in former times, formerly, of old, in the olden time, in the days of old, of yore; before, hitherto, up to the present time (with na, ‘never’); firstly, in the first place, first, at first (opposed to paścā, paścāt); soon, ere long, shortly, in a short time, by and by (in this sense giving a future sense to the pres. by Pāṇ. III. 3, 4, e. g. purā dūṣayati sthalīm, ere long he will contaminate the earth, Raghu-v. XII. 30; āloke te nipatati purā, soon she will fall within [the range of] thy sight, Megh. 84); before, ere (with abl. and in the earlier language also with dat.); for the defence or safety of (Ved.); securely from (Ved.); with the exception of, except, besides (Ved.); [cf. puras, pūrva; Gr. πάροι, πάροιθε, παροίτερος, πάλαι, πάλαιος, perhaps πέλας, πλήσιος; Lat. por in por- tendere; Goth. faura, faur; Angl. Sax. for, fora-, fore-.]

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purā purā. See p. 583, col. 1.

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purā́ gaṇa svarādi zu P. 1,1,37. adv. praep. conj. 1〉 adv. a〉 vormals, ehemals; bisher, von jeher; mit einer Neg. niemals; = prabandha AK. 3,4,32,15. (COLEBR. 3,4,28,15). MED. avy. 69. = cirātīta AK. H. an. 7,45. purāṇa und atīta MED. = prāk H. 1535. HALĀY. 4,22. = pratīpa (!) H. an. gantā̀ nū̱naṃ no 'vàsā̱ yathā̀ pu̱rā ṚV. 1,39,7. ṚV. 1,103,1. śaśvàtpu̱roṣā vyùvāsa de̱vyathò a̱dyadaṃ vyā̀vo ma̱ghonī̀ ṚV. 113,13. ṚV. 2,20,4. purā, nūnam, aparam ṚV. 28,8. ṚV. 4,51,7. ṚV. 8,21,7. (ukthāni) yā vàḥ śa̱syantè pu̱rā cìt lange her ṚV. 7,56,23. ṚV. 7,88,5. ṚV. 7,91,1. na̱hya1̱̀ṅga pu̱rā ca̱na ja̱jñe vī̱ratàra̱stvat von jeher nicht, niemals ṚV. 8,24,15. ṚV. 10,117,2. AV. 6,12,2. AV. 18,4,56. na vā e̱tasyà brāhma̱ṇā ṛ̀tā̱yavàḥ pu̱rānnàmakṣan TS. 1,5,2,1. yaścà pu̱rāgniryaśco̱khāyā̀m TS. 5,2,4,1. nediha purā nāṣṭrā rakṣāṃsyāviśan ŚAT. BR. 1,2,1,8. yanmāṃ purā prathamaṃ yajatha ŚAT. BR. 1,6,1,6. MUṆḌ. UP. 1,1,2. yathedamuktavān śāstraṃ purā pṛṣṭo manurmayā M. 1,119. M. 5,22. M. 8,116. M. 9,67. M. 9,128. N. 10,8. N. 10,21. N. 11,6. N. 12,14. N. 16,9. purā, adya HIḌ. 1,30. HIḌ. 4,10. MBH. 9,1873. R. 1,5,6. R. 1,6,25. R. 1,8,6. R. 1,14,40. R. 2,59,11. RAGH. 1,75. ŚĀK. 132. purā, adhunā ŚĀK. 162. KATHĀS. 1,28. KATHĀS. 28,156. Spr. 1801. PRAB. 105,16. AK. 2,9,59. H. 964. Mit sma und praes. P. 3,2,122. P. 8,1,42, Sch. ye smā̀ pu̱rā gā̀tū̱yantī̀va de̱vāḥ ṚV. 1,169,5. na hà sma̱ vai pu̱rāgnirapàraśuvṛkṇaṃ dahati TS. 5,1,10,1. ŚAT. BR. 1,1,4,13. ŚAT. BR. 1,4,1,14. saptarṣīnu ha sma vai purarkṣā ityācakṣate ŚAT. BR. 2,1,2,4. ŚAT. BR. 3,6,1,28. pañcapradeśā ha sma tveva pureṣurbhavati ŚAT. BR. 6,5,2,10. ŚAT. BR. 12,6,1,41. mit praes. ohne sma P. 3,2,122. vasantīha purā chāttrāḥ Sch. yatheyaṃ na prāktvattaḥ purā vidyā brāhmaṇāngacchati CHĀND. UP. 5,3,7. tanmātramapi cenmahyaṃ na dadāti purā bhavān . sa kathaṃ pṛthivīmetāṃ pradadāsi MBH. 9,1806. śrūyate hi purā loke denn man hört von Alters her in der Welt so v. a. denn es ist ein alter Ausspruch (nach STENZLERʼs Auffassung) Spr. 1231.