Pāli Dictionary

porāṇa

purarootaṇasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

purima, pubba, pubbaka, purimaka, porāṇaka

Antonyms

ajjatana

general

  • alt; antik; früher

  • previous; old; former; ancient

  • MN 39

    so yāni ca porāṇāni iṇamūlāni tāni ca byantiṃ kareyya

  • SN 20.7

    ahu kho so, bhikkhave, samayo yaṃ ānakassa mudiṅgassa porāṇaṃ pokkharaphalakaṃ antaradhāyi, āṇisaṅghāṭo'va avasissi.

  • (als Substantiv) die Alten; alte Autoritäten; die Vergangenheit

  • (as noun) the ancients; ancient authorities or commentators; the past; former things

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