Purah, Puraḥ: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Purah means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Purah in India is the name of a plant defined with Commiphora mukul in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Commiphora mukul (Hook. ex Stocks) Engl. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Complementary Therapies in Medicine (2005)
· JAMA
· Ann. Pharmacother. (1984)
· Journal of the American Medical Association (2003)
· Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (2010)
· Am. J. Health Syst. Pharm.
If you are looking for specific details regarding Purah, for example extract dosage, health benefits, side effects, chemical composition, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypuraḥ (पुरः).—ad S In front or before. 2 First. 3 Formerly. In comp. as purōgāmī, purōvarttī, purassara.
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purāḥ (पुराः).—ad S In former times.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuraḥ (पुरः):—[from pur] in [compound] for puras.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+15): Purahadipatakacakrantayoga, Purahan, Purahara, Purahita, Purahkara, Purahkarana, Purahkaraniya, Purahkartavya, Purahkarya, Purahkri, Purahkrita, Purahkritam, Purahkritamadhyamakrama, Purahkritya, Purahkriya, Purahkriyacarya, Purahpaka, Purahphala, Purahpradarshita, Purahprahartar.
Ends with: Khapurah.
Full-text (+80): Purahsara, Purahphala, Purahpaka, Purahsad, Purahsthayin, Purahprasravana, Purahstha, Purahshukram, Purahsphurat, Purahprahartri, Purahsthita, Purahsthatri, Purahsaram, Punahshramana, Purahpradarshita, Rajadanta, Puras, Purahsthitva, Purekkharoti, Buddhipurahsara.
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Search found 56 books and stories containing Purah, Puraḥ, Purāḥ; (plurals include: Purahs, Puraḥs, Purāḥs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 5.16.13 < [Chapter 16 - Comforting Sri Radha and the Gopis]
Verses 5.15.13-15 < [Chapter 15 - Seeing Sri Radha]
Verse 6.1.13 < [Chapter 1 - Jarāsandha’s Defeat]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Advayavajra-samgraha (Sanskrit text and English introduction) (by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri)
Chapter 19 - Premapancaka < [Sanskrit texts of the Advayavajra-samgraha]
Chapter 5 - Sekanirnaya < [Sanskrit texts of the Advayavajra-samgraha]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.1.206 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]
Verse 2.4.258 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Verse 2.4.254 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Warfare and Military System in Vedic Literature (by Rinki Deka)
Fortification and Siegecraft < [Chapter 2 - Military System as Revealed in the Vedic Texts]
The Deployment of Battle Array and Camps < [Chapter 4 - Principles and Ethics related to the Warfare]
Military Espionage < [Chapter 2 - Military System as Revealed in the Vedic Texts]