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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pūrvin (पूर्विन्).—a. (-ṇī f.), [pūrvīṇa] a.

1) Ancient.

2) Ancestral.

See also (synonyms): pūrvīṇa.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pūrvin (पूर्विन्).—adj., f. iṇī, Done by ancestors.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pūrvin (पूर्विन्):—[from pūrviṇa > pūrva] mfn. idem (cf. [Pāṇini 4-4, 133, and] See a-, daśa-, strī-p).

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Pūrvin (पूर्विन्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Puvvi.

[Sanskrit to German]

Purvin in German

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Purvina, Purvineshtha.

Ends with: Apurvin, Bhuktapurvin, Caturdashapurvin, Chaturdashapurvin, Dashapurvin, Drishtapurvin, Kritapurvin, Stripurvin.

Full-text: Puvvi, Kritapurvin, Proshtila, Purvina, Dashapurvin, Gunasundara, Drishtapurvin, Bhuktapurvin, Stripurvin, Apurvi, Kshatriya, Vishakha, Vajra.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Purvin, Pūrvin; (plurals include: Purvins, Pūrvins). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

Appendix 2.3: new and rare words < [Appendices]

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