pUrva
pU/rva mf( A )n. (connected with purA , puras , pra , and declined like a pron. when implying relative position whether in place or time, but not necessarily in abl. loc. sg. m. n. and nom. pl. m. ; see Pāṇ. i, 1, 27 ; 34 ; vii, 1, 16 ) being before or in front, fore, first, RV. &c. &c.