Purana
/pʊˈrɑːnə/noun
उच्चारण पुरान
पुराण
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noun
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any of a large group of ancient Hindu texts in Sanskrit containing stories of gods, heroes and kings, accounts of the creation of the world, and religious teaching
पुराण
- The Vishnu Purana and the Bhagavata Purana are among the best known Puranas.
- Historians use the Puranas to study the lists of ancient royal families.
◇Word family
Puranic adjective
⌂Word origin and word building
From Sanskrit purana, meaning ancient.
यह Sanskrit शब्द purana से बना है, जिसका अर्थ है प्राचीन।
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General knowledge
Tradition counts eighteen major Puranas, called the Mahapuranas.
परंपरा अठारह मुख्य पुराण मानती है, जिन्हें महापुराण कहते हैं।