Purya, Pūrya: 7 definitions
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Purya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPūrya (पूर्य).—A Pravara Ṛṣi.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 199. 16.

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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypūryā (पूर्या).—m A mode of music. See rāga.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPurya (पुर्य).—[adjective] being in a strong place.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Purya (पुर्य):—[from pur] a mfn. being in a stronghold or fastness, [Ṛg-veda]
2) b pury-aṣṭa See p.636.
3) Pūrya (पूर्य):—[from pūra] mfn. to be filled or satisfied, [Brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata]
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPūrya (ಪೂರ್ಯ):—
1) [adjective] that is to be filled with.
2) [adjective] that is to be satisfied.
3) [adjective] exceeding what is usual, normal, proper, necessary, etc.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Puryadhanashri, Puryala, Puryamana, Puryana, Puryarjuni, Puryashta, Puryashtaka, Puryasyam.
Full-text: Apurya, Abhipurya, Candrapurya, Hamipurya, Puriyattakam, Osana, Vatapurya, Paripuri, Pri.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 10.138.4 < [Sukta 138]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Lineages of Kaśyapa < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The body in early Hatha Yoga (by Ruth Westoby)
Journal of the European Ayurvedic Society (by Inge Wezler)
Two Karmavipaka Texts on Curing Diseases and other Misfortunes < [Volume 5 (1997)]
Atharvaveda ancillary literature (Study) (by B. R. Modak)
Part 4 - Social and Political conditions in the Atharvaveda-Parisistas < [Chapter 2c - General study of the Atharvaveda-Parisistas]