Purvabhava, Pūrvabhava, Purva-bhava, Pūrvabhāva: 6 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchPūrvabhāva (पूर्वभाव):—(pūrva + bhāva) m.
1) das Frühergewesensein, vorhergehende Existenz [Kapila 1, 41.] [Bhāṣāpariccheda 18.] —
2) in der Rhetorik die Entdeckung einer Absicht [DAŚAR.1,48.] [PRATĀPAR. 22,b,3. 45,b,3.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungPūrvabhāva (पूर्वभाव):—m. —
1) das Vorangehen , Frühersein. —
2) in der Rhetorik die Entdeckung einer Absicht.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Purva, Bhava.
Full-text: Purvotpanna, Purvotpannatva, Purvavartin, Bodhiguna.
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