Purakatha, Purākathā, Pura-katha: 6 definitions
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Purakatha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPurākathā (पुराकथा).—an old legend; को नाम लोके पुरुषार्थसारवित् पुराकथानां भगवत् कथासुधाम् (ko nāma loke puruṣārthasāravit purākathānāṃ bhagavat kathāsudhām) Bhāgavata 3.13.5.
Purākathā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms purā and kathā (कथा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPurākathā (पुराकथा).—f.
(-thā) An old legend.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPurākathā (पुराकथा).—f. a tale of past ages.
Purākathā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms purā and kathā (कथा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPurākathā (पुराकथा):—[=purā-kathā] [from purā > pur] f. a story of the past, an old legend, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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Partial matches: Pura, Katha, Katta, Kata.
Ends with: Vijayapurakatha.
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