Purvakoti, Pūrvakoṭi, Purva-koti: 7 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPūrvakoṭi (पूर्वकोटि).—f. the starting point of a debate, the first statement or पूर्वपक्ष (pūrvapakṣa) q. v.
Derivable forms: pūrvakoṭiḥ (पूर्वकोटिः).
Pūrvakoṭi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pūrva and koṭi (कोटि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryPūrvakoṭi (पूर्वकोटि).—f. (= Pali pubba-koṭi; see koṭi, and compare aparānta-koṭi), the ‘first end’ (in time), the very beginning: Mahāvyutpatti 8306. (In Pali used of the saṃsāra, see [Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary].)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPūrvakoṭi (पूर्वकोटि) or Pūrvvakoṭi.—f. (-ṭi) The starting point, the first statement of a debatable question.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pūrvakoṭi (पूर्वकोटि):—[=pūrva-koṭi] [from pūrva] f. anticipation, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] the starting point of a discussion, the first statement = pūrva-pakṣa (q.v.), [Apte’s The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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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 corpusPūrvakōṭi (ಪೂರ್ವಕೋಟಿ):—
1) [noun] = ಪೂರ್ವಪಕ್ಷ - [purvapaksha -] 3.
2) [noun] (jain.) a period of one crore years.
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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Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)
Part 2 - Time taken by infatuated-restrained, etc. < [Chapter 3]
Part 4 - Karma and its span < [Chapter 3]
Part 1 - On the knowledge of the Law without hearing < [Chapter 31]
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 3.31 - The duration of life in the five Videha regions < [Chapter 3 - The Lower World and the Middle World]
Verse 1.7 - Another method of ascertaining knowledge (of seven categories) < [Chapter 1 - Right Faith and Knowledge]
Verse 9.44 - Definition of vīcāra (shifting) < [Chapter 9 - Stoppage and Shedding of Karmas]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Emptiness 10: Emptiness of dharmas without beginning (anagraśūnyatā) < [Chapter XLVIII - The Eighteen Emptinesses]