Puranaveda, Purāṇaveda, Purana-veda: 3 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical studyPurāṇaveda (पुराणवेद) refers to the Purāṇas being the “fifth Veda”.—The claim of Purāṇas to the rank of a fifth Veda found support in the occurrence of the term Purāṇaveda. The Vāyupurāṇa 1.18 calls itself by that name. Many modern scholars also believe in the existence, at one time, of a Purāṇaveda and regret that this has been lost. But much of the Purāṇaveda has been preserved in later epic and Puranic literature.
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 dictionaryPurāṇaveda (पुराणवेद).—knowledge of the past events.
Derivable forms: purāṇavedaḥ (पुराणवेदः).
Purāṇaveda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms purāṇa and veda (वेद). See also (synonyms): purāṇavidyā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPurāṇaveda (पुराणवेद):—[=purāṇa-veda] [from purāṇa > pur] m. knowledge of the things or events of the past, [???]
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, Veda, Veta.
Full-text: Puranavidya.
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Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Purāṇa and Itihāsa < [Chapter 1 - An Introduction of the Purāṇas]
Meaning of the word Purāṇa < [Chapter 1 - An Introduction of the Purāṇas]
The Gautami Mahatmya (by G. P. Bhatt)
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 1 - Āyurveda and the Atharva-veda < [Chapter XIII - Speculations in the Medical Schools]