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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Mitradharman (मित्रधर्मन्) refers to the “duties of a friend”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.17 (“The dialogue between Indra and Kāmadeva”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā said to Kāma: “[...] O dear friend, this task must be achieved by you diligently. Then we, the gods, can be very happy. It will be beneficent to me. It will render the whole world happy. Realising the duties of a friend [i.e., mitradharman] you are now to act. Śiva is at present engaged in a great penance. The supreme lord is always independent. It is not to achieve any desire that He performs the penance. [...]”.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mitradharman (मित्रधर्मन्):—[=mitra-dharman] [from mitra] m. Name of a demon (said to steal oblations), [Mahābhārata]

[Sanskrit to German]

Mitradharman 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: Dharman, Mitra.

Full-text: Subhima.

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