Lemma: purāṇa (n)
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Temporal probability mass distribution
- a thing or event of the past (MW)
- an ancient tale or legend (MW)
- name of a class of sacred works (supposed to have been compiled by the poet Vyāsa and to treat of 5 topics) (MW)
- name of a work (containing an index of the contents of a number of Padma and some other wks.) (MW)
- old traditional history (MW)
| Topic |
Frequency |
| Viṣṇu, Vishnuism |
29 |
| Bhakti |
15 |
| Genealogies |
13 |
| śruti, Veda |
11 |
| praise of Viṣṇu (namas) |
9 |
| systematics |
9 |
| avatāras |
9 |
| pralaya, destruction of the world |
9 |
| Cosmogony |
8 |
| vrata |
6 |
| Creation of the world |
6 |
| Names of Viṣṇu, sahasranāman |
6 |
| Alchemy |
6 |
| Matsyāvatāra |
4 |
| prāyaścitta |
4 |
| godāna |
4 |
| dharma |
4 |
| saṃskāras |
4 |
| svādhyāya |
4 |
| King, rājanīti |
4 |
| marriage, wedding |
4 |
| utsarga, utsarjana, dismissal |
4 |
| Dharmaśāstra |
4 |
| aśvamedha, hayamedha |
4 |
| Shivaism, Śiva |
4 |
| Pulomā/an |
4 |
| Bhṛgu |
4 |
| Balarāma |
3 |
| inundation |
3 |
| Teacher (guru) and pupil (śiṣya), ācārya |
3 |
| senses, indriya |
3 |
| Tīrthas |
3 |
| penance, prāyaścitta |
3 |
| origin of the Vedas |
3 |
| varṇas, castes |
3 |
| karman doctrine |
3 |
| Giving, dāna |
3 |
| Liberation, mokṣa, release |
3 |
| non-standard Vedas (sarpaveda, ...) |
3 |
| Sāṃkhya |
3 |
| five mahāyajñas |
3 |
| Lexicography |
3 |
| Tripura |
2 |
| eating, food, anna |
2 |
| Medicine |
2 |
| Viṣṇu's sleep |
2 |
| Sacrifice, yajña |
2 |
| Manu, manvantara |
2 |
| Prajāpati's children |
2 |
| war |
2 |
| Mahābhārata |
2 |
| Rituals |
2 |
| Brahmā |
2 |
| ātman |
2 |
| jātaka, avadāna |
2 |
| death rites, funeral rites, aurdhvadehika, pitṛmedha |
2 |
| śrāddha |
2 |
| dīkṣā |
2 |
| bali |
1 |
| Tāraka |
1 |
| Property of Brahmins |
1 |
| long live, āyus |
1 |
| botany, plants |
1 |
| Sagara, Sāgara |
1 |
| sāman |
1 |
| brahman |
1 |
| om, oṃ, oṃkāra |
1 |
| ucchiṣṭa, remainder of the sacrifice |
1 |
| son, advantage of having sons |
1 |
| vaiśvadeva |
1 |
| jātakarman |
1 |
| upākaraṇa, upākarman, start |
1 |
| brahmayajña |
1 |
| kṛcchra |
1 |
| Nara-Nārāyaṇa |
1 |
| weapons, arms |
1 |
| good behaviour |
1 |
| Buddha's life |
1 |
| Cosmogony (gen.) |
1 |
| (Im-)purity |
1 |
| Inheritance, heritage, heirs |
1 |
| Witness |
1 |
| Law |
1 |
| āśrama |
1 |
| gṛhastha, householder |
1 |
| Dāruvana |
1 |
| narrative literature |
1 |
| hathayoga |
1 |
| vānaprastha |
1 |
| Asceticism, tapas |
1 |
| Kashmirian Shivaism |
1 |
| Religion and Philosophy |
1 |
| Astrology |
1 |
| Brideship and marriage |
1 |
| Nandin |
1 |
| jñāna, ajñāna, vidyā, śruta, knowledge |
1 |
| Brahmin |
1 |
| Paraśurāma |
1 |
| fast, upavāsa, upavasatha |
1 |
| Pitṛ worship, pitṛyajña |
1 |
| purity, impurity, śuddhi, śodhana, śauca |
1 |
| Kṣatriya |
1 |
| sahasranāman |
1 |
| study, śiṣya, adhyāya |
1 |
| yuga theory |
1 |
| Agriculture |
1 |
| Sleeping |
1 |
| sexuality |
1 |
| Cosmology |
1 |
| Debt |
1 |
| Purāṇa |
1 |
| Magic, rites with a purpose, abhicāra |
1 |
| aṃśāvatāra |
1 |
| Concept | Notes | Count |
|---|
| Purāṇa | name of a class of sacred works (supposed to have been compiled by the poet Vyāsa and to treat of 5 topics) | 40 |
| narration | an account describing incidents or events; "after dinner he told the children stories of his adventures" | 5 |
| past | the time that has elapsed; "forget the past" | 1 |
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