anupūrvaanu-pūrva, as, ā, am, regular, orderly, successive, from the preceding. Anupūrveṇa or anupūrva-śas, ind. in regular order or succession, from the first, from the beginning, from above down- wards. —Anupūrva-keśa, as, m. one who has regular hair. —Anupūrva-gātra, as, m. one who has regularly shaped limbs. —Anupūrva-ja, as, ā,am, descended in a regular line. —Anupūrva-daṃṣṭra, as, ā, am, having regular teeth. —Anu-pūrva-nābhi, is, m. having a regularly shaped navel. —Anupūrva-pāṇi-lekha, as, ā, am, having regular lines in the hands. —Anupūrva-vatsā, f. a cow which calves regularly.
anupūrvaa. [anugataḥ pūrvaṃ paripāṭīṃkramaṃ vā] 1 Regular, having a suitable measure, regularly shaped, symmetrical; vṛttānupūrve ca na cātidīrghe Ku. 1. 35; tatonupūrvāyatavṛttabāhuḥ Ki. 17. 50 (gopucchākāra Malli.); jaṃgheanupūrvavṛtte Dk. 131; °tāmrāṃgulī bāhulateibid.; °keśa who has regular hair; °gātra having regularly shaped limbs; so °daṃṣṭra, °nābhi, pāṇi. 2 Orderly, successive, in due order or succession; coming in the order, following. 3 The lowest ( nikṛṣṭapramāṇa); anupūrvā itare Kāty. Comp.—jaa. descended in a regular line. —vatsā a cow that calves regularly.
anupūrva anu-pūrva, a. following the one preceding; regular: °-, -m,ad. in regular order; -śas, ad. in successive order; according to the order of (g.).
anupūrvaa. [anugataḥ pūrvaṃ paripāṭīṃ kramaṃ vā] 1 Regular, having a suitable measure, regularly shaped, symmetrical; vṛttānupūrve ca na cātidīrghe Ku.1.35; tatonupūrvāyata- vṛttabāhuḥ Ki.17.50 (gopucchākāra Malli.); jaṅghe anupūrvavṛtte Dk.131; ˚tāmrāṅgulī bāhulateibid.; ˚keśa who has regular hair; ˚gātra having regularly shaped limbs; so ˚daṃṣṭra, ˚nābhi, ˚pāṇi. -2 Orderly, successive, in due order or succession; coming in order, following. -3 The lowest (nikṛṣṭapramāṇa); anupūrvā itare Kāty. -Comp. -jaa. descended in a regular line. -vatsā a cow that calves regularly.
— 2) nach dem Vordern sich richtend, das gehörige Maass habend, regelmässig: anupūrvāṅguli BURN. Lot. de la b. l. 585. °pāṇilekha 588. °gātra 594. °nābhi 595. °daṃṣṭra 600. °bhrū 602. °keśa 606. — Davon anupūrvám adv.
1) dem Ersten nach, der Reihe nach, nach einander: yathāhā̂nyanupū̀rvaṃ bhavânti ṚV. 10, 18, 5. ànùpū̀rvaṃ yatâmānā̀ yatì ṣṭha 6. 131, 2. ŚAT. BR. 13, 2, 1, 5. KĀTY. ŚR. 2, 8, 13.