Purāṇa (adj.) [Venic purāṇa, fr. *per, cp. Sk. parut in former years, Gr. pe/rusi=Lith. pernai, Goth. fairneis, Ohg. firni=Ger. firn (last year's snow), forn formerly, ferro far] 1. ancient, past Sn 312, 944 (=Nd1 428 atītaŋ, opp. nava=paccuppannaŋ); Dh 156 (=pubbe katāni C.); with ref. to former births or previous existences: p. kammaŋ S ii.64=Nd1 437=Nd2 680 Q. 2; puññaŋ S i.92. -- 2. old (of age), worn out, used (opp. nava recent) D i.224 (bandhanaŋ, opp. navaŋ); Vin ii.123 (udakaŋ p.˚ŋ stale water); S ii.106 (magga); Sn 1 (tacaŋ); J ii.114 (f. purāṇī, of an old bow string, applied jokingly to a former wife);iv.201 (˚paṇṇa old leaf, opp. nava); v.202 (a˚ not old, of years); vi.45 (apurāṇaŋ adv. recently); VbhA 363 (udaka stale water). <-> 3. former, late, old in cpds. as ˚dutiyikā the former wife (of a bhikkhu) Vin i.18, 96; iv.263; S i.200; Ud 5; J i.210; ˚rājorodhā former lady of the harem Vin iv.261; ˚sālohitaformer blood -- relation Sn p. 91; Ud 7; DhA ii.210. Cp. porāṇa.