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 |
27 |
Bhakti |
15 |
Genealogies |
13 |
śruti, Veda |
11 |
praise of Viṣṇu (namas) |
9 |
pralaya, destruction of the world |
9 |
systematics |
9 |
Cosmogony |
8 |
Creation of the world |
6 |
Names of Viṣṇu, sahasranāman |
6 |
Alchemy |
6 |
vrata |
6 |
avatāras |
5 |
marriage, wedding |
4 |
saṃskāras |
4 |
Pulomā/an |
4 |
Shivaism, Śiva |
4 |
utsarga, utsarjana, dismissal |
4 |
Bhṛgu |
4 |
Dharmaśāstra |
4 |
dharma |
4 |
prāyaścitta |
4 |
Matsyāvatāra |
4 |
King, rājanīti |
4 |
godāna |
4 |
svādhyāya |
4 |
aśvamedha, hayamedha |
4 |
Giving, dāna |
3 |
five mahāyajñas |
3 |
Lexicography |
3 |
inundation |
3 |
non-standard Vedas (sarpaveda, ...) |
3 |
Teacher (guru) and pupil (śiṣya), ācārya |
3 |
senses, indriya |
3 |
origin of the Vedas |
3 |
varṇas, castes |
3 |
penance, prāyaścitta |
3 |
Tīrthas |
3 |
Sāṃkhya |
3 |
Liberation, mokṣa, release |
3 |
karman doctrine |
3 |
dīkṣā |
2 |
Sacrifice, yajña |
2 |
Medicine |
2 |
Prajāpati's children |
2 |
Tripura |
2 |
eating, food, anna |
2 |
Brahmā |
2 |
war |
2 |
Manu, manvantara |
2 |
death rites, funeral rites, aurdhvadehika, pitṛmedha |
2 |
Rituals |
2 |
śrāddha |
2 |
ātman |
2 |
jātaka, avadāna |
2 |
bali |
1 |
Tāraka |
1 |
Property of Brahmins |
1 |
botany, plants |
1 |
long live, āyus |
1 |
Sagara, Sāgara |
1 |
sāman |
1 |
jñāna, ajñāna, vidyā, śruta, knowledge |
1 |
Nara-Nārāyaṇa |
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 |
good behaviour |
1 |
Sleeping |
1 |
Paraśurāma |
1 |
gṛhastha, householder |
1 |
(Im-)purity |
1 |
Inheritance, heritage, heirs |
1 |
Witness |
1 |
Law |
1 |
āśrama |
1 |
Buddha's life |
1 |
narrative literature |
1 |
Brideship and marriage |
1 |
hathayoga |
1 |
vānaprastha |
1 |
Asceticism, tapas |
1 |
Kashmirian Shivaism |
1 |
Religion and Philosophy |
1 |
Astrology |
1 |
Cosmogony (gen.) |
1 |
Dāruvana |
1 |
fast, upavāsa, upavasatha |
1 |
Agriculture |
1 |
Pitṛ worship, pitṛyajña |
1 |
purity, impurity, śuddhi, śodhana, śauca |
1 |
Kṣatriya |
1 |
sahasranāman |
1 |
Brahmin |
1 |
study, śiṣya, adhyāya |
1 |
weapons, arms |
1 |
Nandin |
1 |
sexuality |
1 |
Cosmology |
1 |
Debt |
1 |
Purāṇa |
1 |
Mahābhārata |
1 |
Magic, rites with a purpose, abhicāra |
1 |
yuga theory |
1 |
kṛcchra |
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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