⫽print_change — b〉 zuerst (Gegens. paścā, paścāt): purā vyāghro jāyate paścā siṃhaḥ ved. Citat beim Schol. zu P. 5,3,33. Spr. 382. — c〉 bald, in kurzer Zeit; mit dem praes. st. des fut. MEGH. 110. NAIṢ. 1,18. Vgl. u. 3. — 2〉 praep. mit dem abl. a〉 vor (von der Zeit): pu̱ra ṛ̱toḥ ṚV. 2,28,5. ṚV. 4,28,3. pu̱rā ja̱rasàḥ ṚV. 8,56,20. ṚV. 1,139,8. ṚV. 3,32,14. yā oṣàdhī̱ḥ pūrvā̀ jā̱tā de̱vebhyàstriyu̱gaṃ pu̱rā ṚV. 10,97,1. AV. 9,6,12. AV. 11,8,3. i̱taḥ pu̱rā AV. 13,2,13. purā tataḥ ŚAT. BR. 2,2,4,12. VS. 32,5. AIT. BR. 2,6. AIT. BR. 4,22. na pu̱rā nakṣàtrebhyo̱ vāca̱ṃ visṛ̀jet TS. 6,1,4,3. ŚAT. BR. 1,2,5,26. ŚAT. BR. 1,6,4,21. purā cirāt ŚAT. BR. 11,5,3,8. ŚĀṄKH. ŚR. 2,6,2. CHĀND. UP. 4,16,2. purodayāt CHĀND. UP. 2,9,2. MBH. 7,8520. puraivāgamanāt ARJ. 4,20. purā — mṛtyoḥ BHĀG. P. 6,1,8. purā sūryasyodetoḥ ved. Cit. beim Schol. zu P. 2,3,69. P. 3,4,16. purā vatsānāmapākartorāste ebend. — b〉 zum Schutz —, zur Sicherheit vor; unerreicht von, sicher vor; mit Ausschluss von, ohne: pu̱rā sàṃvā̱dhāda̱bhyā vàvṛtsva naḥ ṚV. 2,16,8. a̱gniṃ pu̱rā tànayi̱tnora̱cittā̱davàse kṛṇudhvam ṚV. 4,3,1. ṚV. 8,56,5. pu̱rāgnè duri̱tebhyàḥ pu̱rā mṛ̱dhrebhyàḥ kave . pra ṇa̱ āyùrvaso tira sicher vor ṚV. 8,44,30. ṚV. 8,67,6. ṚV. 9,70,9. ṚV. 1,24,4. ṚV. 1,71,10. ṚV. 3,30,10. ṚV. 8,1,12. ṚV. 10,39,6. ni̱rṛtìḥ pu̱rā sa̱tyādāhùtiṃ hantvasya so dass es ohne Erfolg bleibt AV. 7,70,1; vgl. AV. 10,3,16 und TBR. 2,4,2,1. mā smā̱nyasmā̱ utsṛ̀jatā pu̱rā mat ausser mir AV. 12,3,46. AV. 6,99,1. VS. 21,43. pu̱rā vā̱caḥ pravàdito̱rnirvàpet ohne ein Wort zu reden TS. 2,2,9,5 (vgl. P. 3,4,16, Sch.). purā vāgbhyaḥ saṃpravaditoḥ PAÑCAV. BR. 21,3,5_in_Ind. St. 5,445. purā rakṣobhyaḥ ŚAT. BR. 1,8,1,16. purā yajñātpurāhutibhyo juhotiḥ ŚAT. BR. 2,5,2,24. yāḥ purā paśoḥ kurvanti ŚAT. BR. 6,2,1,10. ŚAT. BR. 6,2,2,39. — 3〉 conj. bevor, = nikaṭāgāmika AK. = bhavipyadāsanna H. an. = nikaṭa und bhāvin MED. = bhīru (bhī?) ŚABDAR._im_ŚKDR. mit dem praes. P. 3,3,4. VOP. 25,3. Das verbum finitum kann seinen Ton bewahren P. 8,1,42. adhīṣva māṇavaka purā vidyotate vidyut Sch. tasya prayogamātiṣṭha purā kālo 'tivartate MBH. 1,7143. fg. MBH. 7,8511. MBH. 8,4591. fg. MBH. 9,1806. MBH. 12,5003. fg. MBH. 13,2314. MBH. 13,2900. fg. MBH. 13,4557. fg. MBH. 13,4559. DRAUP. 6,20. DRAUP. 6,21. purā saṃrajyate prācī purā saṃdhyā pravartate . raudre muhūrte rakṣāṃsi pravalāni bhavantyuta .. HIḌ. 4,46. HIḌ. 4,47. R. 1,28,21. R. 2,48,15. ŚĀK. 192. RAGH. 12,30. DAŚAK. 120,8. mit dem potent. (des Versmaasses wegen) R. 1,28,20. mit überflüssigem na nicht: purā nānyeva (nānyaiva) budhyate MBH. 4,522. mit na und yāvat und folgendem tāvat: purādharmo vartate neha yāvattāvadgacchāmaḥ suralokaṃ cirāya .. MBH. 13,4556. MBH. 13,4558. mit überflüssigem māḥ tāṃ mṛṣṭahemavarṇābhāṃ sītāṃ darśaya parvata . purā śilāśitairvāṇairmā tvāṃ vidhvaṃsayāmyaham .. R. 3,68,44. purā yadi st. des einfachen purāḥ purā mātuḥ piturvāpi yadi paśyāmi vipriyam . na jīviṣye MBH. 3,16846. — Vgl. puras und pūrva.

