Pracinvan, Pracinv膩n, 笔谤腻肠墨苍惫补苍, Pr膩cinv膩n: 3 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Prachinvan.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata PuranaPracinv膩n (啶啶班啶苦え啷嵿さ啶距え啷�):鈥擲on of King Janamejaya (who was born into the P奴ru dynasty). He had a son called Prav墨ra. (see Bh膩gavata Pur膩峁嘺 9.20.2)
: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaPr膩cinv膩n (啶啶班ぞ啶氞た啶ㄠ啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ).鈥擜 king who was the son of Janamejaya and grandson of P奴ru. His mother鈥檚 name was Anant膩. This king conquered in one day all the countries in the east (pr膩c墨) and got his name Pr膩cinv膩n. He got of his wife A艣mak墨 a son named Sa峁儁膩ti. (艢loka 12, Chapter 95, 膧di Parva). Pr膩cinv膩n got a son named Manasyu. (Chapter 278, Agni Pur膩峁嘺).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1) Pracinv膩n (啶啶班啶苦え啷嵿さ啶距え啷�).鈥擳he son of Janamejaya and father of Prav墨ra.*
- * Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺 IV. 19. 1.
2) 笔谤腻肠墨苍惫补苍 (啶啶班ぞ啶氞啶ㄠ啶掂え啷�).鈥擜 son of Janamejaya and father of Prav墨ra.*
- * Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 IX. 20. 2.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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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