𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀑

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀤𑁄 (purado) — Śaurasenī

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पुरतस् (puratas).

Adverb

𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀑 (purao) (Devanagari पुरओ, Kannada ಪುರಓ) (Māhārāṣṭrī)

1. before, in front
   • c. 200 CE – 600 CE, Hāla, Gāhā Sattasaī 456:

     𑀥𑀸𑀯𑀇 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀑, 𑀧𑀸𑀲𑁂𑀲𑀼 𑀪𑀫𑀇, 𑀤𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻𑀧𑀳𑀁𑀫𑀺 𑀲𑀁𑀞𑀸𑀇𑁇
     𑀡𑀯𑀮𑀇𑀓𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀲 𑀢𑀼𑀳 𑀳𑀮𑀺𑀅𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀢! 𑀤𑁂 𑀧𑀳𑀭𑀲𑀼 𑀯𑀭𑀸𑀇𑀁 𑁈

     dhāvaï purao, pāsesu bhamaï, diṭṭhīpahaṃmi saṃṭhāi.
     ṇavalaïkarassa tuha haliaütta! de paharasu varāiṃ .

     As soon as you have a supple twig in your hand, she runs in front of you, hovers on either side of you and happens to be wherever you are looking.
     You blockhead, can’t you see the poor girl desperately wants a good thrashing?

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “पुरओ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 607.