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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Sāntvayat (सान्त्वयत्) refers to “consoling (someone)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.21 (“Nārada instructs Pārvatī”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā said to Nārada: “[...] On seeing his daughter excessively agitated, the lord of the mountains was sorry. The lord of the mountains approached her gently as she was crying due to her separation from Śiva. Approaching her and wiping off her eyes with his hand he said—‘Dear daughter, do not be afraid, do not cry’. He took her on his lap and consoled [i.e., sāntvayat] her. The lord of the mountains took her immediately to his palace. [...]”.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Sāntvayat (सान्त्वयत्).—mfn. (-yan-yantī-yat) Consoling, appeasing. E. sāntv to console, śatṛ aff.

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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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Ends with: Abhishantvayat.

Full-text: Abhisantv.

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