Puravritta, Purāvṛtta, Pura-vritta: 11 definitions
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Puravritta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.
The Sanskrit term Purāvṛtta can be transliterated into English as Puravrtta or Puravritta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Puravratt.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationPurāvṛtta (पुरावृत्त) refers to “former acts” (i.e., that which had been done formerly), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.24 (“Śiva consents to marry Pārvatī”).—Accordingly, as Śiva said to Viṣṇu and others: “[...] Kāma not being with you, you can be endowed with the supreme bliss and be free from aberrations by means of spiritual contemplation, O Gods. O Brahmā, O Viṣṇu, O Indra, O sages and O gods, what had been done by Kāma formerly [i.e., purāvṛtta] and forgotten by you may be recollected and pondered over. [...]”.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPurāvṛtta (पुरावृत्त).—a.
1) occurring in, or relating to, ancient times.
2) old, ancient. (-tam) 1 history.
2) an old or legendary event; पुरावृत्तोद्गारैरपि च कथिता कार्यपदवी (purāvṛttodgārairapi ca kathitā kāryapadavī) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 2.13. °कथः (kathaḥ) an old legend.
Purāvṛtta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms purā and vṛtta (वृत्त).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPurāvṛtta (पुरावृत्त).—n.
(-ttaṃ) 1. History, traditionary or heroic. 2. Any old or legendary event. E. purā old, (time, or story,) and āvṛtta happened.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPurāvṛtta (पुरावृत्त).—[adjective] happened long since, past, ancient; [neuter] past event, old story.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Purāvṛtta (पुरावृत्त):—[=purā-vṛtta] [from purā > pur] mf(ā)n. that which has occurred or one who has lived in former times, long past, ancient, [Mahābhārata; Purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] n. former mode of action, any event or account or history of the past, [ib.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPurāvṛtta (पुरावृत्त):—[purā-vṛtta] (ttaṃ) 1. n. History, legend.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPurāvṛtta (पुरावृत्त) [Also spelled puravratt]:—(nm) chronicle, annals.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPurāvṛtta (ಪುರಾವೃತ್ತ):—
1) [noun] a long-established custom or practice; a tradition.
2) [noun] an account of what has, might have or believed to have happened long back, esp. in the form of a narrative, play, story or tale.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryPurāvṛtta (पुरावृत्त):—n. 1. history; 2. an old or legendary event; adj. occurring in/relating to ancient times;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vritta, Pura.
Starts with: Puravritta-lekhana, Puravrittakatha, Puravrittakhyana, Puravrittakhyanakathana, Puravrittasah.
Full-text: Puravrittakatha, Puravrittasah, Puravrittakhyana, Puravrittakhyanakathana, Puravratt, Paravritta.
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Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
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