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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Gotrapravartaka (गोत्रप्रवर्तक).—The seven ṛṣis.^*

• * Vāyu-purāṇa 61. 94.

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Gōtrapravartaka (ಗೋತ್ರಪ್ರವರ್ತಕ):—[noun] = ಗೋತ್ರಪ್ರವರ - [gotrapravara -]1.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Gotrapravartaka (गोत्रप्रवर्तक):—adj. initiating the clan;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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Partial matches: Pravartaka, Gotra.

Full-text: Gotrapravartak, Shriharsha, Devapi.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Gotrapravartaka, Gotra-pravartaka, Gōtra-pravartaka, Gōtrapravartaka; (plurals include: Gotrapravartakas, pravartakas, Gōtrapravartakas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)

Lineages of Kaśyapa < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]

Lineages of Aṅgirā < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]

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Taittiriya Upanishad (by A. Mahadeva Sastri)

Chapter I - How to Investigate Brahman < [Book III - Bhriguvalli]

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