पुरस्

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A Sanskrit English Dictionary

पुरस्  n.  a ind. in front, in advance, forward
(as prep.) before (of place and time), in the presence or before the eyes of ( gen. abl. acc. or comp.), [RV.] &c. &c.
in comparison with ( gen.), [Vcar.]
दक्षिणतःपुरः   in or from or towards the east, eastward, [VS.]; [Br.] &c. (, towards the south-east, [MBh.])
प्र पुरा   previously, first, first of all, [Ratnâv. iii, 7.] [ cf., पूर्व; Gk., πάρος, ‘before.’]
पुरस्    b पुरस्तात् See p.634.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

पुरस् [puras]   ind.
Before (in time or space), in front, in the presence of, before the eyes of (by itself or with gen.); अमुं पुरः पश्यसि देवदारुम् [R.2.36;] तव प्रसादस्य पुरस्तु संपदः [Ś.7.3;] तस्य स्थित्वा कथमपि पुरः [Me.3;] [Ku.4.3;] [Amaru.43;] often used with कृ, गम्, धा, भू (see below).
In the east, from the east.
Eastward. -Comp.
-अनुवाक्या (पुरोऽनुवाक्या)   an introductory verse or hymn.
-करणम्, -कारः   see under पुरस्कृ below.
-ग, -गम, (पुरोग-गम)   a.
chief, leading, foremost, pre-eminent, oft. with the force of a noun; स किंवदन्तीं वदतां पुरोगः [R.14.31;6.55;] [Ku.7.4.]
led or presided over by (at the end of comp.); इन्द्रपुरोगमा देवाः 'the gods with Indra at the head'; अतुलाः प्रीतयो राजन् संबन्धकपुरोगमाः [Rām. 7.38.4.]
-गत   a.
standing in front of.
preceded.-गतिः f. precedence. (-तिः) a dog.
-गन्तृ, -गामिन्   a.
going before or in front.
chief, leading, a leader. (-m.) a dog.
चरणम् (पुरश्चरणम्) a preparatory or initiatory rite.
preparation, initiation.
repetition of the name of a deity accompanied with burnt offerings; जीवहीनो यथा देही सर्वकर्मसु न क्षमः । पुरश्चरणहीनोऽपि तथा मन्त्रः प्रकीर्तितः ॥ Tantrasāra.
-छदः (पुरश्छदः)   a nipple.-जन्मन् (पुरोजन्मन्) a. born before.
-जव a.  a. (पुरोजव) surpassing in speed, swifter than.
-वः   a servant, attendant.
-डाश्  m. m.,
डाशः (पुरोडाश्, शः) a sacrificial oblation made of ground rice and offered inkapālas or vessels; पुरोडाशाश्चरूश्चैव विधिवन्निर्वपेत् पृथक् [Ms. 6.11.]
an oblation in general; [Ms.7.21.]
an oblation of ghee with cakes of ground meal.
a kind of sacrificial ladle.
the leavings of an oblation (हुतशेष).
the Soma juice.
a prayer (मन्त्र) recited in offering oblations.
-पाक a.  a. near fulfilment, about to be fulfilled; आशीर्भिरेघयामासुः पुरःपाकाभिरम्बिकाम् [Ku. 6.9.]
-प्रहर्तृ  m. m. one who fights in the van or frontline; पौलस्त्य एष समरेषु पुरःप्रहर्ता [R.13.72.]
-फल a.  a. having the fruit near or at hand, promising fruit (in the near future); भक्त्योपपन्नेषु हि तद्विधानां प्रसादचिह्नानि पुरः- फलानि [R.2.22.]
-भाग (पुरोभाग)   a.
obtrusive, officious; किमिदानीं पुरोभागामद्य त्वं नाभिभाषसे [Rām.4.2.4.]
fault-finding.
envious or jealous of; प्रायः समानविद्याः परस्परयशःपुरोभागाः [M.1.2] (पुरोभाग may here mean 'envy' also).
(गः) the front part, forepart, van.
obtrusiveness, officiousness.
jealousy, envyभागिन् a.
forward, self-willed, naughty; किं पुरो- भागिनि स्वातन्त्र्यमवलम्बसे [Ś.5.]
obtrusive, officious; [V.3.]
fault-finding.
envious, jealous.
-मारुतः, -वातः (पुरोमारुतः, -वातः)   a fore-wind, wind blowing in front; कोटरमकालवृष्ट्या प्रबलपुरोवातया गमिते [M.4.2;] [R.18.] 38.
-वर्तिन् a.  a. being in front or in the presence of.-सरः a. going or moving in front.
(रः) a forerunner, harbinger; आविष्कृतोऽरुणपुरःसर एकतोऽर्कः [Ś.4.2.]
a follower, attendant; servant; ऊचुर्निषेधितास्तांस्ते वैवस्वतपुरःसराः [Bhāg.6.1.32;] परिमेयपुरःसरौ [R.1.37.]
a leader, one who leads the way, foremost, pre-eminent; गगनादवतीर्णा सा यथावृद्धपुरःसरा [Ku.6.49.]
(at the end of comp.) attended or preceded by, with; as मानपुरः- सरम्, प्रणामपुरःसरम्, वृकपुरःसराः &c. (-रम्) ind. with or after.
-स्थायिन् a.  a. standing in front.

Shabda-Sagara

पुरस्   Ind.
1. Eastward.
2. In front, before, in presence of, (with a genitive); in this sense it is often prefixed to कृ, भू and गम; hence such forms as पुरस्कत्य &c.
3. Prior, first.
4. Formerly.
E. पुर् to precede, aff. असुक्.

ROOTS:

पुर् असुक्