As a Hindi name
पूर्वक
with, along with, in accordance with, respectfully
Śabdasāgara also records: पुरखा । बापदादा । पूर्वज
Platts (p. 279) also records: Earlier, former, previous, prior, first
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi पूर्वक — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit पूर्वक (pūrvaka).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
pūrvaka mf(ikā)n. earlier, former, previous, prior, first, MBh.; Kāv. &c. (strī-p˚, ‘one who was formerly a woman’, bhūta-p˚, ‘having been before’; ifc. also = preceded or accompanied by, connected with, consisting in; am ind. = after, with, amid, according to)
pūrvaka m. a forefather, ancestor, Hariv.; R.; MārkP.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
earlier, former, previous, prior, first, &c. (strī-p˚, ‘one who was formerly a woman’, bhūta-p˚, ‘having been before’; ifc. also = preceded or accompanied by, connected with, consi…
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M3 · meaning shifts "pūrvaka" is derived from "pūrva" with the akac/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
pūrva mf(ā)n. (connected with purā, puras, pra, and declined like a pron. when implying relative position whether in place or time, but not necessarily in abl. loc. sg. m. n. and nom. pl. m.; see Pāṇ. i, 1, 27; 34; vii, 1, 16) being before or in front, fore, first, RV. &c. &c.
eastern, to the east of (abl.), ib.
pūrvaka mf(ikā)n. earlier, former, previous, prior, first, MBh.; Kāv. &c. (strī-p˚, ‘one who was formerly a woman’, bhūta-p˚, ‘having been before’; ifc. also = preceded or accompanied by, connected with, consisting in; am ind. = after, with, amid, according to)
pūrvaka m. a forefather, ancestor, Hariv.; R.; MārkP.
Dictionary citations
pūrvaka mf(ikā)n. earlier, former, previous, prior, first, MBh.; Kāv. &c. (strī-p˚, ‘one who was formerly a woman’, bhūta-p˚, ‘having been before’; ifc. also = preceded or accompanied by, connected with, consisting in; am ind. = after, with, amid, according to)
pūrvaka m. a forefather, ancestor, Hariv.; R.; MārkP.
pūrvaka a. (At the end of comp.) 1 Preceded by, attended with; anāmayapraśvapūrvakamāha Ś. 5. 2 Preceding, antecedent. 3 Previous, former, prior. 4 First. — kaḥ An ancestor, a forefather.
pūrva mf(ā)n. (connected with purā, puras, pra, and declined like a pron. when implying relative position whether in place or time, but not necessarily in abl. loc. sg. m. n. and nom. pl. m.; see Pāṇ. i, 1, 27; 34; vii, 1, 16) being before or in front, fore, first, RV. &c. &c.
eastern, to the east of (abl.), ib.
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