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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Parākramavat (पराक्रमवत्) refers to “(one who is) valorous”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.1 (“Description of Tripura—the three cities”).—Accordingly, as the sons of Tāraka-Asura said to Brahmā: “O lord, we have no mansion where we can stay happily although we are valorous (parākramavat) and invincible to our enemies. Build and give us three wonderful cities richly endowed with wealth and unassailable even to the gods. O Preceptor of the universe, Lord of the worlds, by your grace we shall move about on the earth occupying these cities. [...]”.

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

Parākramavat (पराक्रमवत्):—[=parā-krama-vat] [from parā-krama > parā-kram] mfn. showing courage or strength, exerting power. ([Mārkaṇḍeya-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: Vat, Parakrama.

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