Pāṇini sūtras

The first member of a Tatpurusha compound preserves its original accent when the word pūrva is the second member, and the sense is “this had been lately ­”.

1. pūrveपूर्वे

   Part	Lexeme	Sandhi form	Meaning	Stem
   pप्	pūrvaपूर्व	pūrveपूर्वे	pūrva [word]पूर्व [wओर्द्]	pūrvaपूर्व

2. bhūta+pūrveभूत+पूर्वे

   Part	Lexeme	Sandhi form	Meaning	Stem + termination
   bब्	bhūभू	bhūtaभूत	happen	bhūtभूत् + plus aअ
   pप्	pūrvaपूर्व	pūrveपूर्वे	previous(a)	pūrvaपूर्व

Anuvṛtti

1. pūrva+padamपूर्व+पदम् 6·2·1

   Part	Lexeme	Sandhi form	Meaning	Stem + termination
   pप्	pūrvaपूर्व	pūrvaपूर्व	antecedent	pūrvaपूर्व
   pप्	padaपद	padamपदम्	word	padपद् + plus amअम्

2. tatpuruṣeतत्पुरुषे 6·2·2

   Part	Lexeme	Sandhi form	Meaning	Stem + termination
   tत्	tatpuruṣaतत्पुरुष	tatpuruṣeतत्पुरुषे	tatpuruṣaतत्पुरुष	tatpuruṣतत्पुरुष् + plus eए