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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Vihvalatva (विह्वलत्व) refers to “excitement and great confusion”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.7 (“The gods pray”).—Accordingly, as Sanatkumāra narrated to Vyāsa: “[...] In the meantime on hearing their multifarious voices, Kumbhodara of excessive refulgence beat the gods with a baton. The terrified gods shouting ‘Hā Hā’ fled from there. The sages faltered and fell on the ground. There was excitement and great confusion (vihvalatva). Unnerved and languid, Indra crawled on his knees. The celestial sages dropped to the ground. [...]”.

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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

Vihvalatva (विह्वलत्व):—[=vi-hvala-tva] [from vi-hvala > vi-hval] n. agitation, perturbation, consternation, anxiety, [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: Tva, Vihvala.

Full-text: Vihvalata.

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