संस्‍कृतशब्‍दकोशः

पुराण

पुराना‚ प्राचीन‚ अनादि‚ नित्यसिद्ध

ancient, old, beginningless

शब्‍दभेदः : विशे.

पुराणम्

पुराण ग्रन्थ‚ व्यास संकलित ग्रन्थ राशि जिनमें सर्ग‚ प्रतिसर्ग‚ वंश‚ मन्वन्तर और वंशानुचरित ये पाँच बातें रहती हैं । पुराण भारतीय देवशास्त्र के आधार हैं ।

the name purana is given to a class of works said to have been compiled by vyasa. they are about 18 and they deal with five things for which cp. purana panchalakshana. they were compiled in undue hurry at a time which is quite uncertain; their subject matter too being not properly arranged. they are full of repetition, contradiction, fanciful accounts and philosophical content.

विवरणम् : पुराणों के नाम – अग्निपुराण‚ नारदपुराण‚ पद्मपुराण‚ लिंगपुराण‚ गरुडपुराण‚ कूर्मपुराण‚ स्कन्दपुराण‚ ब्रह्मपुराण‚ ब्रह्मवैवर्तपुराण‚ ब्रह्माण्डपुराण‚ भविष्यपुराण‚ भागवतपुराण‚ मत्स्यपुराण‚ मार्कण्डेयपुराण‚ वामनपुराण‚ वायुपुराण‚ वाराहपुराण‚ विष्णुपुराण

शब्‍दभेदः : संज्ञा, नपुं.
वर्गः :

शब्‍दकोश : प्रो. सूर्यकान्‍त संस्‍कृत हिन्‍दी अंग्रेजी कोश

पुराणम्

हिन्दूनाम् अष्टादश-धार्मिकाख्यानानि धर्मग्रन्थाः वा येषु सृष्ट्योत्पत्तिलयादीनां तथा च प्राचीनानाम् ऋषीणां राजवंशानाञ्च वृत्तान्ताः देवी-देवतानां तीर्थस्थानानाञ्च माहात्म्यं वर्णितम् अस्ति।; "पुराणानि हिन्दूनां प्राचीनधर्मग्रन्थाः सन्ति।"

शब्‍दभेदः : noun

शब्‍दकोश : संस्‍कृतहिन्‍दी शब्‍दकोश

पुराण

purāṇa

{purāṇá} mf({ī} or {ā})n. belonging to ancient or olden times, ancient, old (also= withered, worn out, opp. to {nūtana}, {nava}) RV. &c. &c##m. a Karsha or measure of silver (= 16 Paṇas of cowries) Mn. viii, 136 (also n. L.)##N. of a Ṛishi Kāṭh##pl. the ancients MW##n. a thing or event of the past, an ancient tale or legend, old traditional history. AV. &c. &c##N. of a class of sacred works (supposed to have been compiled by the poet Vyāsa and to treat of 5 topics [cf. {pañca-lakṣaṇa}]##the chief Purāṇas are 18, grouped in 3 divisions: viz. 1. Rājasa exalting Brahmā [e.g. the Brahma, Brahmâṇḍa, Brahmavaivarta, Mārkaṇḍeya, Bhavishya, Vāmana]##2. Sāttvika exalting Vishṇu [e.g. the Vishṇu, Bhāgavata, Nāradiya, Garuḍa, Padma, Varāha]##3. Tāmasa exalting Siva [e.g. the Śiva, Liṅga, Skanda, Agni or in place of it the Vāyu, Matsya, Kūrma]##by some the Padma are divided into 4, and by others into 6 groups##509 &c.)##N. of wk. (containing an index of the contents of a number of Padma and some other wks.)

पुराण

purāṇa

{purāṇa} {purātana}, See p. 635

शब्‍दकोश : मोनियर विलियम्‍स शब्‍दकोश