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1 पुराणमहिमोपवर्णन
purāṇá-mahimopavarṇanan. N. of ch. of PadmaP. II.
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2 पुराण
purāṇámf (ī orᅠ ā)n. belonging to ancient orᅠ olden times, ancient, old ( alsoᅠ= withered, worn out, opp. to nūtana, nava) RV. etc. etc.;
m. a Karsha orᅠ measure of silver (= 16 Paṇas of cowries) Mn. VIII, 136 (also n. L.) ;
N. of a Ṛishi Kāṭh. ;
pl. the ancients MW. ;
n. a thing orᅠ event of the past, an ancient tale orᅠ legend, old traditional history. AV. etc. etc.;
N. of a class of sacred works (supposed to have been compiled by the poet Vyāsa andᅠ to treat of 5 topics <cf. pañca-lakshaṇa>;
the chief Purāṇas are 18, grouped in 3 divisions:
viz.
1. Rājasa exalting Brahmā. <e.g.. the Brahma, Brahmâṇḍa, Brahmavaivarta, Mārkaṇḍeya, Bhavishya, Vāmana>;
2. Sāttvika exalting Vishṇu <e.g.. the Vishṇu, Bhāgavata, Nāradiya, Garuḍa, Padma, Varāha>;
3. Tāmasa exalting Siva <e.g.. the Ṡiva, Liṇga, Skanda, Agni orᅠ in place of it the Vāyu, Matsya, Kūrma>;
by some the Padma are divided into 4, andᅠ by others into 6 groups;
cf. IW. 509 etc..);
N. of wk. (containing an index of the contents of a number of Padma andᅠ some other wks.)
purāṇa
- पुराणकल्प
- पुराणग
- पुराणगिर्
- पुराणगीत
- पुराणदानमाहात्म्य
- पुराणदृष्ट
- पुराणद्वितीया
- पुराणपञ्चलक्षण
- पुराणपञ्जी
- पुराणपदार्थसंग्रह
- पुराणपुरुष
- पुराणप्रोक्त
- पुराणमहिमोपवर्णन
- पुराणमाहात्म्य
- पुराणरत्न
- पुराणवत्
- पुराणविद्
- पुराणविद्या
- पुराणवेद
- पुराणश्रवण
- पुराणसंहिता
- पुराणसंग्रह
- पुराणसमुच्चय
- पुराणसर्वस्व
- पुराणसार
- पुराणसारसंग्रह
- पुराणसिंह
См. также в других словарях:
purāṇá-mahimopavarṇana — पुराणमहिमोपवर्णन … Indonesian dictionary