Definition of Purana in English:

Purana

noun pʊˈrɑːnəpo͝oˈränə

usually Puranas

Any of a class of Sanskrit sacred writings on Hindu mythology and folklore of varying date and origin, the most ancient of which dates from the 4th century AD.
往世书（不同时期和来源的关于印度神话和民间传说的梵语圣书中的任何一种，其中最早的始于公元4世纪）
Example sentencesExamples
- A Muslim understands the Muslim way of life and a Hindu the Vedas and Puranas.
- In fact mantra appears within Brahmanas, Arankyas, Puranas, and Upanishads.
- On that Puranas are called the Vedas of the Common folk, for they present the mysteries through myth and legend.
- The philosophies of the Vedas, Puranas, Smriti or the six Darshana literatures emphasize on the socio-spiritual reform and promote a spiritual life.
- In the Chandogya Upanishad, the Puranas and the Mahabharata, generally known as histories, are mentioned as the fifth Veda.
- In the Indian epics such as Ramayana, Mahabharata and Puranas there are many references to interactions and wars between the forest or hill tribes and the Hindus.
- The Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas etc., stand eloquent testimony to this remarkable endeavour of our forefathers.
- Some follow the smrti-sastra composed of twenty religious scriptures, and others follow the Puranas and the tantra-sastra.
- Mythology and Hindu Puranas have many instances of militant heroes, who were still considered to be leaders.
- Smarthas follow the Smriti literature, particularly Dharma Shastra, Puranas and the Ithihasas.
- Any text that speaks about the sun in the Puranas has been taken and joined to make this Surya Purana.
- The Puranas are encyclopaedias of Vedic mythology and spirituality.
- Smarta means a follower of classical smriti, particularly the Dharma Shastras, Puranas and Itihasas.
- There are several stories in the Puranas that relate how Siva made Ganesha the captain of his Ganas.
- References to Jalandhar are also found in the Ramayana, the Mahabarata, the Puranas, Yogini Tantra, Brihata Samhita, Dashkumaracharita and Rajatrangini of Kalhana.
- The strange thing is that Indian literature started with deep philosophy and science; later on the Brahmanas and Puranas explained things by using mythology.
- Our Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas, Sastras, Agamas, Tantras and Samhitas are all unlimited.
- All others (like Brahmanas, Upnishads, Purana, Dharma Shastras, Sutras, etc.) are just commentaries, explanatory notes written by individuals.
- Like the other Puranas, the Yuga Purana condemns the patronage of non-Brahmanical sects by the Maurya kings.
- All of our Veda mantras, Agamas, Puranas and Smritis would have been forgotten but for the painstaking memorizations by generations of priests.

Derivatives

Puranic

adjective

On the other hand, the Hindu Puranic writer merely records events narrated by Sutas.
Example sentencesExamples
- He was also convinced that Puranic literature relating the stories of Gods and devas was fiction.
- It is also well-known that the Vedic or Puranic idea of the age of the universe is some 8 billion years, which is of the order of magnitude of what has been estimated by modern astrophysicists.
- Of course, while the Bible remembers such an exodus no such Vedic or Puranic records exist, but that does not slow him down.
- Neither the Ramayana nor the Mahabharata, which date back several thousand years, record an event like the Mela, though the Puranic story of the churning of the ocean predates both epics.

Origin

From Sanskrit purāṇa 'ancient (legend)', from purā 'formerly'.

Rhymes

Africana, Afrikaner, Americana, ana, banana, Botswana, bwana, cabana, caragana, Christiana, Dana, darner, Edwardiana, garner, Georgiana, Ghana, Gloriana, Guiana, gymkhana, Haryana, iguana, Lana, lantana, liana, Lipizzaner, Ljubljana, Mahayana, mana, mañana, marijuana, nirvana, Oriana, pacarana, piranha, prana, Rosh Hashana, Santayana, Setswana, sultana, Tatiana, Tijuana, Tirana, tramontana, Tswana, varna, Victoriana, zenana

Definition of Purana in US English:

