ancestor

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Spoken Sanskrit

English

पूर्वज 	-	 pUrvaja 	-	 m.
  	-	 ancestor
कुलपूर्वक 	-	  kulapUrvaka 	-	 m.
  	-	 ancestor
कुलकर 	-	  kulakara 	-	 m.
  	-	 ancestor
कुलकर्तृ 	-	  kulakartR 	-	 m.
  	-	 ancestor
कुलपुरुष 	-	  kulapuruSa 	-	 m.
  	-	 ancestor
पूर्व 	-	  pUrva 	-	 m.
  	-	 ancestor
पूर्वक 	-	  pUrvaka 	-	 m.
  	-	 ancestor
पूर्वपितामह 	-	  pUrvapitAmaha 	-	 m.
  	-	 ancestor
पूर्वपुरुष 	-	  pUrvapuruSa 	-	 m.
  	-	 ancestor
प्रवर 	-	  pravara 	-	 m.
  	-	 ancestor
वंशकर 	-	  vaMzakara 	-	 m.
  	-	 ancestor
वंश्य 	-	  vaMzya 	-	 m.
  	-	 ancestor
अभिजन 	-	  abhijana 	-	 m.
  	-	 ancestors
पितर 	-	  pitara 	-	 m.
  	-	 ancestors  [ pl. ]
पिण्डाभाज 	-	  piNDAbhAja 	-	 m.
  	-	 ancestors  [ pl. ]
पैतामह 	-	  paitAmaha 	-	 m.
  	-	 ancestors
पितृपैतामह 	-	  pitRpaitAmaha 	-	 m.
  	-	 ancestors
पूर्वपूर्व 	-	  pUrvapUrva 	-	 m.
  	-	 ancestors
प्रपितामह 	-	  prapitAmaha 	-	 m.
  	-	 ancestors
मातामह 	-	  mAtAmaha 	-	 m.
  	-	 ancestors

पूर्वज 	-	 pUrvaja 	-	 m.
  	-	 ancestor
पूर्वज 	-	 pUrvaja 	-	 adj.
  	-	  antecedent
पूर्वज 	-	 pUrvaja 	-	 adj.
  	-	  primaeval
पूर्वज 	-	 pUrvaja 	-	 adj.
  	-	  eastern
पूर्वज 	-	 pUrvaja 	-	 adj.
  	-	  first-born
पूर्वज 	-	 pUrvaja 	-	 adj.
  	-	  born in the east
पूर्वज 	-	 pUrvaja 	-	 adj.
  	-	  produced by something antecedent
पूर्वज 	-	 pUrvaja 	-	 adj.
  	-	  elder
पूर्वज 	-	 pUrvaja 	-	 adj.
  	-	  born or produced before or formerly
पूर्वज 	-	 pUrvaja 	-	 adj.
  	-	  former
पूर्वज 	-	 pUrvaja 	-	 adj.
  	-	  caused
पूर्वज 	-	 pUrvaja 	-	 adj.
  	-	  the eldest
पूर्वज 	-	 pUrvaja 	-	 adj.
  	-	  ancient
पूर्वज 	-	 pUrvaja 	-	 m.
  	-	  eldest son
पूर्वज 	-	 pUrvaja 	-	 m.
  	-	  firstborn
पूर्वज 	-	 pUrvaja 	-	 m.
  	-	  ancestry
पूर्वज 	-	 pUrvaja 	-	 m.
  	-	  forefather
पूर्वज 	-	 pUrvaja 	-	 m.
  	-	  son of the elder wife
पूर्वज 	-	 pUrvaja 	-	 m.
  	-	  elder brother
पूर्वज 	-	 pUrvaja 	-	 m.
  	-	  eldest before
पूर्वज 	-	 pUrvaja 	-	 m.
  	-	  pitRs living in the world of the moon
पूर्वज 	-	 pUrvaja 	-	 m.
  	-	  deified progenitors of mankind
पूर्वज-परम्परा 	-	 pUrvaja-paramparA 	-	 f.
  	-	  ancestry

Monier Williams

English

 ANCESTOR,  s.
  पूर्व्वपुरुषः.
— (Ancestors) पूर्व्वजाः m.
  pl.
 ,  पितरः m.
  pl.
 , 
पितृलोकः.

Borooah

English

 ANCESTOR: पूर्वपुरुषः,  In.  pl.
 :
(1) पूर्वपुरुषः
(2)
पूर्वजाः
(3) पितरः
(4) पूर्वे, 
I have excelled
my c. s
पूर्वे तिरस्कारिताः,  Vi.
  v.
 

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Raghuvira

English

English:
  ancestor
पूर्वज m.,  पुरखा
predecessor पूर्वग
progenitor प्रजनयिता

अमरकोशः

Sanskrit

Word:  ज्येष्ठभ्राता
Root:  ज्येष्ठभ्राता
Gender:  undefined
Number:  undefined
Meaning(s): 
⇒ elder
⇒ former
⇒ caused
⇒ ancient
⇒ eastern
⇒ ancestor
⇒ ancestry
⇒ firstborn
⇒ primaeval
⇒ the eldest
⇒ forefather
⇒ antecedent
⇒ eldest son
⇒ first-born
⇒ eldest before
⇒ elder brother
⇒ born in the east
⇒ son of the elder wife
⇒ deified progenitors of mankind
⇒ produced by something antecedent
⇒ born or produced before or formerly
⇒ pitRs living in the world of the moon
Shloka(s): 
2|6|43|1 ► वर्षीयान्दशमी ज्यायान्पूर्वजस्त्वग्रियोऽग्रजः। (मनुष्यवर्गः)
Synonym(s): 
➠ 2|6|43|1 ⇢ पूर्वजः (पूर्वज) (पुं) ⇒ elder, former, caused, ancient, eastern, ancestor, ancestry, firstborn, primaeval, the eldest, forefather, antecedent, eldest son, first-born, eldest before, elder brother, born in the east, son of the elder wife, deified progenitors of mankind, produced by something antecedent, born or produced before or formerly, pitRs living in the world of the moon
➠ 2|6|43|1 ⇢ अग्रियः (अग्रिय) (पुं) ⇒ oldest, foremost, principal, first-born, elder brother
➠ 2|6|43|1 ⇢ अग्रजः (अग्रज) (पुं) ⇒ brahman, firstborn, first-born, born first or earlier
Related word(s): 
परा_अपरासंबन्धः ➡ पुरुषः
जातिः ➡ मनुष्यः
    

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