Purana
pronunciation
How to pronounce Purana in British English:
UK [puˈrɑ:nə]
How to pronounce Purana in American English:
US [puˈrɑnə]
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- 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
Word Origin
- Purana
- ancient Sanskrit writings of a legendary character, 1690s, from Sanskrit puranah, literally "ancient, former," from pura "formerly, before," cognate with Greek paros "before," pro "before," Avestan paro "before," Old English fore, from PIE *pre-, from root *per- (1) "forward, through" (see per). Related: Puranic.
Example
- 1. Bhavishya purana explicitly identifies them with zoroastrianism .
- 2. Among all the puranas , the bhagavata purana is the best known purna .
- 3. According to bhavishya purana and other texts they were invited to settle in punjab to conduct the worship of lord sun ( mitra or surya in sanskrit ) .