purA See p. 634, col. 3 .
purA ind. 1 In former times, formerly, of yore, in the olden time; purA SakramupasTAya R. 1. 75 ; purA sarasi mAnase… yasya yAtaM vayaH Bv. 1. 3 ; Ms. 1. 119 ; 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); purA saptadvIpAM jayati vasuDAmapratiraTaH Ś. 7. 33 ; purA dUpayati sTalIM 12. 30 ; Aloke te nipatati purA sA balivyAMkulAM vA Me. 85 ; N. 1. 18 ; ( pb ) Śi. 10. 56 ; Ki. 10. 50 ; 11. 36. 5 Ved. For the defence of 6 Securely from. 7 Except, besides. Comp. — upanIta a. formerly possessed. — kaTA an old legend. — kalpaH 1 a former creation. 2 a story of the past. 3 a former age; dyUtametatpurAkalpe dfzwaM vErakaraM mahat Ms. 9. 227. — kfta a. done formerly. — (taM) actions done in a former life; Ś. 7. — yoni a. of ancient origin. — (niH) an epithet of Śiva. — vasuH an epithet of Bhīṣma. — vid a. acquainted with the past, knowing the events of former times, conversant with former times or events; vadaMtyaparReti ca tAM purAvidaH Ku. 5. 28 ; 6. 9 ; R. 11. 10. — vftta a. 1 occurring in, or relating to, ancient times. 2 old, ancient. — (ttaM) 1 history. 2 an old or legendary event; purAvfttodgArErapi ca kaTitA kAryapadavI Māl. 2. 13. °kaTA an old legend.
purA 1 An epithet of the Ganges. 2 A kind of perfume. 3 The east. 4 A castle.