Purvatra, Pūrvatra: 7 definitions
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Purvatra 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPūrvatra (पूर्वत्र).—ind. In the preceding part, previously.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPūrvatra (पूर्वत्र).—[pūrva + tra] = loc. of pūrva; with janmani, In a former existence, [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 13, 131.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPūrvatra (पूर्वत्र).—[adverb] before, above; also = [locative] to pūrva.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pūrvatra (पूर्वत्र):—[=pūrva-tra] [from pūrva] ind. previously, in the preceding part, above (opp. to uttaratra), [Pāṇini 8-2, 1]
2) [v.s. ...] = [locative case] of pūrva e.g. pūrvatra janmani, ‘in a former life’ [Kathāsaritsāgara]
3) [v.s. ...] p dine, on the day before, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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 corpusPūrvatra (ಪೂರ್ವತ್ರ):—[adverb] previously; in the preceding part; above.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Purvatraigartaka, Purvatraiyalinda, Purvatrasiddham, Purvatrasiddhavacana, Purvatrasiddhiya.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 9.1 [Vakrokti] < [Chapter 9 - Ornaments of Sound]
Text 7.98 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Text 8.17 < [Chapter 8 - Literary Qualities]
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 3.14.244 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (14): Vṛtti-samuddeśa (On Ccomplex Formation)]
Verse 1.128 < [Book 1 - Brahma-kāṇḍa (or Āgama-samuccaya)]
Reverberations of Dharmakirti’s Philosophy (by Birgit Kellner)
Dharmakīrti’s Notion of Permanence
Dharmakīrti and His Successors on Āśrayāsiddha and Prasaṅgaviparyaya
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