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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Pūrvasāhasa (पूर्वसाहस).—A kind of punishment for one, who would not return at the promised time the loan taken. (See the chapter for other details regarding administration.)^*

• * Matsya-purāṇa 227. 4.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pūrvasāhasa (पूर्वसाहस).—the first of the three fines; स दाप्यः पूर्वसाहसम् (sa dāpyaḥ pūrvasāhasam) Manusmṛti 9.281.

Derivable forms: pūrvasāhasaḥ (पूर्वसाहसः).

Pūrvasāhasa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pūrva and sāhasa (साहस).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pūrvasāhasa (पूर्वसाहस) or Pūrvvasāhasa.—n.

(-saṃ) The first or heaviest of the three fines, or punishment. E. pūrva, and sāhasa infliction.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pūrvasāhasa (पूर्वसाहस).—[neuter] the first or heaviest fine ([jurisprudence]).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pūrvasāhasa (पूर्वसाहस):—[=pūrva-sāhasa] [from pūrva] n. the first or heaviest fine or punishment, [Manu-smṛti]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pūrvasāhasa (पूर्वसाहस):—[pūrva-sāhasa] (saṃ) 1. n. The heaviest fine.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Partial matches: Purva, Sahasa.

Full-text: Prathamasahasa, Purvvasahasa.

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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)

Verse 8.120 < [Section XX - Penalty for Perjury]

Verse 9.281 < [Section XXXVIII - Treatment of Criminals and their Punishment]

Verse 8.354 < [Section XLVI - Adultery]

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The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)

Part 7c - Physical Punishment and Death Sentence < [Chapter 6 - Polity in the Matsyapurāṇa]

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