Puratana, ʳܰٲԲ: 17 definitions
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Puratana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Puratan.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationʳܰٲԲ (पुरातन) refers to the “primordial being� and is used to describe Śiva, according to the Śivaܰṇa 2.2.42.—Accordingly, as Dakṣa bowed and eulogised Śiva:—“I bow to the great lord, the supreme being, the bestower of boons, the store of knowledge, the eternal. I bow to Śiva, the lord of the chief of Gods, always conferring happiness and the sole kinsman of the universe. I bow to the lord of the universe, of cosmic form, the primordial Being (i.e., ʳܰٲԲ) and the form of Brahman itself. I bow to Śiva, the conceiver of world’s happiness and the greater than the greatest. [...]�.

The Purana (पुरा�, ܰṇas) 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryܰtana : (adj.) ancient; old; worn out; used; former.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryʳܰٲԲ, (adj.) (fr. ܰ, cp. sanātana in formation) belonging to the past, former, old Nett A 194. (Page 469)

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Thera岹 Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryܰtana (पुरातन).—a (S) Old, ancient, antique.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishܰtana (पुरातन).�a Old or ancient.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryʳܰٲԲ (पुरातन).�a. (-ī f.)
1) Old, ancient; बहिर्विकार� प्रकृतेः पर� विदु� पुरातन� त्वा� पुरुषं पुराविदः (bahirvikāra� prakṛte� para� vidu� ܰtana� tvā� puruṣa� ܰvida�) Śiśupālavadha 12.6; � एवाय� मय� तेऽद्य योगः प्रोक्तः पुरातन� (sa evāya� mayā te'dya yoga� prokta� ܰtana�) Bhagavadgī (Bombay) 4.3.
2) Aged, primeval; त्वा� � वेद्मि पुरुषं पुरातनम् (tvā� na vedmi puruṣa� ܰtanam) R.11.85; Kumārasambhava 6.9.
3) Worn out, decayed.
-Բ� 1 An epithet of Viṣṇu.
2) (pl.) The ancients. (-nam) 1 An ancient story.
2) A Purāṇa.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryʳܰٲԲ (पुरातन).—mfn.
(-Բ�-ī-na�) 1. Old, ancient. 2. Worn out. m.
(-Բ�) An epithet of Vishnu. E. ܰ old, ṻⲹ, aff., and ٳ� augment.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryʳܰٲԲ (पुरातन).—[ܰ + tana], I. adj., f. ī, Old, ancient, [Բśٰ] 3, 213. Ii. n. An old tale, [峾ⲹṇa] 1, 45, 13.
� Cf. [Latin] (regarding the form) prôtenus.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryʳܰٲԲ (पुरातन).—[feminine] ī existing from of old, former, ancient, [locative] in the times of old; [masculine] [plural] the ancients.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ʳܰٲԲ (पुरातन):—[=ܰ-tana] [from pur] mf(ī)n. belonging to the past, former, old, ancient (ne ind. formerly, in olden times), [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] used-up, worn out, [Suśruta]
3) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] the ancients, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
4) [v.s. ...] n. an ancient story, old legend, [峾ⲹṇa]
5) [v.s. ...] a Purāṇa, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cinmaṇi]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryʳܰٲԲ (पुरातन):—[(na�-ī-na�) a.] Old, ancient.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ʳܰٲԲ (पुरातन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ʳܰ岹ṇa, Purilla.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryʳܰٲԲ (पुरातन) [Also spelled puratan]:�(a) ancient, old, age-old, of antiquity, archaic; ~[] archaism; ~[屹岹] see ~[岹; ~屹ī] a lover of archaism; archaic; —[prayoga] archaic usage; archaism; ~[岹] antiquarianism; archaism; hence ~[ī] (a and nm).
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusʳܰٲԲ (ಪುರಾತನ):—[adjective] belonging to olden times; very old; ancient.
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ʳܰٲԲ (ಪುರಾತನ):�
1) [noun] the quality or fact of being ancient.
2) [noun] that which belongs to ancient times.
3) [noun] a man of ancient times.
4) [noun] any of the sixty three revered, Vīraśaiva personalities.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryʳܰٲԲ (पुरातन):—n. the past; antiquity; adj. of the past; ancient; old;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pura.
Starts with: Puratanajvara, Puratanakantam, Puratanam, Puratanamata, Puratanan, Puratanapanthi, Puratanapurusha, Puratanar, Puratanarahi, Puratanavada, Puratanayogasamgraha.
Full-text (+8): Apuratana, Apuratanadhamma, Puratanapurusha, Puratanajvara, Puratanamata, Puratanayogasamgraha, Puratan, Puratanakantam, Puratanam, Puratane, Purata, Purantimam, Purana, Puratanan, Purusha, Ityadi, Pratana, Purilla, Sanantana, Purush.
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Search found 41 books and stories containing Puratana, ʳܰٲԲ, Pura-tana, Purā-tana; (plurals include: Puratanas, ʳܰٲԲs, tanas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 6.10.16 < [Chapter 10 - In the Description of the Gomatī River, the Glories of Cakra-tīrtha]
Verse 1.1.9 < [Chapter 1 - Description of Śrī-Kṛṣṇa’s Glories]
Verse 4.15.15 < [Chapter 15 - The Story of the Women of Barhiṣmatī-pura, the Apsarās, and the Women of Sutala and Nāgendra]
Purana, Itihasa and Akhyana < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 2 (1964)]
Purana-prasanga (from Jagad-Guru-Vaibhava) < [Purana, Volume 1, Part 2 (1960)]
The Naciketa-Upakhyana as the source of the Nasiketopakhyana < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 2 (1964)]
Bhagavad-gita (with Vaishnava commentaries) (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 4.3 < [Chapter 4 - Jñāna-Yoga (Yoga through Transcendental Knowledge)]
Vasantavilasa of Balachandra Suri (translation and study) (by R. T. Bhat)
Footnotes and References for chapter 3 < [Chapter 3 - Historical account of Vastupala and his achievements]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Sucindrasthala-mahatmya (critical edition and study) (by Anand Dilip Raj)
Chapter 4 - Cartutha Adhyaya (cartutho'dhyayah) < [Chapter 5 - Sucindrasthalamahatmya: Sanskrit critical edition]
Chapter 9 - Navama Adhyaya (navamo'dhyayah) < [Chapter 5 - Sucindrasthalamahatmya: Sanskrit critical edition]
Chapter 15 - Pancadasha Adhyaya (pancadaso'dhyayah) < [Chapter 5 - Sucindrasthalamahatmya: Sanskrit critical edition]