Sthanani, Sthānānī: 1 definition
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSthānānī (स्थानानी).—Fourteen worlds of which seven were made and seven mind-born. bhū to satya were created.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 2. 8, 18, 31.
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: Sthananighantu, Sthananirdesha, Sthananirnaya, Sthananivasin.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Arts in the Puranas (study) (by Meena Devadatta Jeste)
10. Notes and References for chapter 1 < [Chapter 1 - Music in the Puranas]
5. Music in the Vayu Purana < [Chapter 1 - Music in the Puranas]
Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala (study) (by Shri N. M. Kansara)
6.2. Alankaras (24): Ekavali (single-stringed necklace) < [Chapter 15 - The Tilakamanjari as a Prose Poetic work]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Yajna-varaha—Some more Material < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 1 (1964)]
Purana, Itihasa and Akhyana < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 2 (1964)]
The Sarasvati Purana < [Purana, Volume 10, Part 1 (1968)]
Devala-smriti (critical study) (by Mukund Lalji Wadekar)
References to section [A] < [Chapter 9 - The distinctive features of the Devalasmriti]