F: 3 definitions

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In Hinduism
1. Purana
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1. Sanskrit
2. Hindi
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F means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.

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In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

F (F).—There are no words beginning with F. The letter corresponding to F in Indian languages is Ph. So all words beginning with this sound come under the letter P.

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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: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

F (f) or Pariniṣpatti.—. (n. act. to next), perfect development, perfection; the bringing to that state: bodhisattvānāṃ pariniṣ- pattihetoḥ Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 219.1, similarly 233.13 (in both Kashgar recension pariniṣpādana-h°), in order to bring Bodhisattvas to perfect development; (bodhisattvasya) rūpakāya-°ttiṃ dṛṣṭvā Lalitavistara 48.18, beautiful body-development; Mahāvyutpatti 758, see Buddhakāyavarṇa-pari°; rūpakāyapariniṣpattyā (of the Buddha) Samādhirājasūtra 22.39; Vajracchedikā 40.7 (and ff.), (full) development (or perfection) of rūpakāya, here physical, material form; Daśabhūmikasūtra 52.15 and Śikṣāsamuccaya 214.5, see s.v. pariniṣpanna; caryā- pariniṣpattito Daśabhūmikasūtra 7.27, because of development from the (Bodhisattva) course; cittakarma-°ttiḥ Śikṣāsamuccaya 121.10; others, Gaṇḍavyūha 53.17; 461.5; Bodhisattvabhūmi 273.24 (apari°); 298.11.

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

F in Hindi refers in English to:—-the second letter of the fifth pentad (i.e. [pavarga]) of the Devnagri: alphabet..—f (फ) is alternatively transliterated as Pha.

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