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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Sahasraphaṇa (सहस्रफण) refers to the “thousand hoods” (of Ananta), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.8 (“The detailed description of the chariot etc.”).—Accordingly, as Sanatkumāra narrated to Vyāsa: “The divine chariot of lord Śiva consisting of all the worlds was built by Viśvakarman with devoted effort. [...] The forceful and excellent mantras with their syllables and feet, of all characteristic features and the stages in life constituted the tinkling bells. Ananta embellished with thousand hoods (sahasraphaṇa) constituted its fittings [atho bandho hyanantastu sahasraphaṇabhūṣitaḥ], and the main and subsidiary quarters, the pedestals of the chariot. [...]”

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Sahasraphaṇa (ಸಹಸ್ರಫಣ):—[noun] Vāsuki, who has a thousand (or innumerable) hoods.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Partial matches: Phana, Sahasra.

Full-text: Divine chariot.

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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)

Verse 8.13.15 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]

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