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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Giripura (गिरिपुर) refers to the “city of the mountain”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.40 (“The Marriage Procession of Śiva”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “Then Śiva called Nandin and other Gaṇas and ordered them to accompany Him. Śiva said:—‘Station a few Gaṇas here and the rest of you accompany me to the city of the mountain (giripura—gireḥ puram) in a jovial mood’. Then the lords of Gaṇas thus ordered took their armies and started joyously. I shall explain it in general terms. [...]”.

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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

Giripura (गिरिपुर):—[=giri-pura] [from giri > gir] n. mountain-town (perhaps Name of a town), [Harivaṃśa 5161.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Giripura in German

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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: Pura, Giri.

Ends with: Hatthigiripura, Himagiripura.

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