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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Surārihan (सुरारिहन्) refers to the “destroyer of the Asuras” and is used to describe Viṣṇu, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.17 (“The fight between Viṣṇu and Jalandhara”).—Accordingly, as Sanatkumāra narrated to Vyāsa: “[...] Then a great battle ensued between Viṣṇu and Jalandhara, the ruler of Asuras, both filling up the sky with their arrows. [...] Viṣṇu the infuriated destroyer of the Asuras (surārihan) smote the Asura Jalandhara with a very sharp terrifying arrow. On seeing his arrow coming, the powerful Asura cut it off with another arrow and hit Viṣṇu in the chest. [...]”.

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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: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Surārihan (सुरारिहन्):—[=surāri-han] [from surāri > sura > sur] m. ‘destroyer of the enemy of the g°’, Name of Śiva, [Mahābhārata]

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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: Han, Surari.

Starts with: Surarihantri.

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