Purvamukha, Pūrvamukha, Purva-mukha: 4 definitions
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Purvamukha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungPūrvamukha (पूर्वमुख):—Adj. mit dem Gesicht nach Osten gewandt [Hemādri’s Caturvargacintāmaṇi 1,103,6.11,729,14.]
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, Mukha.
Ends with: Dadhipurvamukha.
Full-text: Dadhipurvamukha.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.1.92 < [Chapter 1 - Meeting Again at the House of Śrī Advaita Ācārya]
Verse 3.1.88 < [Chapter 1 - Meeting Again at the House of Śrī Advaita Ācārya]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 224 - Procedure of Śrāddha < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Vastu-shastra (2): Town Planning (by D. N. Shukla)
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