पूर्वम्pūrvamind. before (also as a prep. with abl.), formerly, hitherto, previously (sometimes with pres.) RV. &c. &c.…
indeclinable before (also as a preposition with ablative), formerly, hitherto, previously (sometimes with present tense) fg-veda etc. etc. (often in the beginning of a compound exempli gratia, 'for example' पूर्व-कारिन्, active before, पूर्वो*क्त, said b before; also in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' in the sense of "with" exempli gratia, 'for example' प्रीति-पूर्वम्, with love; मति-पूर्वम् with intention, intentionally; मृदु-पूर्व-√भाष्, to speak kindly; confer, compare a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page); also with an indeclinablepage and participle exempli gratia, 'for example' पूर्व-भोजम्, or -भुक्त्वा, having eaten b before Pa1n2. 3-4, 24; अद्य-प्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, until now, hitherto; p previously -ततः, first-then; पूर्व-पश्चात्, previously-afterwards; पूर्व-उपरि, previously-subsequently; पूर्व-अधूना or अद्य, formerly-now)
