पूर्वज pūrvaj

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

How to read the transliteration

This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

A few reading pointers:

  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

sa · adj.

Earlier definition

Definition

Ancestor(s).

Usual translation

  1. ancestor

Origin of the definition

पूर्व pūrva pu:rv (nm) the east; (a) former; previous, preceding, prior; anterior; fore— ~ज ancestor(s); ~जन्म previous birth.

पूर्वज pūrvaj. Ancestor.

pūrva-ja, pūrvaj, adj. & s.m. Born or produced before or formerly, former; elder, first-born; ancient, primeval; born in the East, Eastern; — an elder brother, elder; an oriental: — pūrva-jā, s.f. An elder sister; — an ancestress; — a woman of the East: — pūrva-jās, s.m. pl. The deified progenitors of mankind; ancestors, forefathers.

पूर्वज. Ancestors.

Usage in the murlis

Murlis of the day (and original sakar)

138 occurrences

In 29 on 2386 murlis

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Avyakts

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In 39 on 1112 murlis

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Created
Saturday 12 November 2022
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Wednesday 23 April 2025