HyperDic: purana

English > 1 sense of the word *Purana*:
NOUN	communication	Purana	a body of 18 works written between the first and 11th centuries and incorporating legends and speculative histories of the universe and myths and customary observances

English > *Purana*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	A body of 18 works written between the first and 11th centuries and incorporating legends and speculative histories of the universe and myths and customary observances.
Broader	Sanskrit literature	Hindu literature written in Sanskrit
Adjectives	Puranic	of or relating to the Purana