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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Surāṅganā (सुराङ्गना).—A daughter of Nāgnajit.^*

• * Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 243.

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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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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

surāṅganā (सुरांगना).—f (S) A woman of the gods, a courtesan of Swarg.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

surāṅganā (सुरांगना).—f A woman of the gods, a courte- san of svarga.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Surāṅganā (सुराङ्गना).—a celestial woman or damsel, an apsaras; प्रतिघाय समाधिभेदिनीं हरिरस्मै हरिणीं सुराङ्गनाम् (pratighāya samādhibhedinīṃ harirasmai hariṇīṃ surāṅganām) R.8.79.

Surāṅganā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sura and aṅganā (अङ्गना).

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

Surāṅganā (सुराङ्गना).—f.

(-nā) An Apsara or courtezan of heaven, a nymph, a sylph, a fairy. E. sura, and aṅganā a female.

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

Surāṅganā (सुराङ्गना).—[feminine] = surayuvati.

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

Surāṅganā (सुराङ्गना):—[from sura > sur] f. a celestial woman, Apsaras, [Nalopākhyāna; Kāvya literature; Kathāsaritsāgara etc.]

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

Surāṅganā (सुराङ्गना):—[surā+ṅganā] (nā) 1. f. A courtezan of heaven, a nymph.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Surāṅganā (सुराङ्गना) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Suraṃgaṇā.

[Sanskrit to German]

Surangana in German

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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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Suraṃgaṇā (सुरंगणा) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Surāṅganā.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Partial matches: Angana, Sura.

Full-text (+67): Kamakalika, Kamasharonmadini, Bodhavati, Bhoganidhi, Prabodhavati, Jayavati, Jaganmohinī, Janamohini, Lavanyalahari, Manomohini, Pikasvara, Kandarpasena, Maralagamana, Premavati, Madanaprabha, Nihshama, Malayavati, Jayaghosha, Madanamanjari, Padmakarnika.

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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)

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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)

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