Purvya, Pūrvyā, Pūrvya: 6 definitions
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Purvya 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypūrvyā (पूर्व्या) [or पूर्वय्या, pūrvayyā].—m (Commonly pūrbhayyā or purabhayyā) A caste &c.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPūrvya (पूर्व्य).—a. Ved.
1) Former, previous.
2) Ancient, old,
3) Next, near.
4) Eastern.
5) Excellent.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPūrvya (पूर्व्य).—(pūrvya) [adjective] previous, former, ancient, old; first, best, next, nearest; [neuter] [adverb] formerly, long, since, hitherto.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pūrvya (पूर्व्य):—[from pūrva] mf(ā)n. (rarely pūrvya) former, previous, ancient, old (opp. to navīyas, nū-tana etc.), [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Śvetāśvatara-upaniṣad]
2) [v.s. ...] precedent, first, [Ṛg-veda; Ṛgveda-prātiśākhya]
3) [v.s. ...] next, nearest, [Ṛg-veda]
4) [v.s. ...] most excellent, [ib.; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] ([Scholiast or Commentator] ‘young’)
[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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Purvyam, Purvyastuti.
Ends with: Ananupurvya, Anupurvya, Apurvya, Ayathapurvya, Bhautapurvya, Niyatanupurvya, Yathanupurvya.
Full-text: Apurvya, Purvyastuti, Purvyam, Yathanupurvam, Anupurva, Kalanupurva, Purppiyam, Purvapush, Sim, Kship, Stuti, Ya, Madhyama, Pubba.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 45 < [Volume 5 (1879)]
Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas (by Goswami Mitali)
Part 23 - Viṣṇu and the Sacrifice < [Chapter 2 - Salient Traits of the Solar Divinities in the Veda]
Yuktimallika by Vadiraja (critical study) (by Gururaj K. Nippani)
12. The greatness of Madhva < [Critical exposition (5) Phalasaurabha]
Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
1. The Birth of Sūrya (Mārtaṇḍa) < [Chapter 3]
Lord Hayagriva in Sanskrit Literature (by Anindita Adhikari)
The horse in Vedic literature (Introduction) < [Chapter 2]