Mahapurana, 惭补丑腻辫耻谤腻峁嘺, Maha-purana: 6 definitions

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Mahapurana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

惭补丑腻辫耻谤腻峁嘺 (啶す啶距お啷佮ぐ啶距ぃ) refers to one of the two classes of 辫耻谤腻峁嘺蝉.鈥擳he 惭补丑腻辫耻谤腻峁嘺s are classified into different categories鈥擵ai峁ａ箛ava, Br膩hma, 艢aiva etc. in proportion as they accord preferential treatment to Vi峁ａ箛u, Brahm膩, 艢iva and others.

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The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, 辫耻谤腻峁嘺蝉) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

惭补丑腻辫耻谤腻峁嘺 (啶す啶距お啷佮ぐ啶距ぃ).鈥擭ame of a Pur膩峁嘺; 啶す啶距お啷佮ぐ啶距ぃ啶� 啶掂た啶溹啶炧啶ぎ啷囙啶距う啶多啶侧啷嵿し啶｀ぎ啷� (尘补丑腻辫耻谤腻峁嘺峁� vij帽eyamek膩da艣akalak峁峁嘺m) Brav. P.

Derivable forms: 尘补丑腻辫耻谤腻峁嘺尘 (啶す啶距お啷佮ぐ啶距ぃ啶).

惭补丑腻辫耻谤腻峁嘺 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 尘补丑腻 and 辫耻谤腻峁嘺 (啶啶班ぞ啶�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) 惭补丑腻辫耻谤腻峁嘺 (啶す啶距お啷佮ぐ啶距ぃ):鈥擺=尘补丑腻-辫耻谤腻峁嘺] [from 尘补丑腻 > mah] n. a gr掳 Pur膩峁嘺, [Mah膩bh膩rata]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of the Bh膩gavata and Vi峁ａ箛u Pur膩峁嘺s, [Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams 515.]

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

惭补丑腻辫耻谤腻峁嘺 (啶す啶距お啷佮ぐ啶距ぃ):鈥攏. one of the eighteen puranas (啶啶班ぞ啶� [辫耻谤腻峁嘺] ) composed by Ved Vyas;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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Search found 68 books and stories containing Mahapurana, Maha-purana, Mah膩-辫耻谤腻峁嘺, Maha-puranas, 惭补丑腻辫耻谤腻峁嘺; (plurals include: Mahapuranas, puranas, 辫耻谤腻峁嘺蝉, puranases, 惭补丑腻辫耻谤腻峁嘺s). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Subject matter of the Pur膩峁嘺s < [Chapter 1 - An Introduction of the Pur膩峁嘺s]

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Rise of the Mahapuranas < [Chapter 3 - Puranas: Their classification and contents]

Classification of the Puranas < [Chapter 3 - Puranas: Their classification and contents]

Gist and Summary of the Puranas < [Chapter 3 - Puranas: Their classification and contents]

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The Devi-Bhagavata as the Real Bhagavata < [Purana, Volume 11, Part 1 (1969)]

Some Observations on the Vamana-Purana < [Purana, Volume 12, Part 1 (1970)]

The First Verse of Srimad-bhagavata Maha-Purana < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 2 (1964)]

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