Purvaraga, Pūrvarāga, Purva-raga: 10 definitions
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Purvaraga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Pure Bhakti: Bhajana-rahasya - 2nd EditionPūrvarāga (पूर्वराग) refers to:—Loving attraction for Śrī Kṛṣṇa prior to meeting. (cf. Glossary page from Bhajana-Rahasya).
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (natya)Pūrvarāga (पूर्वराग) refers to one of the four types of the Vipralambha variety of Śṛṅgāra (“the erotic sentiment”) which represents one of the nine kinds of Rasa (“soul of Drama”), according to the Sāhityadarpaṇa.—Rasa or Sentiment is a very important component in poetry. In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa both the terms viraha and vipralambha are used to denote the second variety of śṛṇgāra sentiment. But most of the Rhetoricians of Sanskrit poetics like Mammaṭa and Viśvanāthakavirāja use the term vipralambha only. In the Sāhityadarpaṇa four types of vipralambha-śṛṇgāra are accepted, e.g., pūrvarāga.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPūrvarāga (पूर्वराग).—the dawning or incipient love, love between two persons which springs (from some previous cause) before their meeting; श्रवणाद् दर्शनाद् वापि मिथः संरूढरागयोः । दशाविशेषोयोऽप्राप्तौ पूर्वरागः स उच्यते (śravaṇād darśanād vāpi mithaḥ saṃrūḍharāgayoḥ | daśāviśeṣoyo'prāptau pūrvarāgaḥ sa ucyate) || S. D.214.
Derivable forms: pūrvarāgaḥ (पूर्वरागः).
Pūrvarāga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pūrva and rāga (राग).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPūrvarāga (पूर्वराग) or Pūrvvarāga.—m.
(-gaḥ) Affection arising from some cause before the parties meet. E. pūrva, and rāga passion.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPūrvarāga (पूर्वराग):—[=pūrva-rāga] [from pūrva] m. earliest or incipient affection, love between two persons which springs from some previous cause, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPūrvarāga (पूर्वराग):—[pūrva-rāga] (gaḥ) 1. m. Affection before seeing or meeting.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusPūrvarāga (ಪೂರ್ವರಾಗ):—
1) [noun] the incipient love between two persons that springs (from some previous cause) before they meet each other for the first time.
2) [noun] the red light that precedes the sunrise.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryPūrvarāga (पूर्वराग):—n. love at first sight;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Full-text: Poorvarag, Purvvaraga, Vipralambha, Abhilasa, Dasa.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 4.15 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Text 4.16 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Text 4.17 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Gita-govinda of Jayadeva (comparative study) (by Manisha Misra)
10. Comparison of Rasa < [Chapter 6 - A comparative analysis of literary merits of both the works]
1. The Sentiment (rasa) < [Chapter 3 - A Critical and Musical study of the Gita-Govinda]
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 1 < [Chapter 7 - Saptama-yāma-sādhana (Pradoṣa-kālīya-bhajana–vipralambha-prema)]
Text 14 < [Chapter 8 - Aṣṭama-yāma-sādhana (Rātri-līlā–prema-bhajana sambhoga)]
Text 16 < [Chapter 6 - Ṣaṣṭha-yāma-sādhana (Sāyaṃ-kālīya-bhajana–bhāva)]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 3.5.26 < [Part 5 - Conjugal Love (mādhurya-rasa)]
Verse 3.5.25 < [Part 5 - Conjugal Love (mādhurya-rasa)]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 266 < [Volume 9 (1888)]
The Kalika Purana (literary study) (by Dilip Kumar Goswami)