पुर् f. 1.f. (√
पॄ) only
instr. pl. पूर्भि॑स्, in abundance, abundantly,
[RV. v, 66, 4.] पुर् 2.cl. 6.
P. पुरति, to precede, go before, lead,
[Dhātup. xxviii, 56] (
prob. invented to furnish an etymology for
पुरस् and
पुरा below).
पुर् f. 3.f. (in
nom. sg. and before consonants
पूर्) a rampart, wall, stronghold, fortress, castle, city, town (also of demons),
[RV.] &c. &c.
पुरुष the body (considered as the stronghold of the
q.v. ),
[BhP.] महत् the intellect (= ),
[VP.] पॄ N. of a
दश-रात्र,
KātyŚr. [Perhaps
fr. √ and
orig. identical with
1.पुर्;
cf. Gk. ,
πόλις]