Purvarupa, Pūrvarūpa, Purva-rupa: 16 definitions
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Purvarupa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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
Ayurveda (science of life)
Pūrvarūpa (पूर्वरूप):—A Sanskrit technical term translating to “prodrome”, referring to one of the “five characteristics of diagnosis” (pañcalakṣaṇanidāna). It is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Caraka-saṃhitā and the Suśruta-saṃhitā. These five characteristics are regarded as very important clues for diagnosis (nidāna) within Āyurveda.
Pūrvarūpa (पूर्वरूप) refers to “prodromal symptoms (of fever)”, according to the Jvaranirṇaya: an Ayurvedic manuscript dealing exclusively with types of jvara (fevers) written by Sri Nārāyaṇa Paṇḍita in the 16th century CE.—The uniqueness of the text is that one can get a comprehensive classification, symptomatology and diagnosis of jvara, all at one place in this text. [...] Pṛthakjāta here means “caused by single Doṣa specifically”. The cause, prodromal symptoms (pūrvarūpa), symptoms and types that manifests due to the involvement or vitiation of a single doṣa , two doṣa , three doṣa and fever due to extrinsic causes are mentioned in this section. This section also deals with latent fevers and the time taken for relief from different types of fevers.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Pūrvarūpa (पूर्वरूप).—Substitution of the former letter in the place of the two viz. the former and the latter, as a result of the coalescence of the two cf अमि पूर्वः (ami pūrvaḥ) and the following rules P. VI. 1.107-110.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
Pūrvarūpa (पूर्वरूप) is another name for Pūrvarūpatā: one of the 93 alaṃkāras (“figures of speech”) mentioned by Cirañjīva Bhaṭṭācārya (fl. 17th century) in his Kāvyavilāsa.—Appayyadīkṣita (Kuv. P. 286) is at one with Jayadeva in defining the pūrvarūpatā-alaṃkāra but he has mentioned the name pūrvarūpa instead of pūrvarūpatā.
Kavyashastra (काव्यशास्त्र, kāvyaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
pūrvarūpa (पूर्वरूप).—n (S) A prognostic or token forerunning; an indication or a premonition. Ex. kāmalā hī pāṇḍūcēṃ pū0; buddhibhraṃśa hēṃ dāridryācēṃ pū0. 2 The antecedent form or appearance gen.
pūrvarūpa (पूर्वरूप).—n A prognostic. An indication, a premonition.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Pūrvarūpa (पूर्वरूप).—
1) indication of an approaching change; an omen.
2) a symptom of occurring disease.
3) the first of two concurrent vowels or consonants that is retained.
4) (in Rhet.) a figure of speech which consists in describing anything as suddenly resuming its former state.
Derivable forms: pūrvarūpam (पूर्वरूपम्).
Pūrvarūpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pūrva and rūpa (रूप).
Pūrvarūpa (पूर्वरूप) or Pūrvvarūpa.—n.
(-paṃ) 1. Indication of some approaching change. 2. Retention of the first of two concurrent vowels or consonants. 3. Symptom of occurring disease. E. pūrva previous, rūpa form.
Pūrvarūpa (पूर्वरूप).—I. n. symptom of occurring discase, [Suśruta] 1, 127, 12. Ii. adj., f. pā, having its former shape, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 72, 13.
Pūrvarūpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pūrva and rūpa (रूप).
Pūrvarūpa (पूर्वरूप).—1. [neuter] indication, forerunner, prognostic of (prati); a cert. figure of speech.
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Pūrvarūpa (पूर्वरूप).—2. [adjective] having the previous form, being as before.
1) Pūrvarūpa (पूर्वरूप):—[=pūrva-rūpa] [from pūrva] n. indication of something approaching, an omen, [Atharva-veda]
2) [v.s. ...] something prior or antecedent to, ([especially]) the symptom of occurring disease, [Caraka; Suśruta]
3) [v.s. ...] the first of two concurrent vowels or consonants (-tā f.), [Taittirīya-upaniṣad; Prātiśākhya] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] (in [rhetoric]) a figure of speech which describes the unexpected return of anything to its former state, [Kuvalayānanda]
5) [v.s. ...] mf(ā)n. having the previous form or shape, being as before, [Dhūrtasamāgama]
Pūrvarūpa (पूर्वरूप):—[pūrva-rūpa] (paṃ) 1. n. Symptom, presage.
