Purāṇa
Purāṇa,(adj.) [Venic purāṇa,fr.*per,cp.Sk.parut in former years,Gr.pέrusi=Lith.pernai,Goth.fairneis,Ohg.firni=Ger.firn (last year’s snow),forn formerly,ferro far] 1.ancient,past Sn.312,944 (=Nd1 428 atītaṁ,opp.nava=paccuppannaṁ); Dh.156 (=pubbe katāni C.); with ref.to former births or previous existences:p.kammaṁ S.II,64=Nd1 437=Nd2 680 Q.2; puññaṁ S.I,92.-- 2.old (of age),worn out,used (opp.nava recent) D.I,224 (bandhanaṁ,opp.navaṁ); Vin.II,123 (udakaṁ p.°ṁ stale water); S.II,106 (magga); Sn.1 (tacaṁ); 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 (apurāṇaṁ 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; °sālohita former blood-relation Sn.p.91; Ud.7; DhA.II,210.Cp.porāṇa.(Page 469)