Purana

nounpo͝oˈränə

usually Puranas

Any of a class of Sanskrit sacred writings containing Hindu legends and folklore of varying date and origin, the most ancient of which dates from the 4th century AD.
往世书（不同时期和来源的关于印度神话和民间传说的梵语圣书中的任何一种，其中最早的始于公元4世纪）
Example sentencesExamples
- The strange thing is that Indian literature started with deep philosophy and science; later on the Brahmanas and Puranas explained things by using mythology.
- All others (like Brahmanas, Upnishads, Purana, Dharma Shastras, Sutras, etc.) are just commentaries, explanatory notes written by individuals.
- References to Jalandhar are also found in the Ramayana, the Mahabarata, the Puranas, Yogini Tantra, Brihata Samhita, Dashkumaracharita and Rajatrangini of Kalhana.
- The philosophies of the Vedas, Puranas, Smriti or the six Darshana literatures emphasize on the socio-spiritual reform and promote a spiritual life.
- In the Indian epics such as Ramayana, Mahabharata and Puranas there are many references to interactions and wars between the forest or hill tribes and the Hindus.
- The Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas etc., stand eloquent testimony to this remarkable endeavour of our forefathers.
- On that Puranas are called the Vedas of the Common folk, for they present the mysteries through myth and legend.
- There are several stories in the Puranas that relate how Siva made Ganesha the captain of his Ganas.
- Any text that speaks about the sun in the Puranas has been taken and joined to make this Surya Purana.
- All of our Veda mantras, Agamas, Puranas and Smritis would have been forgotten but for the painstaking memorizations by generations of priests.
- Our Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas, Sastras, Agamas, Tantras and Samhitas are all unlimited.
- Smarthas follow the Smriti literature, particularly Dharma Shastra, Puranas and the Ithihasas.
- Like the other Puranas, the Yuga Purana condemns the patronage of non-Brahmanical sects by the Maurya kings.
- The Puranas are encyclopaedias of Vedic mythology and spirituality.
- A Muslim understands the Muslim way of life and a Hindu the Vedas and Puranas.
- Some follow the smrti-sastra composed of twenty religious scriptures, and others follow the Puranas and the tantra-sastra.
- In fact mantra appears within Brahmanas, Arankyas, Puranas, and Upanishads.
- In the Chandogya Upanishad, the Puranas and the Mahabharata, generally known as histories, are mentioned as the fifth Veda.
- Smarta means a follower of classical smriti, particularly the Dharma Shastras, Puranas and Itihasas.
- Mythology and Hindu Puranas have many instances of militant heroes, who were still considered to be leaders.

Origin

From Sanskrit purāṇa ‘ancient (legend)’, from purā ‘formerly’.

