Devipurana, Devīpurāṇa, Devi-purana: 6 definitions
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Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the VisnudharmottarapuranaDevīpurāṇa (देवीपुराण) refers to one of the eighteen Minor Puranas (i.e., Upapurāṇa) according to the Devībhāgavatapurāṇa and other traditional lists of Puranic literature: a category of ancient Sanskrit texts which gives a huge contribution in the development of Indian literature.—The Upapurāṇas (e.g., devīpurāṇa) can be considered as the supplements of the Mahāpurāṇas as those are mostly based on the Mahāpurāṇas. The Saurapurāṇa considers the Upapurāṇas as khilas i.e., supplements. [...] Though the numbers of Upapurāṇas are specified as eighteen, there are many important Upapurāṇas which are excluded from the lists of Upapurāṇas given by different sources.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDevīpurāṇa (देवीपुराण).—Name of an Upapurāṇa.
Derivable forms: devīpurāṇam (देवीपुराणम्).
Devīpurāṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms devī and purāṇa (पुराण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Devīpurāṇa (देवीपुराण) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—L. 2118. Ben. 56. 57. Bik. 199. NW. 452.
2) Devīpurāṇa (देवीपुराण):—Ak 141. As p. 84. Cs 4, 302. Peters. 5, 178.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDevīpurāṇa (देवीपुराण):—[=devī-purāṇa] [from devī > deva] n. Name of an Upa-purāṇa
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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: Purana, Devi, Puraana.
Full-text (+125): Devipuraniya, Candavati, Kalarudra, Sanca, Jhagajhagay, Shakharathya, Kandavarini, Simhavahin, Sarvarthanusadhin, Ekaparnika, Jirnoddhara, Sarvavettar, Jyotirhasta, Shamkaragita, Padamala, Devi, Rupeshvara, Narasimhini, Narasimhika, Nandipurana.
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