Pure
Pure,(indecl.) [is the genuine representative (with Māgadhī e) of Vedic puraḥ,which also appears as *puro in purohita,as *pura in purakkharoti.It belongs to base Idg.*per (cp.pari),as in Cr.paρos before,earlier,prέsbus “preceding in life,” i.e.older; Ohg.first] before (both local & temporal),thus either “before,in front” or “before,formerly,earlier.” In both meanings the opp.is pacchā-(a) local S.I,176 (pure hoti to lead); J.II,153 (opp.pacchima) -- (b) temporal S.I,200; Sn.289,311,541,645,773 (=atītaṁ Nd1 33; opp.pacchā); Dh.348 (opp.pacchato); J.I,50 (with Abl.pure puṇṇamāya).Often meaning “in a former life,” e.g.Vv 348,3413; Pv.I,21 (=pubbe atītajātiyaṁ PvA.10); II,32 (cp.purima); II,42; II,74 (=atītabhāve PvA.101); II,913.-- apure apacchā neither before nor after,i.e.simultaneously PugA 186 (see apubbaṁ) -- puretaraṁ (adv.) first,ahead,before any one else DhA.I,13,40.-- (c) modal,meaning “lest” DA.I,4; cp.purā in same sense Jtm.28. --cārika going before,guiding,leading,only in phrase °n katvā putting before everything else,taking as a guide or ideal J.I,176 (mettā-bhāvanaṁ); III,45 (id.),180 (khantiñ ca mettañ ca); VI,127 (Indaṁ); PugA 194 (paññaṁ).--java [cp.BSk.purojava attendant Divy 211,214,379; also Vedic puroyāva preceding] preceding,preceded by,controlled by (=pubbaṅgama) S.I,33 (sammādiṭṭhi°); Sn.1107 (dhamma-takka°,cp.Nd2 318).--jāta happening before,as logical category (°paccaya) “antecedence”; Vism.537 (elevenfold)= Tikp.17; freq.in Dukp.& Tikp.(as ārammaṇa° & vatthu°),cp.VbhA.403 (°ārammaṇa & °vatthuka).--dvāra front door J.II,153.--bhatta the early meal,morning meal,breakfast [cp.BSk.purobhaktakā Divy 307] VvA.120; PvA.109; °ṁ in the morning VvA.51; PvA.78; °kicca duties after the morning meal DA.I,45 sq.; SnA 131 sq.--bhava “being in front,” i.e.superior DA.I,75 (in exegesis of porī).--samaṇa one who wanders ahead of someone else Vin.II,32 (opp.pacchā°).(Page 470)