Pāli Dictionary

purāṇa1

puraprefixaṇasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • पुराण (एक भिक्षु का नाम)

  • Purāṇa (name of a monk who lived in Dakkhiṇāgiri)

  • पुराण (राजा प्रसेनजित के एक मंत्री का नाम)

  • Purāṇa (name of a chamberlain or architect of King Pasenadi)

purāṇa2

puraprefixaṇasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

purima, pubba, pubbaka, purimaka

general

  • पूर्व; पुरातन; प्राचीन

  • former; previous; ancient; of the past

  • MN 82

    upasaṅkamitvā mahantaṃ hiraññasuvaṇṇassa puñjaṃ kārāpetvā kilañjehi paṭicchādetvā āyasmato raṭṭhapālassa purāṇadutiyikā āmantesi, etha tumhe, vadhuyo, yena alaṅ'kārena alaṅ'katā pubbe raṭṭhapālassa kulaputtassa piyā hotha manāpā tena alaṅ'kārena alaṅ'karothā'ti.

  • Snp 2.1

    khīṇaṃ purāṇaṃ navaṃ n'atthi sambhavaṃ, virattacitt'āyatike bhavasmiṃ. te khīṇabījā avirūḷhichandā, nibbanti dhīrā yath'āyaṃ padīpo.

  • पुराना; घिसा हुआ; प्रयुक्त; बासी

  • old; worn out; used; stale; not fresh

  • (संज्ञा) अतीत; पूर्व की घटनाएँ; पुराना समय

  • (as noun) the past; former things; old times

  • (संज्ञा) पुराण; प्राचीन संस्कृत साहित्य का एक वर्ग

  • (as noun) Purāṇas; a class of ancient Sanskrit literature or legends

pūraṇa1

approximate

pūrrootanasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

pūr1भरना; पूरा करना

general

  • पूरण कस्सप (एक तपस्वी आचार्य का नाम)

  • Pūraṇa Kassapa, name of an ascetic teacher

  • SN 2.30

    ekam'antaṃ ṭhito kho asamo devaputto pūraṇaṃ kassapaṃ ārabbha bhagavato santike imaṃ gāthaṃ abhāsi

  • MN 36

    abhijānām'ahaṃ, bho gotama, pūraṇaṃ kassapaṃ vādena vādaṃ samārabhitā. so'pi mayā vādena vādaṃ samāraddho aññen'aññaṃ paṭicari, bahiddhā kathaṃ apanāmesi, kopañ'ca dosañ'ca appaccayañ'ca pātv'ākāsi.

pūraṇa2

approximate

pūrrootanasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

general

  • भरना; परिपूर्ण करना; पूर्णतः सम्पन्न करना

  • filling up; filling; fulfilling; carrying out completely

pura

approximate

via inflected form purāna · genitive plural

Part of speech

noun · neuter

general

  • नगर; शहर; दुर्ग; राजधानी

  • town; city; fortress; capital

  • SN 35.248

    sace, mārisā, dev'āsurasaṅgāme samupabyūḷhe asurā jineyyuṃ devā parājineyyuṃ, yena naṃ sakkaṃ devānam'indaṃ kaṇṭhapañcamehi bandhanehi bandhitvā mama santike āneyyātha asurapuran'ti.

  • MN 12

    evaṃ me sutaṃ, ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā vesāliyaṃ viharati bahinagare aparapure vanasaṇḍe.

  • आवास; घर; अंतःपुर

  • dwelling; house; inner chamber

  • शरीर

  • the body

pūra

approximate

pūrrootasuffix

via inflected form pūrāna · dative plural / genitive plural

Part of speech

adjective

Root

pūr1भरना; पूरा करना

Synonyms

bhuttāvī, ākula

Antonyms

ūnaka

general

  • भरा हुआ; परिपूर्ण

  • full; filled (with); stuffed (with)

  • Snp 3.11

    yadūnakaṃ taṃ saṇati, yaṃ pūraṃ santam'eva taṃ, aḍḍhakumbh'ūpamo bālo, rahado pūro'va paṇḍito.

  • Thig 13.1

    vāsito'va surabhī karaṇḍako, pupphapūra mama uttam'aṅgajo, taṃ jarāy'atha salomagandhikaṃ, saccavādivacanaṃ anaññathā.

Encyclopedia

2 entries

Purāṇa
Person

  • दक्खिणागिरि का एक भिक्षु, जिसे प्रथम संगीति के बाद उसके निष्कर्षों का समर्थन करने को कहा गया, किंतु उसने इसके बजाय स्वयं बुद्ध से प्रत्यक्ष सुनी और सीखी बातों पर भरोसा करना पसंद किया

  • A monk of Dakkhiṇāgiri who, when asked after the First Council to endorse its findings, preferred instead to rely on what he himself had heard and learned directly from the Buddha.

Purāṇa2
Person

  • राजा पसेनदि का एक कक्षाध्यक्ष, इसिदत्त का भाई और मिगसाला का पिता, जिसकी इसिदत्त के साथ देर रात तक चलने वाली भक्तिपूर्ण धर्म-चर्चाओं की राजा ने प्रशंसा की, और जो तुषित लोक में सकदागामी के रूप में पुनर्जन्म लिया

  • A chamberlain of King Pasenadi, brother of Isidatta and father of Migasālā, whose devoted late-night discussions of the Doctrine with Isidatta were praised by the king, and who was reborn in Tusita as a Once-returner.

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