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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Asahat (असहत्) refers to “being unable to endure something”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.2 (“The birth of Śiva’s son”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “Now listen to the story of the birth of Guha which I am going to narrate. The gods are wont to partake of the offerings of food etc. consigned to the fire in accordance with the Vedic text. Hence the gods became pregnant. Unable to endure (asahat) the force of the semen they became afflicted. Viṣṇu and other gods had already lost their sense at the curse of Pārvatī. [...]”

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Asahat (असहत्):—[=a-sahat] [from a-saha] mf(antī)n. unable to ([infinitive mood]), ibidem

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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: Sahat, A.

Starts with: Asahatva.

Ends with: Antardashahat, Prasahat.

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