Maricavamsha, Mārīcavaṃśa: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Mārīcavaṃśa can be transliterated into English as Maricavamsa or Maricavamsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Marichavamsha.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexMārīcavaṃśa (मारीचवंश).—The world created with moveables and immoveables in the epoch of; he stood in waters and performed penance for 7000 years and got Surucirditi who in turn got Ariṣṭanemi; then Kaśyapa to whom Dakṣa, gave his daughter in marriage.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 65. 109, 118.
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.
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