Purvaparam, Pūrvāparam: 2 definitions
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Purvaparam 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 DictionaryPūrvāparam (पूर्वापरम्):—[from pūrvāpara > pūrva] ind. one after another, [Ṛg-veda; Āpastamba-śrauta-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]]
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 LexiconPūrvāparam (பூர்வாபரம்) noun < idem. +. Collection of mantras, used in marriages and funerals; மணவினை பிணவினைக்குரிய மந்திரங்கள். [manavinai pinavinaikkuriya manthirangal.]
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: Purvaparamarshe.
Full-text: Purvapara.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 8.56 < [Section XII - Non-payment of debt]
Women in the Atharva-veda Samhita (by Pranab Jyoti Kalita)
1. Rites Related to Marriage < [Chapter 5 - Women in the Rites and Rituals of the Atharvaveda]