Purana (redirected from Puranas)

Pu·ra·na  (p-rän)

n.

Any of a class of Sanskrit encyclopedic texts containing cosmogonic histories, legends of gods and heroes, and other traditional material.

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[Sanskrit puram, from neut. of pura-, old, prehistoric, from pur, of old, formerly; see per¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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Purana [pʊˈrɑːnə]

n

(Non-Christian Religious Writings / Other Non-Christian Religious Writings) any of a class of Sanskrit writings not included in the Vedas, characteristically recounting the birth and deeds of Hindu gods and the creation, destruction, or recreation of the universe

[from Sanskrit: ancient, from purā formerly]

Puranic  adj

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Purana - a body of 18 works written between the first and 11th centuries and incorporating legends and speculative histories of the universe and myths and customary observances Sanskrit literature - Hindu literature written in Sanskrit