purported:

appearing or stating to be true, although not necessarily so

purported:

appearing or stating to be true, although not necessarily so

(Adjective)

Example Sentences:

Ramayana: When Lakshmana heard about the reason for Rama’s exile, he angrily asked, “Why have we never heard about these purported promises that the king gave to Kaikeyi?”

Mahabharata: When Dhritarashtra told the Pandavas to go to Varnavrata for enjoying the festival there, Yudhishthira immediately sensed that the purported reason was not the actual reason; the Kauravas were using the festival as an excuse to sideline them.

Bhagavad-gita: Many purported meanings of Gita verses become exposed when we actually study those verses along with their purports, as provided by learned traditional commentators.

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