Bharatakhyana, Bhāratākhyāna, Bharata-akhyana: 2 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexBhāratākhyāna (भारताख्यान).—The mahābhārata containing the cssence of the Vedas in a lakh of verses.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 53. 70.
The Purana (पुराण, 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBhāratākhyāna (भारताख्यान).—the story of the Bhāratas (mahābhārata).
Derivable forms: bhāratākhyānam (भारताख्यानम्).
Bhāratākhyāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhārata and ākhyāna (आख्यान). See also (synonyms): bhāratetihāsa, bhāratakathā.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Bharata, Akhyana.
Ends with: Jadabharatakhyana.
Full-text: Bharatakatha, Bharatetihasa.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
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