adjective · porāṇa 1 · porāṇa 2
ancient; old; former
Porāṇa (adjective) [= purāṇa, cf. Epic Sanskrit paurāṇa] old, ancient, former D I 71, 238; S II 267; Snp 313; Dhp 227 (cf. Dhp-a III 328); Ja II 15 (°kāle in the past); Vibh-a 1 (°aṭṭhakathā), 523 (the same); Pj I 247 (°pāṭha); Pj II 131 (the same); Dhp-a I 17; Pv-a 1 (°aṭṭhakathā), 63. — Porāṇā (plural) the ancients, ancient authorities or writers Vism passim especially Note, 764; Pj I 123, 158; Pj II 291, 352, 604; Vibh-a 130, 254, 299, 397, 513.
(adj, adj, from pura) previous; old; former former Construction: pura > pora + *aṇa
(adj, adj, from pura) ancient; of old ancient, old Construction: pura > pora + *aṇa