pūrvapakśa | पूर्वपक्श | pUrvapakza
pūrva—pakśa/ | पूर्व—पक्श/ | m. the fore part or side, TBr.
the first half of a lunar month, the fortnight of the waxing moon, TS.; Br.; Lāṭy. &c. (˚kśāha | ˚क्शाह |, a day in the first half &c., ĀpGṛ.)
the first half of a year, KātyŚr.
an action at law, the first statement of the plaintiff, first step in a law-suit, Yājñ.; Viṣṇ.; Nār.
the first objection to an assertion in any discussion, the prima facie view or argument in any question, Śaṃk.; Suśr.; MārkP. (cf. IW. 99)
the first half of a lunar month, the fortnight of the waxing moon, TS.; Br.; Lāṭy. &c. (˚kśāha | ˚क्शाह |, a day in the first half &c., ĀpGṛ.)
the first half of a year, KātyŚr.
an action at law, the first statement of the plaintiff, first step in a law-suit, Yājñ.; Viṣṇ.; Nār.
the first objection to an assertion in any discussion, the prima facie view or argument in any question, Śaṃk.; Suśr.; MārkP. (cf. IW. 99)