पुरा [purā] ind.
In former times, formerly, of yore, in the olden time; पुरा शक्रमुपस्थाय
[R.1.75;] पुरा सरसि मानसे ...यस्य यातं वयः
[Bv.1.3;] [Ms.1.119;5.22.] Before, hitherto, upto the present time
At first, in the first place; रामं दर्शय मे शीघ्रं पुरा मेऽर्थोऽतिवर्तते
[Rām.7.15.2.] In a short time, soon, ere-long, shortly (in this sense usually with a present tense to which it gives a future sense); पुरा सप्तद्वीपां जयति वसुधामप्रतिरथः
[Ś. 7.33;] पुरा दूषयति स्थलीम्
[R.12.3;] आलोके ते निपतति पुरा सा बलिव्याकुला वा
[Me.87;] [N.1.18,] [Śi.1.56;] [Ki.1.] 5;11.36.
Ved. For the defence of.
Securely from.
Except, besides. -Comp.
-उपनीत a. a. formerly possessed.
-कथा an old legend; को नाम लोके पुरुषार्थसारवित् पुराकथानां भगवत् कथासुधाम्
[Bhāg.3.13.5.] कल्पः a former creation; सिद्धसंघपरिज्ञातं पुराकल्पं सनातनम्
[Mb.14.35.23.] a story of the past.
a former age; द्यूतमेतत् पुराकल्पे दृष्टं वैरकरं महत्
[Ms.9.227;] [Mb.3.41.35.] A passage descriptive of past events;
[MS.6.7.26.] -कृत् a. a. done formerly. (-तम्) actions done in a former life;
[Ś.7.] -योनि a. of ancient origin. (-निः) an epithet of Śiva.-वसुः an epithet of Bhīṣma.
-विद् a. a. acquainted with the past, knowing the events of former times, conversant with former times or events; वदन्त्यपर्णेति च तां पुराविदः
[Ku.5.28;6.9;] [R.11.1.] -वृत्त a.
occurring in, or relating to, ancient times.
old, ancient.
(तम्) history.
an old or legendary event; पुरावृत्तोद्गारैरपि च कथिता कार्यपदवी
[Māl.2.13.] ˚कथः an old legend.
पुरा [purā] 1 An epithet of the Ganges.
A kind of perfume.
The east.
A castle. See पुरम्.