Thesaurus: purana

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1. n. One of a class of class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/sacred">sacred Hindoo poetical works in the Sanskrit language which treat of the creation, destruction, and renovation of worlds, the genealogy and achievements of gods and heroes, the reigns of the Manus, and the transactions of their descendants. The principal Puranas are eighteen in number, and there are the same number of supplementary books called Upa Puranas.
2. n. 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
3. One of a class of class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/sacred">sacred Hindoo poetical works in the Sanskrit language which treat of the creation, destruction, and renovation of worlds, the genealogy and achievements of gods and heroes, the reigns of the Manus, and the transactions of their descendants. The principal Puranas are eighteen in number, and there are the same number of supplementary books called Upa Puranas.
4. One of a class of class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/sacred">sacred Hindoo poetical works in the Sanskritlanguage which treat of the creation, destruction, and renovation ofworlds, the genealogy and achievements of gods and heroes, the reignsof the Manus, and the transactions of their descendants. Theprincipal Puranas are eighteen in number, and there are the samenumber of supplementary books called Upa Puranas.
5. n 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