Puratorana, Puratoraṇa, Pura-torana: 4 definitions

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Puratorana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Puratorana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Puratoraṇa (पुरतोरण).—the outer gate of a city.

Derivable forms: puratoraṇam (पुरतोरणम्).

Puratoraṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pura and toraṇa (तोरण).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Puratoraṇa (पुरतोरण).—n.

(-ṇaṃ) The outer gate of a city.

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

Puratoraṇa (पुरतोरण):—[=pura-toraṇa] [from pura > pur] n. ‘city-arch’, the outer gate of a c°, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

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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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Nepali dictionary

[«previous next»] — Puratorana in Nepali glossary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Puratoraṇa (पुरतोरण):—[puratoraṇa / puradvāra] n. the gate of a city;

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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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