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The Sanskrit term ٳṣṇ can be transliterated into English as Dhisnu or Dhishnu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Indexٳṣṇ (धिष्णु).—A son of Angirasa; father of Sudhanvān.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 65. 101, 102.

The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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