purimaka , adj. (= purima 3), former : LV ( vss ) 165.3 ; 234.9 ; 366.5 ; Mv (mostly prose) ii.148.7 ; 170.18 ; 257.13 ; 302.13 ; 313.13 ; iii.179.7 ; 300.12 ; Gv 301.10 ( vs ); prob. with specifying -ka ( § 22.39 ), the former one , yathā so °ko śreṣṭhiputro Mv ii.170.18 (= prathamaka, id. 15).
Purimaka (adjective) [from purima] previous, first Vin II 167 (opposite pacchimaka). feminine °ika Vin I 153.
(adj, adj, compar of purima) earlier; past; former; previous Construction: pura + ima + ka purima + ka