Purana – מילון אנגלי-עברי
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Puranas
- For other meanings, see Purana (disambiguation).
The word
Puranas (, , ;) literally means "ancient, old", and it is a vast genre of Indian literature about a wide range of topics, particularly myths, legends and other traditional lore. Composed primarily in Sanskrit, but also in regional languages, several of these texts are named after major
Hindu deities such as Vishnu, Shiva and Devi. The Puranas genre of literature is found in both
Hinduism and
Jainism.
Purana
Noun
1. 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
(hypernym) Sanskrit literature
Purana
(n.)
One of a class of sacred Hindoo poetical works in the Sanskrit language which treat of the creation, destruction, and renovation of worlds, the genealogy and achievements of gods and heroes, the reigns of the Manus, and the transactions of their descendants. The principal Puranas are eighteen in number, and there are the same number of supplementary books called Upa Puranas.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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