Apurana, Āpūraṇa, Apurāṇa, Apūraṇa: 18 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Āpūraṇa (आपूरण).—A well-known serpent of the Kaśyapa dynasty. (Śloka 6, Chapter 35, Ādi Parva).
1a) Āpūraṇa (आपूरण).—The Yakṣa who resides in the sun's chariot during the month of bhādrapada.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 10. 10.
1b) A Nāga (Dhṛtarāṣṭra).*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 69. 72; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 8. 45.
Apūraṇa (अपूरण) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.35.6, V.101.10/V.103) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Apūraṇa) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
Apūraṇa is the name of a Serpent (sarpa) mentioned in the thirty-fifth chapter (verses 4-17) of the Ādiparva of the Mahābhārata.—Accordingly, Sauti, on being implored by Śaunaka to name all the serpents in the course of the sarpa-sattra, tells him that it is humanly impossible to give a complete list because of their sheer multiplicity; but would name the prominent ones in accordance with their significance [e.g., Apūraṇa].
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
Pali-English dictionary
āpūraṇa : (nt.) filling; to become full.
1) apurāṇa (အပုရာဏ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[na+purāṇa]
[န+ပုရာဏ]
2) apūraṇa (အပူရဏ) [(na) (န)]—
[na+pūraṇa．thīnitea apūraṇī]
[န+ပူရဏ။ ထီ၌ အပူရဏီ]
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Apurāṇa (अपुराण).—a. Not old; modern, new.
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Āpūraṇa (आपूरण).—a. Becoming full.
-ṇam Filling, making full; गर्त° कृतम् (garta° kṛtam) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.
Apurāṇa (अपुराण).—mfn.
(-ṇaḥ-ṇā-ṇaṃ) Modern, new. So apurātana. E. a neg. purāṇa old.
Āpūraṇa (आपूरण).—i. e. ā-pūr + ana, n. Filling, [Pañcatantra] 96, 20.
Āpūraṇa (आपूरण).—[adjective] filling; [neuter] as subst.
1) Apurāṇa (अपुराण):—[=a-purāṇa] or a-purātana mfn. not old, modern, new.
2) Apūraṇa (अपूरण):—[=a-pūraṇa] mf(ī)n. insatiable, [Mahābhārata]
3) [v.s. ...] (ifc.) not completing, defective, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
4) Āpūraṇa (आपूरण):—[=ā-pūraṇa] [from ā-pṝ] mfn. making full, filling up, [Hitopadeśa]
5) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a Nāga, [Mahābhārata]
6) [v.s. ...] n. filling, making full, satiating
7) [v.s. ...] drawing a bow
8) [v.s. ...] flooding.
Apurāṇa (अपुराण):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.
(-ṇaḥ-ṇā-ṇam) Not old, modern, new. E. a neg. and purāṇa.
Apurāṇa (अपुराण):—[a-purāṇa] (ṇaḥ-ṇā-ṇaṃ) a. Modern.
Āpūraṇa (आपूरण):—(von par im caus. mit ā)
1) adj. anfüllend [Yāska’s Nirukta 7, 28.] [Prooemium im Hitopadeśa 19.] —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines Nāga [Mahābhārata 1, 1551.] —
3) n. das Anfüllen: yato bhūyo pi gartāpūraṇaṃ kṛtam [Pañcatantra 96, 20.]
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Apūraṇa (अपूरण):—(3. a + pū) adj. unersättlich: anala [Spr. 3400.]
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Āpūraṇa (आपूरण):—
3) svodarāpūraṇa [Spr. 4606] [?(Conj.). Pañcatantra 96, 20] kann auch pūraṇa angenommen werden.
Apūraṇa (अपूरण):——
1) Adj. unersättlich [Indische sprüche 124.] —
2) *f. ī Salmalia malabarica Sch. u. End.
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Āpūraṇa (आपूरण):——
1) Adj. füllend , voll machend [Indische sprüche 1928.] —
2) m. Nomen proprium — a) eines Schlangendämons [Mahābhārata 1,35,6.] — b) eines Yakṣa [Viṣṇupurāṇa] —
3) n. — a) das Füllen , Vollmachen [179,32.] — b) das Spannen eines Bogens bis zur vollständigen Rundung [Jayadeva's Prasannarāghava 81,12.] — c) Wassermenge [Uttararāmacaritra (1862).75,1.]
Āpūraṇa (आपूरण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Āvūraṇa.
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.
Nepali dictionary
Āpūraṇa (आपूरण):—n. filling; making full;
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.
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Partial matches: A, Purana, Na.
Starts with: Apuranapakkha, Apuranapura, Apuranavanni.
Full-text (+94): Apuranapakkha, Apuranavanni, Pancalakshana, Pratisarga, Purana, Apuran, Avurana, Agnipurana, Vayavyapurana, Kathabhaga, Shaivapurana, Bu ci na, Upapurana, Brahmavaivartaka, Parayana, Brahmavaivarta, Koyirpuranam, Skandapurana, Fu lan na, Vamshanucarita.
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