Nandipurana, Nandipurāṇa, Nandi-purana: 6 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexNandipurāṇa (नन्दिपुराण).—An Upapurāṇa; contains the māhātmya of Nandi described by Kārttikeya.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 53. 61.
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 dictionaryNandipurāṇa (नन्दिपुराण).—Name of an उपपुराण (upapurāṇa) of देवीपुराण (devīpurāṇa).
Derivable forms: nandipurāṇam (नन्दिपुराणम्).
Nandipurāṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nandi and purāṇa (पुराण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Nandipurāṇa (नन्दिपुराण) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Oxf. 81^b. B. 2, 12. Quoted by Hemādri, Mādhavācārya Oxf. 270^b, in Nirṇayasindhu and Ācārādarśa, in Devībhāgavatapurāṇa Oxf. 80^a, in Śaktiratnākara Oxf. 101^b, by Raghunandana, and others. Nandikeśvarapurāṇe Indrākṣīstava. Ouoted by Raghunandana in Tithitattva.
—Kālāgnirudropaniṣad q. v.
—Dattātreyopaniṣad q. v.
—Daśaślokī, vedānta. Pet. 720.
—Rudrākṣamāhātmya. Pet. 724.
—Śivastotra. Burnell. 202^a. nandikeśvaramate tālādhyāyaḥ music. W. 1729.
Nandipurāṇa has the following synonyms: Nandikeśvarapurāṇa, Nandīśvarapurāṇa.
2) Nandipurāṇa (नन्दिपुराण):—See Nandikeśvarapurāṇa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nandipurāṇa (नन्दिपुराण):—[=nandi-purāṇa] [from nandi > nand] n. Name of a, [Purāṇa] (cf. nandikeśvara-p and nandīśvara-p).
2) Nandīpurāṇa (नन्दीपुराण):—[=nandī-purāṇa] [from nandī > nand] n. Name of a, [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, Puraana, Nandi, Nanti.
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