pOrARika a. ( kI f. ) [ purARa-Wak ] 1 Belonging to the past, ancient. 2 Belonging to the Purāṇas or derived from them. 3 Versed in the legends of the past. — kaH 1 A Brāhmaṇa well-versed in the Purāṇas, a public reader of the Purāṇas. 2 A mythologist.