Purvakam, Pūrvakam, Pūrvākam: 2 definitions
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Purvakam means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPūrvakam (पूर्वकम्):—[from pūrvaka > pūrva] ind., = after, with, amid, according to
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.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconPūrvakam (பூர்வகம்) adverb < pūrvaka. Along with; முன்னிட்டு. ஞானபூர்வகம். [munnittu. gnanapurvagam.]
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Pūrvākam (பூர்வாகம்) noun < pūrva + agha. Bad karma of past lives which is being experienced in the present life; பிராரத்த வினை. [piraratha vinai.] (ஈடு-முப்பத்தாறுயிரப்படி [idu-muppatharuyirappadi], 10, 2, 1, ஜீ. [ji.])
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Starts with: Purvakamakritvan, Purvakamam, Purvakamkana, Purvakamkshita, Purvakampa.
Full-text (+17): Pritipurvakam, Vidhipurvakam, Matipurvakam, Udakapurvakam, Bhaktipurvakam, Bhobhavatpurvakam, Pratijnapurvakam, Shapathapurvakam, Prashnapurvakam, Devapurvakam, Buddhipurvakam, Abhisamdhipurvakam, Jalapurvakam, Avidhipurvakam, Dhara-purvakam, Sadarapurvakam, Samketapurvakam, Abuddhipurvakam, Manahpurvakam, Yathapurvakam.
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