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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. इतिहासitihāsaHistory (legendary or traditional); धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणामुपदेशसमन्वितम् पूर्ववृत्तं कथा- युक्तमितिहासं…

    [From इति-ह-आस (3rd. Person Singular Perf. of अस् to be); so it has been] (

    1. History (legendary or traditional); धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणामुपदेशसमन्वितम् पूर्ववृत्तं कथा- युक्तमितिहासं प्रचक्षते; Mb. Compare also आर्यादिबहुव्याख्यानं देवर्षि- चरिताश्रयम् । इतिहासमिति प्रोक्तं भविष्याद्भुतधर्मयुक् ॥
    2. Heroic history (such as the Mahābhārata).
    3. Historical evidence, tradition (which is recognized as a proof by the Paurāṇikas).

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -निबन्धनम् legendary composition or narrative; Ś3.

    • -पुराणम् history and legendary stories; इतिहासपुराणानि पञ्चमो वेद उच्यते । -वादः historical story, legend; Māl.3.3.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. इतिहासitihāsa[iti-ha ͜ âsa] m. ('so-it-was'), tra dition, legend, story; epic poem.

    [iti-ha ͜ âsa] masculine ('so-it-was'), tra dition, legend, story; epic poem.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. इतिहासitihāsam. (इति-ह-आस, "so indeed it was"), talk, legend, tradition, history, traditional accounts of former events…
    1. masculine gender (इति-ह-आस, "so indeed it was"), talk, legend, tradition, history, traditional accounts of former events, heroic history S3Br. MBh. Mn. etc.
    2. see below
    3. (S3Br.)
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  2. इतिहासपुराणitihāsapurāṇan. the Itiha7sas इतिहास s and the Pura1n2as पुराण s, Hir.

    neuter gender the Itiha7sas इतिहास s and the Pura1n2as पुराण s, Hir.

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  3. इतिहाससमुच्चयitihāsasamuccayam. N. of a wk. containing 32 legends from the MBh.

    masculine gender Name of a work containing 32 legends from the MBh.

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  4. इतिहासोपनिषद्itihāsopaniṣadf. N. of an Upanishad उपनिषद् .

    feminine Name of an Upanishad उपनिषद् .

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