Word origin · etymology
Sanskrit pūrva, earlier, with aṣāḍhā, the paired mansion name.
Monier-Williams glosses aṣāḍha as not to be overcome. Pūrva distinguishes the earlier member of the pair; it does not promise an early victory.
Monier-Williams (1899): aṣāḍha / aṣāḍhā — University of Hyderabad digital edition ↗Monier-Williams (1899): pūrva / pūrvāṣāḍhā — University of Hyderabad digital edition ↗
How we know · epistemology
Lexical attestation, ritual tradition and a stated coordinate convention
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Monier-Williams (1899): aṣāḍha / aṣāḍhā — University of Hyderabad digital edition ↗Monier-Williams (1899): pūrva / pūrvāṣāḍhā — University of Hyderabad digital edition ↗Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa YV 32–35 / RV 25–28, in Indian Astronomy: A Source-book §12.10.1 ↗
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