Pāli Dictionary

puratthā

purastemtthāsuffix

Part of speech

indeclinable

Synonyms

pubbe, pure, atītamaddhānaṃ, bhūtapubba, paṭikacca

general

  • 東の方向に；東方に

  • 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.

  • 以前に；かつて；先に

  • 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

    城；都；市；都城

  2. attha

    必要としている；望んでいる；求めている

puraaṭṭhā
  1. pura

    城；都；市；都城

  2. aṭṭhāaṭṭha

    八；数字の八

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