पुर

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Puranic Encyclopaedia

PURA   A demon.

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

   See : लोक, शरीर, जनानखाना, भंडार घर, शहर, किला, वेश्यालय, पुरवट, गुग्गुल, कस्बा

A dictionary, Marathi and English

   pura n S A town or city.

Aryabhushan School Dictionary

 n   A town or city.

महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश

 वि.  पुर्ण उदा . - खाजानपुर . - मुधो . ( अर .)

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

पुर    1. (for 2. See p.635), in comp. for पुरस्.
पुर  f.  2. n. (for 1. See p. 634, col. 2) ( ifc. f( आ).) a fortress, castle, city, town (a place containing large buildings surrounded by a ditch and extending not less than one Kos in length ; if it extends for half that distance it is called a खेट, if less than that, a कर्वट or small market town; any smaller cluster of houses is called a ग्राम or village, [W.]), [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
अन्तः-प्°   the female apartments, gynaeceum, [MBh.] ( cf., नारी-प्° &c.)

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अन्तः प्°

   a house, abode, residence, receptacle, [BhP.]; [Tattvas.]
   an upper story, [L.]
   a brothel, [L.]
   ‘the city’ Gk. κατ᾽ ἐξοχήν i.e. पाटलि-पुत्र or Patnā, [L.]
त्रि-पुर   = , the 3 strong holds of the असुरs, [Kathās.]

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त्रि पुर

पुर्   the body ( cf. 3.), [BhP.]
   the skin, [L.]
   a species of Cyperus, [L.]
    N. of a constellation, [Var.]
पुट   a leaf rolled into the shape of a funnel, [L.] ( prob. w.r. for )
त्रिपुरी    N. of the subdivisions of the वेदान्त wk. or त्रिपुटी (perhaps also w.r. for पुट), [Cat.]
पुर  mfn.  mf( आ)n. a kind of resin, bdellium, [Suśr.]; [L.]
पुर  m.  m. N. of an असुर= त्रि-पुर ( cf. पुर-जित्), of another man, g. कुर्व्-आदि

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

पुर [pura] a.  a. [पृ-क] Full of, filled with.
   रम् A town, city (containing large buildings, surrounded by a ditch, and not less than one Krośa in extent); पुरे तावन्तमेवास्य तनोति रविरातपम् [Ku.2.33;] [R.1.59.]
   A castle, fortress, stronghold.
   A house, residence, abode.
   The body; नवद्वारे पुरे देही नैव कुर्वन् न कारयन् [Bg.5.13.]
   The female apartments.
  N. N. of the town पाटलिपुत्र; q. v.
   The calyx of a flower, or any cup formed of leaves.
   A brothel.
   The skin.
   Bdellium.
   An upper story.
   A store-house.
   A fragrant grass (नागरमुस्ता). -Comp.
-अट्टः   a turret on a citywall.
-अधिपः, -अध्यक्षः   the governor of a town; [Mb.13.135.11.]
-अरातिः, -अरिः, -असुहृद्  m. m.,
-रिपुः   epithets of Śiva; [Bhāg.5.24.28;] पुपरारातिभरान्त्या कुसुमशर किं मां प्रहरसि Subhāṣ.; see त्रिपुर.
   अर्धविस्तारः a small village, hamlet.
   a suburb, ward, division of a town.
-उत्सवः   a festival celebrated in a city.
-उद्यानम्   a city-garden, park.
-ओकस्  m. m. an inhabitant of a town.
-कोट्टम्   a citadel.
-ग   a.
   going to a town.
   favourably inclined.
-जित्, -द्विष्, -भिद्  m. m. epithets of Śiva.
-ज्योतिस्  m. m.
   an epithet of fire.
   the world of Agni.
-तटी   a small market-town, small village.-तोरणम् the outer gate of a city.
-देवता   the tutelary deity of a town.
-द्वारम्   a city-gate; कोठ्या कोठ्या पुरद्वार- मेकैकं रुरुधे द्विषाम् [Bk.14.29.]
-नारी   a courtezan.
-निवेशः   the founding of a city.
   पालः 'city-governor', the commandant of a fortress.
   the soul.
-मथनः   an epithet of Śiva.
-मार्गः   the street of a town; पुरमार्गे घनशब्दविक्लवाः [Ku.4.11;] [R.11.3.]
-रक्षः, -रक्षकः,   रक्षिन्m. a constable, police-officer.
-रोधः   the siege of a fortress.
-वासिन्  m. m. a citizen, a townsman.
-वास्तु  n. n. ground fit for the foundation of a town.
   शासनः an epithet of Viṣṇu.
   of Śiva; प्रसाधनं मातृभिरादृताभिर्न्यस्तं पुरस्तात् पुरशासनस्य [Ku.7.3.]
   an epithet of Viṣṇu.
   of Śiva.

Shabda-Sagara

पुर   r. 6th cl. ( पुरति) To precede, to lead, to go before. तु० पर० सक० सेट् .
पुर  nf.  ( -रं-री) A town, a city: a place containing large buildings surrounded by a ditch, and extending not less than one Krosha in length, is called a city, a pura or Nagara; if it extends not less than half a Krosha it is called a Kheṭa or town; if less than that, a Karvaṭa or small market town; and any cluster of houses less than that, is a Grāma or village.
  n.  ( -रं)
   1. A town. 2. A fortress, a castle.
   3. The female apartments.
   4. A brothel. 5. A house.
   6. Pāṭaliputra or modern Pātna.
   7. The body. 8. The calyx of a flower, or any receptacle or cup formed of leaves. 9. Skin.
   10. An upper story.
   11. A fragrant grass, (Cyperus.) m. ( -रः)
   1. A sort of resin, “bdellium.”
   2. Yellow berleria.
  f.  ( -रा) 1. The east.
   2. A perfume.
   3. An epithet of the Ganges.
    E. पुर् to precede, क aff.

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पुर् क