पूर्वक pūrvak

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 · p.

Earlier definition

Definition

Earlier, former, previous, prior, first.
Forefather, ancestor.
(Affixed to a substantive or substantive compound pūrvak signifies 'accompanied by,' 'attended with,' and forms the corresponding adjective or adverb; e.g. niyam-pūrvak, 'Regular'; sukh-pūrvak, 'At ease.')

Usual translation

  1. according to

Origin of the definition

पूर्वक pūrvaka pu:rvak —a suffix denoting the sense of with or accompanied by (as सुखपूर्वक, कृपापूर्वक, etc.).

S پوروك पूर्वक pūrvak, adj. & s.m. Earlier, former, previous, prior, first; — forefather, ancestor. (Affixed to a substantive or substantive compound pūrvak signifies 'accompanied by,' 'attended with,' and forms the corresponding adjective or adverb; e.g. niyam-pūrvak, 'Regular'; sukh-pūrvak, 'At ease.')

Usage in the murlis

Murlis of the day (and original sakar)

43 occurrences

In 31 on 2386 murlis

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Created
Thursday 6 July 2023
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Saturday 4 May 2024