puras purastAt . See p. 634.
puras ind. 1 Before(in time or space), in front, in the presence of, ( pb ) before the eyes of (by itself or with gen. ); amuM puraH paSyasi devadAruM R. 2. 36 ; tava prasAdasya purastu saMpadaH Ś. 7. 30 ; tasya sTitvA kaTamapi puraH Me. 3 ; Ku. 4. 3 ; Amaru. 43 ; often used with kf, gam, DA, BU (see below). 2 In the east, from the east. 3 Eastward. Comp. — anuvAkyA ( puro'nuvAkyA ) an introductory verse or hymn. — karaRaM, -kAraH see under puraskf below. — ga, -gama (puroga-gama) a. 1 chief, leading, foremost, preeminent, oft. with the force of a noun; sa kiMvadaMtIM vadatAM purogaH R. 14. 31 , 6. 55 ; Ku. 7. 40. 2 led or presided over by (at the end of comp. ); iMdrapurogamA devAH ‘the gods with Indra at the head’. — gata a. 1 standing in front of. 2 preceded. — gatiH f. precedence. — (tiH) a dog. — gaMtf, -gAmin a. 1 going before or in front. 2 chief, leading, a leader. ( — m. ) a dog. — caraRaM ( puraScaraRaM ) 1 a preparatory or initiatory rite. 2 preparation, initiation. 3 repetition of the name of a deity accompanied with burnt offerings. — CadaH ( puraSCadaH ) a nipple. — java a. ( purojava ) surpassing in speed, swifter than. — janman ( purojanman ) a. born before. — qAS m. qASaH ( puroqASSaH ) 1 a sacrificial oblation made of ground rice and offered in kapālas or vessels; Ms. 6. 11. 2 an oblation in general; Ms. 7. 21. 3 an oblation of ghee with cakes of ground meal. 4 a kind of sacrificial ladle. 5 the leavings of an oblation ( hutaSeza ). 6 the Soma juice. 7 a prayer ( maMtra ) recited in offering oblations. — pAka a. near fulfilment, about to be fulfilled; Ku. 6. 90. — prahartf m. one who fights in the van or frontline; R. 13. 72. — Pala a. having the fruit near or at hand, promising fruit (in the near future); R. 2. 22. — BAga ( puroBAga ) a. 1 obtrusive, officious. 2 fault-finding. 3 envious or jealous of; prAyaH samAnavidyAH parasparayaSaHpuroBAgAH M. 1. 20 ( puroBAga may here mean ‘envy’ also). — (gaH) 1 the front part, forepart, van. 2 obtrusiveness, officiousness. 3 jealousy, envy. — BAgin a. 1 forward, self-willed, naughty; kiM puroBAgini svAtaMtryamavalabase Ś. 5. 2 obtrusive, officious; ( pb ) V. 3. 3 fault-finding. 4 envious, jealous. — mArutaH, -vAtaH ( puromArutaH -vAtaH ) a fore-wind, wind blowing in front; M. 4. 2 ; R. 18. 38. — vartin a. being in front or in the presence of. — sara a. going or moving in front. — (raH) 1 a fore-runner, harbinger; Ś. 4. 1. 2 a follower, attendant; servant; parimeyapuraHsarO R. 1. 37. 3 a leader, one who leads the way, foremost, pre-eminent; Ku. 6. 49. 4 (at the end of comp. ) attended or preceded by, with; as mAnapuraHsaraM, praRAmapuraHsaraM, vfkapuraHsarAH &c. — (raM) ind. with or after. — sTAyin a. standing in front.