词汇	Purana
释义	Definition of Purana in English: Purana noun pʊˈrɑːnəpo͝oˈränə usually Puranas Any of a class of Sanskrit sacred writings on Hindu mythology and folklore of varying date and origin, the most ancient of which dates from the 4th century AD. 往世书（不同时期和来源的关于印度神话和民间传说的梵语圣书中的任何一种，其中最早的始于公元4世纪） Example sentencesExamples A Muslim understands the Muslim way of life and a Hindu the Vedas and Puranas. In fact mantra appears within Brahmanas, Arankyas, Puranas, and Upanishads. On that Puranas are called the Vedas of the Common folk, for they present the mysteries through myth and legend. The philosophies of the Vedas, Puranas, Smriti or the six Darshana literatures emphasize on the socio-spiritual reform and promote a spiritual life. In the Chandogya Upanishad, the Puranas and the Mahabharata, generally known as histories, are mentioned as the fifth Veda. In the Indian epics such as Ramayana, Mahabharata and Puranas there are many references to interactions and wars between the forest or hill tribes and the Hindus. The Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas etc., stand eloquent testimony to this remarkable endeavour of our forefathers. Some follow the smrti-sastra composed of twenty religious scriptures, and others follow the Puranas and the tantra-sastra. Mythology and Hindu Puranas have many instances of militant heroes, who were still considered to be leaders. Smarthas follow the Smriti literature, particularly Dharma Shastra, Puranas and the Ithihasas. Any text that speaks about the sun in the Puranas has been taken and joined to make this Surya Purana. The Puranas are encyclopaedias of Vedic mythology and spirituality. Smarta means a follower of classical smriti, particularly the Dharma Shastras, Puranas and Itihasas. There are several stories in the Puranas that relate how Siva made Ganesha the captain of his Ganas. References to Jalandhar are also found in the Ramayana, the Mahabarata, the Puranas, Yogini Tantra, Brihata Samhita, Dashkumaracharita and Rajatrangini of Kalhana. The strange thing is that Indian literature started with deep philosophy and science; later on the Brahmanas and Puranas explained things by using mythology. Our Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas, Sastras, Agamas, Tantras and Samhitas are all unlimited. All others (like Brahmanas, Upnishads, Purana, Dharma Shastras, Sutras, etc.) are just commentaries, explanatory notes written by individuals. Like the other Puranas, the Yuga Purana condemns the patronage of non-Brahmanical sects by the Maurya kings. All of our Veda mantras, Agamas, Puranas and Smritis would have been forgotten but for the painstaking memorizations by generations of priests. Derivatives Puranic adjective On the other hand, the Hindu Puranic writer merely records events narrated by Sutas. Example sentencesExamples He was also convinced that Puranic literature relating the stories of Gods and devas was fiction. It is also well-known that the Vedic or Puranic idea of the age of the universe is some 8 billion years, which is of the order of magnitude of what has been estimated by modern astrophysicists. Of course, while the Bible remembers such an exodus no such Vedic or Puranic records exist, but that does not slow him down. Neither the Ramayana nor the Mahabharata, which date back several thousand years, record an event like the Mela, though the Puranic story of the churning of the ocean predates both epics. Origin From Sanskrit purāṇa 'ancient (legend)', from purā 'formerly'. Rhymes Africana, Afrikaner, Americana, ana, banana, Botswana, bwana, cabana, caragana, Christiana, Dana, darner, Edwardiana, garner, Georgiana, Ghana, Gloriana, Guiana, gymkhana, Haryana, iguana, Lana, lantana, liana, Lipizzaner, Ljubljana, Mahayana, mana, mañana, marijuana, nirvana, Oriana, pacarana, piranha, prana, Rosh Hashana, Santayana, Setswana, sultana, Tatiana, Tijuana, Tirana, tramontana, Tswana, varna, Victoriana, zenana Definition of Purana in US English: Purana nounpo͝oˈränə usually Puranas Any of a class of Sanskrit sacred writings containing Hindu legends and folklore of varying date and origin, the most ancient of which dates from the 4th century AD. 往世书（不同时期和来源的关于印度神话和民间传说的梵语圣书中的任何一种，其中最早的始于公元4世纪） Example sentencesExamples The strange thing is that Indian literature started with deep philosophy and science; later on the Brahmanas and Puranas explained things by using mythology. All others (like Brahmanas, Upnishads, Purana, Dharma Shastras, Sutras, etc.) are just commentaries, explanatory notes written by individuals. References to Jalandhar are also found in the Ramayana, the Mahabarata, the Puranas, Yogini Tantra, Brihata Samhita, Dashkumaracharita and Rajatrangini of Kalhana. The philosophies of the Vedas, Puranas, Smriti or the six Darshana literatures emphasize on the socio-spiritual reform and promote a spiritual life. In the Indian epics such as Ramayana, Mahabharata and Puranas there are many references to interactions and wars between the forest or hill tribes and the Hindus. The Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas etc., stand eloquent testimony to this remarkable endeavour of our forefathers. On that Puranas are called the Vedas of the Common folk, for they present the mysteries through myth and legend. There are several stories in the Puranas that relate how Siva made Ganesha the captain of his Ganas. Any text that speaks about the sun in the Puranas has been taken and joined to make this Surya Purana. All of our Veda mantras, Agamas, Puranas and Smritis would have been forgotten but for the painstaking memorizations by generations of priests. Our Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas, Sastras, Agamas, Tantras and Samhitas are all unlimited. Smarthas follow the Smriti literature, particularly Dharma Shastra, Puranas and the Ithihasas. Like the other Puranas, the Yuga Purana condemns the patronage of non-Brahmanical sects by the Maurya kings. The Puranas are encyclopaedias of Vedic mythology and spirituality. A Muslim understands the Muslim way of life and a Hindu the Vedas and Puranas. Some follow the smrti-sastra composed of twenty religious scriptures, and others follow the Puranas and the tantra-sastra. In fact mantra appears within Brahmanas, Arankyas, Puranas, and Upanishads. In the Chandogya Upanishad, the Puranas and the Mahabharata, generally known as histories, are mentioned as the fifth Veda. Smarta means a follower of classical smriti, particularly the Dharma Shastras, Puranas and Itihasas. Mythology and Hindu Puranas have many instances of militant heroes, who were still considered to be leaders. Origin From Sanskrit purāṇa ‘ancient (legend)’, from purā ‘formerly’.
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