Purvakala, Pūrvakāla, Purva-kala: 7 definitions
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPūrvakāla (पूर्वकाल).—a. belonging to ancient times.
-laḥ former or ancient times.
Pūrvakāla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pūrva and kāla (काल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPurvakāla (पुर्वकाल).—[-n], m. the periodic change of the moon. Prāpta-kāla + m (vb. āp with pra), adv. in due season, [Pañcatantra] 16, 6. A-prāpta -kāla + m, adv. Out of due season, Böhtl. Ind. Spr. 173. Yathā-kāla + m, adv. At the proper time, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 39. Sa-kāla + m, adv. Betimes, early in the morning.
Purvakāla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms purva and kāla (काल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPūrvakāla (पूर्वकाल).—[adjective] of former times.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pūrvakāla (पूर्वकाल):—[=pūrva-kāla] [from pūrva] m. a former or previous time, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. belonging to a f° t° previously mentioned (-tā, f.), [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā-prātiśākhya]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPūrvakāla (ಪೂರ್ವಕಾಲ):—
1) [noun] ancient time; a former or previous time.
2) [noun] (gram.) the verb tense indicating an action completed or in progress at a former time or a state or condition in existence at a former time; past tense.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Purvakalata.
Ends with: Avyavahitapurvakala, Manava-purvakala.
Full-text: Purvakalata, Parakala, Kala.
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