Purana

P3U1R1A1N1A1

proper noun

A text that is part of an ancient Indian genre of Hindu or Jain written literature, concerning various topics, including cosmogony and mythology.

OriginSanskrit पुराण →
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Meanings

proper nounPurana (plural Puranas)

plural Puranas

  1. HinduismA text that is part of an ancient Indian genre of Hindu or Jain written literature, concerning various topics, including cosmogony and mythology.

Origin

  1. Sanskritपुराण
  2. EnglishPurana

Borrowed from Sanskrit पुराण (purāṇá, literally “old, ancient”).

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Translations

Bengali পুরাণ
  • পুরাণ (puran)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 往世書 /往世书
  • 往世書 /往世书 (wǎngshìshū)Translations
Hindi पुराण
  • पुराण (purāṇ)Translations
Punjabi ਪੁਰਾਣ
  • ਪੁਰਾਣ (purāṇ)Translations
Tamil புராணம்
  • புராணம் (purāṇam)Translations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

uparna
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APA

Purana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Purana

MLA

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Chicago

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