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{{Dictkey|སྔོན་གྱི་རབས།}} ([[Wyl.]] ''sngon gyi rabs '') {{Color|#808080|''Pron.:'' ngön gyi rab}}
{{Dictkey|སྔོན་གྱི་རབས།}} ([[Wyl.]] ''sngon gyi rabs '') {{Color|#808080|''Pron.:'' ngön gyi rab}}
* ''Skt.'' पुराणम्, purāṇa, {{Color|#006060|''Pron.:'' purana}}. From {{Color|#006060|''Sanskrit:''}} or | belonging to ancient or olden times, ancient, old  | also = withered, worn out, •opp. to | a Karsha or measure of silver (= 16 Paṇas of cowries) | also | N. of a Ṛishi | the ancients | a thing or event of the past, an ancient tale or legend, old traditional history. | N. of a class of sacred works (supposed to have been compiled by the poet Vyāsa and to treat of 5 topics | the chief Purāṇas are 18, grouped in 3 divisions: viz. 1. Rājasa exalting Brahmā | the Brahma, Brahmāṇḍa, Brahmavaivarta, Mārkaṇḍeya, Bhavishya, Vāmana | 2. Sāttvika exalting Vishṇu | the Vishṇu, Bhāgavata, Nāradīya, Garuḍa, Padma, Varāha | 3. Tāmasa exalting Śiva | the Śiva, Liñga, Skanda, Agni or in place of it the Vāyu, Matsya, Kūrma | by some the Padma and some other works.) {{Context|[[:Category:Mahavyutpatti|Mahavyutpatti]]}} {{Context|[[:Category:Sanskrit|Sanskrit]]}} {{Dictref|[[MVP]]}} {{Dictref|[[MW]]}}
* ''Skt.'' पुराणम्, purāṇa, {{Color|#006060|''Pron.:'' purana}}. From {{Color|#006060|''Sanskrit:''}} or | belonging to ancient or olden times, ancient, old  | also = withered, worn out, •opp. to | a Karsha or measure of silver (= 16 Paṇas of cowries) | also | N. of a Ṛishi | the ancients | a thing or event of the past, an ancient tale or legend, old traditional history. | N. of a class of sacred works (supposed to have been compiled by the poet Vyāsa and to treat of 5 topics | the chief Purāṇas are 18, grouped in 3 divisions: viz. 1. Rājasa exalting Brahmā | the Brahma, Brahmāṇḍa, Brahmavaivarta, Mārkaṇḍeya, Bhavishya, Vāmana | 2. Sāttvika exalting Vishṇu | the Vishṇu, Bhāgavata, Nāradīya, Garuḍa, Padma, Varāha | 3. Tāmasa exalting Śiva | the Śiva, Liñga, Skanda, Agni or in place of it the Vāyu, Matsya, Kūrma | by some the Padma and some other works.) {{Context|[[:Category:Mahavyutpatti|Mahavyutpatti]]}} {{Context|[[:Category:Sanskrit|Sanskrit]]}} {{Dictref|[[MVP]]}} {{Dictref|[[MW]]}}
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[[Category:Tibetan-English Dictionary]][[Category:Mahavyutpatti]][[Category:Sanskrit]][[Category:Monier-Williams]]

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སྔོན་གྱི་རབས། (Wyl. sngon gyi rabs ) Pron.: ngön gyi rab

  • Skt. पुराणम्, purāṇa, Pron.: purana. From Sanskrit: or | belonging to ancient or olden times, ancient, old | also = withered, worn out, •opp. to | a Karsha or measure of silver (= 16 Paṇas of cowries) | also | N. of a Ṛishi | the ancients | a thing or event of the past, an ancient tale or legend, old traditional history. | N. of a class of sacred works (supposed to have been compiled by the poet Vyāsa and to treat of 5 topics | the chief Purāṇas are 18, grouped in 3 divisions: viz. 1. Rājasa exalting Brahmā | the Brahma, Brahmāṇḍa, Brahmavaivarta, Mārkaṇḍeya, Bhavishya, Vāmana | 2. Sāttvika exalting Vishṇu | the Vishṇu, Bhāgavata, Nāradīya, Garuḍa, Padma, Varāha | 3. Tāmasa exalting Śiva | the Śiva, Liñga, Skanda, Agni or in place of it the Vāyu, Matsya, Kūrma | by some the Padma and some other works.) [Mahavyutpatti] [Sanskrit] MVP MW