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Devibhagavata, ٱī岵ٲ, Devi-bhagavata: 4 definitions

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In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Devibhagavata in Purana glossary
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

ٱī岵ٲ (देवीभागव�) or Devīpurāṇa or ٱī岵ٲpurāṇa is mentioned as one of the eighteen Purāṇas according to the Śiva-purāṇa chapter 5.44: “where the stories of the goddess Durgā are mentioned, it is said to be Bhāgavata Purāṇa as well as Devīpurāṇa�.

According to Śaiva-purāṇa, the Śaivite Purāṇa ٱī岵ٲ, and not the Viṣṇuite Purāṇa ‘Mahā岵ٲ� belongs to the eighteen Purāṇas. See Winternitz ‘History of Indian Literature� Vol 1 Pt. II PP. 486-87.

: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

ٱī岵ٲ (देवीभागव�).—The Śaivas venerate this book as one of the eighteen Purāṇas. But according to the Vaiṣṇavites, this is an authoritative book of a loftier level than the eighteen Purāṇas. (See under Purāṇa).

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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Devibhagavata in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ٱī岵ٲ (देवीभागव�).—Name of an Upapurāṇa.

Derivable forms: ī岵ٲ (देवीभागवतम�).

ٱī岵ٲ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ī and 岵ٲ (भागव�).

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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