Ashtadashapurana, Aṣṭādaśapurāṇa, Ashtadashan-purana, Ashtadasha-purana: 2 definitions
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Ashtadashapurana 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.
The Sanskrit term Aṣṭādaśapurāṇa can be transliterated into English as Astadasapurana or Ashtadashapurana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaAṣṭādaśapurāṇa (अष्टादशपुराण).—The eighteen purāṇas. See under Purāṇa.
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 dictionaryAṣṭādaśapurāṇa (अष्टादशपुराण).—the eighteen Purāṇas ब्राह्मं पद्मं वैष्णवं च शैवं भागवतं तथा । तथान्यन्नारदीयं च मार्कण्डेयं च सप्तमम् ॥ आग्नेयमष्टकं प्रोक्तं भविष्यन्नवमं तथा । दशमं ब्रह्मवैवर्तं लिङ्गमेकादशं तथा ॥ वाराहं द्वादशं प्रोक्तं स्कान्दं चात्र त्रयोदशम् । चतुदर्शं वामनं च कौर्मं पञ्चदशं तथा ॥ मत्स्यं च गारुडं चैव ब्रह्माण्डाष्टादशं तथा (brāhmaṃ padmaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ ca śaivaṃ bhāgavataṃ tathā | tathānyannāradīyaṃ ca mārkaṇḍeyaṃ ca saptamam || āgneyamaṣṭakaṃ proktaṃ bhaviṣyannavamaṃ tathā | daśamaṃ brahmavaivartaṃ liṅgamekādaśaṃ tathā || vārāhaṃ dvādaśaṃ proktaṃ skāndaṃ cātra trayodaśam | catudarśaṃ vāmanaṃ ca kaurmaṃ pañcadaśaṃ tathā || matsyaṃ ca gāruḍaṃ caiva brahmāṇḍāṣṭādaśaṃ tathā) ||.
Derivable forms: aṣṭādaśapurāṇam (अष्टादशपुराणम्).
Aṣṭādaśapurāṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aṣṭādaśan and purāṇa (पुराण).
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: Ashtadasha, Purana, Puraana.
Starts with: Ashtadashapuranasara.
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Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
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The Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
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