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purā 1〉b〉 Spr. 790. — c〉 Spr. 3575. MEGH. 83 (v. l. pure).

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purā Sp. 784, Z. 2 AIT. BR. 2,6 gehört zu 2〉b〉.

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purā́ — 1〉 Adv. — a〉 vormals, ehemals, ehemals, in einer früheren Existenz (VARĀH. YOGAY. 4,58). mit einer Negation niemals. — b〉 mit Präsens bisher, von jeher, von Alters her; mit und ohne sma. Mit einer Negation bis jetzt nie (das Präsens durch das Perfectum wiederzugeben). — c〉 zuerst. — d〉 bald, in kurzer Zeit; mit Präs. = Fut. — 2〉 Praep. mit Abl. — a〉 vor (zeitlich). — b〉 zum Schutz —, zur Sicherheit vor, sicher vor, unerreicht von. — c〉 mit Ausschluss von, ohne. purā́ vācáḥ právaditoḥ [Page4-098-c] ohne ein Wort zu reden. In einem negativen Satz ausser. — 3〉 Conj. bevor, mit praes. (einmal Potent. des Metrums wegen). Mit na (MBH. 4,17,21), mit na yāvat und folgendem tāvat, mit mā und mit yadi dass.

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purā IV. Mit Praes. so v. a. es könnte geschehen dass JĀTAKAM. 28. [Nachtrag, Band 7]

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purā IV. 7. Mit Gen. vor HARAVIJAYA 6,23. [Nachtrag, Band 7]

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purā ind. 1 In former times, formerly, of yore, in the olden time; purā śakramupasthāya R. 1. 75; purā sarasi mānase… yasya yātaṃ vayaḥ Bv. 1. 3; Ms. 1. 119; Ms. 5. 22. 2 Before, hitherto, upto the present time. 3 At first, in the first place. 4 In a short time, soon, ere-long, shortly (in this sense usually with a present tense to which it gives a future sense); purā saptadvīpāṃ jayati vasudhāmapratirathaḥ Ś. 7. 33; purā dūpayati sthalīṃ R. 12. 30; āloke te nipatati purā sā balivyāṃkulāṃ vā Me. 85; N. 1. 18; ([Page 0710-c]) Śi. 10. 56; Ki. 10. 50; Ki. 11. 36. 5 Ved. For the defence of 6 Securely from. 7 Except, besides. Comp. — upanīta a. formerly possessed. — kathā an old legend. — kalpaḥ 1 a former creation. 2 a story of the past. 3 a former age; dyūtametatpurākalpe dṛṣṭaṃ vairakaraṃ mahat Ms. 9. 227. — kṛta a. done formerly. — (taṃ) actions done in a former life; Ś. 7. — yoni a. of ancient origin. — (niḥ) an epithet of Śiva. — vasuḥ an epithet of Bhīṣma. — vid a. acquainted with the past, knowing the events of former times, conversant with former times or events; vadaṃtyaparṇeti ca tāṃ purāvidaḥ Ku. 5. 28; Ku. 6. 9; R. 11. 10. — vṛtta a. 1 occurring in, or relating to, ancient times. 2 old, ancient. — (ttaṃ) 1 history. 2 an old or legendary event; purāvṛttodgārairapi ca kathitā kāryapadavī Māl. 2. 13. ˚kathā an old legend.

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purā 1 An epithet of the Ganges. 2 A kind of perfume. 3 The east. 4 A castle.

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purā́ Adv. vormals, früher, einst. Conj. ehe, bevor. Präp. vor, zum Schutze vor, ohne, außer (Abl.)

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purā purā adv. auparavant; jadis. Avant de, avant que, ab. Cf. puras. purāṇa a. ancien, antique, archaïque. — S. m. pièce de monnaie d'argent [91 centimes]. — S. n. un Purāṇa ou poème traitant [Page417-1] surtout de légendes antiques. On en compte 18: le brahma purāṇa, le padma p., le brahmāṇḍa p., l'agni p., le viṣṇu p., le garuḍa p., le brahmāvaivarta p., le śiva p., le liṅga p., le nārada p., le skanda p., le markandeya p., le bhaviṣyat p., le matsya p., le varāha p., le kūrma p., le vāmana p., et le bhāgavata p. purāṇaga m. (gam) Brahmā. purāṇapuruṣa m. le principe masculin primordial, Viṣṇu.