Pūrvarūpa (पूर्वरूप):—1. (pūrva + rūpa) n.
1) Symptom: anyalakṣaṇo yo bhaviṣyadvyādhikhyāpakaḥ sa pūrvarūpasaṃjñaḥ (vyādhiḥ) [Suśruta 1, 127, 12.] a 11. —
2) der erste von zwei zusammenstossenden Vocalen oder Consonanten [TAITT. Upakośā 1, 3, 1. fgg.] [Prātiśākha zum Atharvaveda 1, 50.] Schol. zu [?3, 74. Scholiast zu Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 6, 1, 107. fgg.] Davon nom. abstr. tā f. [Scholiast] zu [Prātiśākhya zur Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 4, 61. 5, 38.] —
3) in der Rhetorik eine Redefigur, wo der gegen alle Erwartung wieder zum Vorschein kommende ursprüngliche Zustand eines Dinges hervorgehoben und erklärt wird; = punaḥ svaguṇasaṃprāptiḥ [KUVALAY. 167,a (140,a).] Hierzu folgende Beispiele: harakaṇṭhāṃśulipto pi śeṣastvadyaśasā sitaḥ und vibhinnavarṇā garuḍāgrajena sūryasya rathyāḥ paritaḥ sphurantyā . ratnaiḥ punaryatra rucā rucaṃ svāmāninyire vaṃśakarīranīlaiḥ ..
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Pūrvarūpa (पूर्वरूप):—2. (wie eben) adj. f. ā die ehemalige Form —, - Gestalt habend: dhīratā [Dhūrtasamāgama 72, 13.]
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Pūrvarūpa (पूर्वरूप):—1.
1) [Oxforder Handschriften 305,b,17. 312,a,17.]
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Pūrvarūpa (पूर्वरूप):—
1) so v. a. Vorläufer: die Blüthe ist pū der Frucht [CARAKA 5, 2.]
Pūrvarūpa (पूर्वरूप):—1. n. —
1) Vorzeichen ([Atharvaveda 19,9,2]). Vorläufer von (im Comp. vorangehend) , ein sicheres Anzeichen für ( prati [58,3]) ein vorangehendes Symptom [Carakasaṃhitā 2,1.] —
2) der erste von zwei zusammenstossenden Vocalen oder Consonanten [Aitareyāraṇyaka 322,16.328,16.] Nom.abstr. tā f. —
3) eine Redefigur , wo dergegen alle Erwartung wieder zum Vorschein kommende ursprüngliche Zustand eines Dinges hervorgehoben und erklärt wird.
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Pūrvarūpa (पूर्वरूप):—2. Adj. (f. ā) die ehemalige Form habend , wie vorher seiend. wie vorher seiend.
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
Pūrvarūpa (ಪೂರ್ವರೂಪ):—
1) [noun] the former shape, form (of something, which is dif. from the present one).
2) [noun] a symptom of occuring disease.
3) [noun] (rhet.) a figure of speech which consists in describing anything as suddenly resuming its former state.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Pūrvarūpa (पूर्वरूप):—n. 1. previous form of a thing or a person; 2. indication of approaching change; 3. a symptom of approaching or occurring disease; 4. Gram. prefix; 5. the first of two concurrent vowels or consonants that is retained;
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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Starts with: Purvarupajnana, Purvarupalamkara, Purvarupata.
Full-text: Purvarupata, Visheshapurvarupa, Samanyapurvarupa, Purvarupalamkara, Phalabhavana, Pancha-nidana, Pragrupa, Adirupa, Uttararupa, Purvvarupa, Purvarup, Pancalakshananidana, Samanya, Vishesha, Prithakjata, Prithakjataprakarana, Ekadesha, Nidana, Vacyalankara.
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