Sankhyayana, Sāṅkhyāyana: 2 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaSāṅkhyāyana (साङ्ख्यायन).—An ācārya (preceptor) who was a prominent disciple of Sanatkumāra, Bṛhaspati being another equally promiment disciple. (Bhāgavata, Skandha 8).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSāṅkhyāyana (साङ्ख्यायन).—Sages of rigid vows: learnt the bhāgavata from Kumāra and imparted it to Parāśara and Bṛhaspati.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa III. 8. 7-8; Matsya-purāṇa 200. 11.
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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Starts with: Shankhyayanasutra.
Full-text: Pragahi, Paramahamsya, Upasthapada.
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Mahopadhyaya Sankhyayana Sarma < [April 1965]
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The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
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The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
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The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Dvisahasri of Tembesvami (Summary and Study) (by Upadhyay Mihirkumar Sudhirbhai)
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