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पुराणम्
/purāṇam/Roman
English meaning: ancient lore, Purana
Sanskrit Definition
(संस्कृतम्)प्राचीनकथाः पुराणानि मिथकानि च धारयन् शास्त्रः।
English Definition
A genre of ancient Sanskrit texts containing myths, legends, and history.
Example
“भागवतपुराणम् विष्णोः महिमानं वर्णयति।”
In English: “The Bhagavata Purana describes the glory of Vishnu.”
Synonyms
- आख्यानम्
- कथासंग्रहः
Literary Heritage
“मन्दः कवियशः प्रार्थी गमिष्याम्युपहास्यताम्। प्रांशुलभ्ये फले लोभादुद्बाहुरिव वामनः।।”
/Mandah kaviyashah prarthhi gamishyamyupahasytam. Pramshu-labhe phale lobhadud-bahur iva vamanah./
“Feeble-minded yet aspiring to a poet's fame, I go to be ridiculed — like a dwarf reaching for high fruit.”
“रामो विग्रहवान् धर्मः साधुः सत्यपराक्रमः”
/Ramo vigrahavan dharmah sadhuh satya-parakramah/
“Rama is righteousness incarnate — virtuous and true in valour.”
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- Sanskrit
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- Devanagari
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- Indo-Aryan
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