Associations to the word «Purana»
Noun
- Epithet
- Consort
- Sri
- Lotus
- Kashmir
- Rebirth
- Raja
- Devotion
- Symbolism
- Ritual
- Bce
- Recount
- Literature
- Giver
- Treatise
- Mughal
- Compiler
- Ancient
- Karma
- Commentary
- Dynasty
- Austerity
- Bathing
- Kabul
- Divinity
- Chapter
- Myth
- Sacrifice
- Rendering
- Coronation
- Buddhism
- Tradition
- Narrative
- Karnataka
- Genre
- Translation
- Hindi
- Lal
- Sect
- Dhaka
- Universe
- Summary
- Religious
- Manifestation
- India
- Divine
- Scholar
- Rite
- Shrine
- Lore
- Goa
- Creator
- Purity
- Trans
- Kerala
- Corpus
- Story
- Lineage
- Grandson
- Reader
Adjective
Wiktionary
PURANA, proper noun. (Hinduism) Name of an ancient Indian genre (or a group of related genres) of Hindu or Jain literature (as distinct from oral tradition). They are primarily post-Vedic texts containing a narrative of the history of the Universe, from creation to destruction, genealogies of the kings, heroes and demigods, and descriptions of Hindu cosmology, philosophy and geography.
Dictionary definition
PURANA, noun. 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.
Wise words
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