पुर

Monier-Williams · pura
pura (for 2. See p. 635), in comp. for puras

Monier-Williams · pura
pura (for 1. See p. 634, col. 2), n. (ifc. f. ā) a fortress, castle, city, town (a place containing large buildings surrounded by a ditch and extending not less than one Kos in length ; if it extends for half that distance it is called a kheṭa, if less than that, a karvaṭa or small market town ; any smaller cluster of houses is called a grāma or village W.) Mn. MBh. &c ‖ the female apartments, gynaeceum MBh. (cf. antaḥ-p, nārī-p &c.) ‖ a house, abode, residence, receptacle BhP. Tattvas ‖ an upper story L ‖ a brothel L ‖ 'the city' Gk. ? i.e. Pāṭali-putra or Patnā L ‖ = {tri-pura