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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Svastrī (स्वस्त्री) refers to “one’s own wife”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.2 (“The birth of Śiva’s son”).—Accordingly, after Nārada spoke to Agni: “[...] O saintly one, the women became pregnant and were distressed by the burning sensation. They went home. O dear, Arundhatī was displeased with fire. O dear, the husbands on seeing the plight of their wives (svastrī-gati) became furious. They consulted one another and discarded them. O dear, on seeing their own state the six ladies felt very miserable and distressed. [...]”.

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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

svastrī (स्वस्त्री).—f (S Own woman.) One's wife.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Shva, Stri.

Starts with: Svastriya.

Full-text: Costiri, Svasri, Ompatu, Anyastri, Abhisarika.

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