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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Sakhījana (सखीजन) refers to the “(entourage of) maids”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.19 (“Kāma’s destruction by Śiva”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Naradā: “[...] With pallid face and limbs, the extremely agitated daughter of the king of mountains returned to her palace taking the maids [i.e., sakhījana] along with her. Due to the misery on account of the death of her husband, Rati fell down unconscious, as if dead. When she regained consciousness after a while, Rati in her great agitation lamented loudly and said:—[...]”.

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

Sakhījana (सखीजन).—n.

(-naṃ) A female friend or confidante. E. sakhī, jana a person.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sakhījana (सखीजन).—[adjective] female friend, confidante (also coll.).

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

Sakhījana (सखीजन):—[=sakhī-jana] [from sakhī > sac] m. a f° fr° or f° fr° (collectively), [Śakuntalā]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sakhījana (सखीजन):—[sakhī-jana] (naṃ) 1. n. A female friend.

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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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Partial matches: Jana, Shakhi.

Ends with: Sasakhijana.

Full-text: Samadaya, Jana, Kricchra.

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