Pāli Dictionary

puratthā

purastemtthāsuffix

Part of speech

indeclinable

Synonyms

pubbe, pure, atītamaddhānaṃ, bhūtapubba, paṭikacca

general

  • in östlicher Richtung; nach Osten

  • in an eastern direction; to the east

  • MN 53

    upasaṅkamitvā pāde pakkhāletvā santh'āgāraṃ pavisitvā majjhimaṃ thambhaṃ nissāya puratthā-abhimukho nisīdi. bhikkhusaṅgho'pi kho pāde pakkhāletvā santh'āgāraṃ pavisitvā pacchimaṃ bhittiṃ nissāya puratthā-abhimukho nisīdi, bhagavantaṃ'y'eva purakkhatvā.

  • früher; vormals; in der Vergangenheit

  • before; formerly; in the past; previously

  • DN 30

    pure puratthā purimāsu jātisu, manussabhūto bahunaṃ sukh'āvaho, ubbhega-uttāsabhay'āpanūdano, guttīsu rakkh'āvaraṇesu ussuko.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 2

puraattha
  1. pura

    Stadt; Festung; Burg; Hauptstadt

  2. attha

    bedürftig; wünschend; suchend

puraaṭṭhā
  1. pura

    Stadt; Festung; Burg; Hauptstadt

  2. aṭṭhāaṭṭha

    acht; die Zahl acht

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