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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. पुराणpurāṇaa.(-णा, -णी f.) [पुरा नवम् Nir.]
    1. (-णा, -णी Feminine) पुरा नवम् Nir.
    2. Old, ancient, belonging to olden times; पुराणमित्येव न साधु सर्वं न चापि काव्यं नवमित्यवद्यम् M.1.2; पुराणपत्रापगमादनन्तरम् R.3.7
    3. Aged, primeval; गृध्रराजः पुराणोऽसौ श्वशुरस्य सखा मम Rām.3.53.5; अजो नित्यः शाश्वतोऽयं पुराणः Bg.2.2.
    4. Decayed, worn out.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -णम्

      1. A past event or occurrence.
      2. tale of the past, legend, ancient or legendary history.
      3. Name of certain well-known sacred works; these are 18; these are supposed to have been composed by Vyāsa, and contain the whole body of Hindu mythology. A Purāṇa treats of five topics (or लक्षणानि), and is hence often called पञ्चलक्षण; सर्गश्च प्रतिसर्गश्च वंशो मन्वन्तराणि च । वंशानुचरितं चैव पुराणं पञ्चलक्षणम् ॥ For the names of the 18 Purāṇas see under अष्टादशन्.

    • -णः A coin equal to 8 cowries; ते षोडश स्याद् धरणं पुराणश्चैव राजतः Ms.8.136.

    • -अन्तः an epithet of Yama.

    • -उक्त Adjective enjoined by or laid down in the Purāṇas.

    • -कल्पः Equivalent to पुराकल्प quod vide, which see

    • -गः

      1. an epithet of Brahman.
      2. a reciter or reader of the Purāṇas.

    • -पुरुषः

      1. an epithet of Viṣṇu.
      2. an old man; यद् वदन्ति चपलेत्यपवादं तन्न दूषणमहो चपलायाः । दोष एष जलधेः पितुरस्या यत् पुराणपुरुषाय ददौ ताम् Subhāṣ.; (where both senses are intended).

    • -प्रोक्त Adjective proclaimed by ancient sages; ParasmaipadaIV.3.15.

    • -विद्या, -वेदः knowledge of the past events.

    In the Gita2·2011·388·915·4

    अजो नित्यः शाश्वतोऽयं पुराणो

    ajo nityaḥ śāśvato'yaṁ purāṇo — This is not born, nor does it die, nor is it a thing that comes into being once and passing away will never come into being again. It is unborn… 2·20
    • पुराणःpurāṇaḥnominative singular of the masculine form of the adjective purāṇa (ancient).
    • पुराणpurāṇaaccusative singular of the masculine form of the adjective purāṇa (ancient).
    • पुराणीpurāṇīnominative singular of the feminine form of the adjective purāṇa (ancient).
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  2. अपुराणapurāṇaa.Not old; modern, new.

    Not old; modern, new.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. पुराणpurāṇa[purâ-ná] a. (î) belonging to the olden time, primaeval, ancient, old; withered (leaf); n. things of the olden…

    [purâ-ná] adjective (î) belonging to the olden time, primaeval, ancient, old; withered (leaf); neuter things of the olden time; tale of past ages, ancient legend; Purâna, noun of eighteen legen dary works treating chiefly of cosmogony and divine genealogy; masculine a coin of a certain weight (a measure of silver equal to eighty cowries).

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. पुराणpurāṇamf(ई or आ)n. belonging to ancient or olden times, ancient, old (also = withered, worn out, opp. to नूतन, नव)…
    1. mf(ई or आ)neuter gender belonging to ancient or olden times, ancient, old (also Equivalent to withered, worn out, opp. to नूतन, नव) fg-veda etc.
    2. masculine gender a Karsha कर्ष or measure of silver (Equivalent to 16 Pan2as पण s of cowries) Mn. viii, 136 (also neuter gender Lexicographers)
    3. masculine gender Name of a R2ishi ऋषि Ka1t2h.
    4. masculine gender plural the ancients MW.
    5. neuter gender a thing or event of the past, an ancient tale or legend, old traditional history. AV. etc.
    6. neuter gender Name of a class of sacred works (supposed to have been compiled by the poet Vya1sa व्यास and to treat of 5 topics [confer, compare पञ्च-लक्षण]; the chief Pura1n2as पुराण s are 18, grouped in 3 divisions: viz. 1. Ra1jasa राजस exalting Brahma1 ब्रह्मा [exempli gratia, 'for example' the Brahma ब्रह्म, Brahma7n2d2a ब्रह्मा*ण्ड, Brahmavaivarta ब्रह्मवैवर्त, Ma1rkan2d2eya मार्कण्डेय, Bhavishya भविष्य, Va1mana वामन]; 2. Sa1ttvika सात्त्विक exalting Vishn2u विष्णु [exempli gratia, 'for example' the Vishn2u विष्णु, Bha1gavata भागवत, Na1radi1ya नारदीय, Garud2a गरुड, Padma पद्म, Vara1ha वराह]; 3. Ta1masa तामस exalting S3iva शिव [exempli gratia, 'for example' the S3iva शिव, Lin3ga लिङ्ग, Skanda स्कन्द, Agni अग्नि or in place of it the Va1yu वायु, Matsya मत्स्य, Ku1rma कूर्म]; by some the P Padma पद्म are divided into 4, and by according to others into 6 groups; confer, compare IW. 509 etc.)
    7. neuter gender Name of work (containing an index of the contents of a number of P Padma पद्म and some other works.)
    8. पुरातन see page and participle635.
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  2. अग्निपुराणagnipurāṇan. N. of a Pura1n2a पुराण .

    neuter gender Name of a Pura1n2a पुराण .

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  3. अपुराणapurāṇaor अ-पुरातन mfn. not old, modern, new.

    or अ-पुरातन masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not old, modern, new.

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  4. आग्नेयपुराणāgneyapurāṇan. = -अग्नि-पुराण q.v. Sa1h.

    neuter gender Equivalent to -अग्नि-पुराण quod vide Sa1h.

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  5. आञ्जनेयपुराणāñjaneyapurāṇan. N. of wk.

    neuter gender Name of work

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  6. आदित्यपुराणādityapurāṇan. N. of an Upapura1n2a उपपुराण .

    neuter gender Name of an Upapura1n2a उपपुराण .

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  7. आदिपुराणādipurāṇan. "the primitive Pura1n2a पुराण", N. of the Brahma-pura1n2a ब्रह्म-पुराण

    neuter gender "the primitive Pura1n2a पुराण", Name of the Brahma-pura1n2a ब्रह्म-पुराण

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