𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡 (purāṇa). Cognate with Pali purāṇa.

Adjective

𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡 (purāṇa) (Devanagari पुराण, Gujarati પુરાણ, Kannada ಪುರಾಣ) (Ardhamāgadhī, Jain Māhārāṣṭrī, Māhārāṣṭrī)

1. old, worn out
   • c. 8th century CE, Vākpati-rāja, Gauḍavadha 646:

     𑀉𑀅𑀅-𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀯𑀺𑀁 𑀫𑀼𑀅𑀁𑀢𑁄 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡-𑀓𑀭𑀺-𑀤𑀁𑀢-𑀧𑀺𑀗𑁆𑀕𑀮-𑀫𑀊𑀳𑁄 𑁇
     𑀇𑀳 𑀲𑁄𑀳𑀇 𑀲𑀺𑀳𑀭𑀸𑀲𑀢𑁆𑀢-𑀫𑀁𑀟𑀮𑁄-𑀚𑀸𑀫𑀺𑀡𑀻-𑀡𑀸𑀳𑁄 𑁈𑁬𑁪𑁬𑁈

     uaa-cchaviṃ muaṃto purāṇa-kari-daṃta-piṅgala-maūho .
     iha sohaï siharāsatta-maṃḍalo-jāmiṇī-ṇāho .646.

     • 1975 translation by Narhari Govind Suru

       646. The moon, shedding off the rising glow (uaa-chavi), his rays (now) yellowish like an old piece of ivory,
       looks beautiful, as his orb rests on the mountain-peak.

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑁄 (purāṇo)	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸 (purāṇā)
Accusative	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀁 (purāṇaṃ)	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑁂 (purāṇe) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸 (purāṇā)
Instrumental	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀡 (purāṇeṇa) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀡𑀁 (purāṇeṇaṃ)	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺 (purāṇehi) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (purāṇehiṃ)
Dative	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀅 (purāṇāa)	—
Ablative	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀑 (purāṇāo) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀉 (purāṇāu) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸 (purāṇā) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺 (purāṇāhi) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (purāṇāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀲𑁆𑀲 (purāṇassa)	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀡 (purāṇāṇa) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀡𑀁 (purāṇāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (purāṇammi) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑁂 (purāṇe)	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼 (purāṇesu) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (purāṇesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡 (purāṇa) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸 (purāṇā)	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸 (purāṇā)

Maharastri declension of 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸 (purāṇā)	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀑 (purāṇāo) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀉 (purāṇāu) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸 (purāṇā)
Accusative	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀁 (purāṇaṃ)	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀑 (purāṇāo) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀉 (purāṇāu) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸 (purāṇā)
Instrumental	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀏 (purāṇāe) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀇 (purāṇāi) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀅 (purāṇāa)	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺 (purāṇāhi) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁 (purāṇāhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀑 (purāṇāo) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀉 (purāṇāu)	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (purāṇāhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀏 (purāṇāe) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀇 (purāṇāi) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀅 (purāṇāa)	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀡 (purāṇāṇa) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀡𑀁 (purāṇāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀏 (purāṇāe) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀇 (purāṇāi) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀅 (purāṇāa)	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀲𑀼 (purāṇāsu) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀲𑀼𑀁 (purāṇāsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑁂 (purāṇe) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸 (purāṇā)	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀑 (purāṇāo) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀉 (purāṇāu) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸 (purāṇā)

Maharastri declension of 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀻 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀻 (purāṇī)	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀑 (purāṇīo) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀻 (purāṇī)
Accusative	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀺𑀁 (purāṇiṃ)	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀑 (purāṇīo) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀻 (purāṇī)
Instrumental	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀏 (purāṇīe)	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀳𑀺 (purāṇīhi) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁 (purāṇīhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀑 (purāṇīo)	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (purāṇīhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀏 (purāṇīe)	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀡 (purāṇīṇa) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀡𑀁 (purāṇīṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀏 (purāṇīe)	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀲𑀼 (purāṇīsu) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀲𑀼𑀁 (purāṇīsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀺 (purāṇi) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀻 (purāṇī)	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀑 (purāṇīo) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀻 (purāṇī)

Maharastri declension of 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀁 (purāṇaṃ)	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (purāṇāiṃ) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀇 (purāṇāi)
Accusative	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀁 (purāṇaṃ)	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (purāṇāiṃ) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀇 (purāṇāi)
Instrumental	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀡 (purāṇeṇa) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀡𑀁 (purāṇeṇaṃ)	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺 (purāṇehi) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (purāṇehiṃ)
Dative	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀅 (purāṇāa)	—
Ablative	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀑 (purāṇāo) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀉 (purāṇāu) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸 (purāṇā) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺 (purāṇāhi) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (purāṇāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀲𑁆𑀲 (purāṇassa)	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀡 (purāṇāṇa) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀡𑀁 (purāṇāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (purāṇammi) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑁂 (purāṇe)	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼 (purāṇesu) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (purāṇesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡 (purāṇa) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸 (purāṇā)	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (purāṇāiṃ) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀇 (purāṇāi)

Descendants

• Avahattha: 𑖢𑖲𑖨𑖯𑖡 (purāna)

Terms inherited from 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡-𑀅 (purāṇa-a)

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Eastern Hindi:
    • Old Awadhi: पुरानी f (purānī)
      • Awadhi: {xlit|awa|पुराना}}

        Devanagari script: पुराना

        Kaithi script: 𑂣𑂳𑂩𑂰𑂢𑂰

      • Chhattisgarhi: पुराना (purānā)
  • Western Hindi:
    • Old Braj: पुरानि (purāni), पुरानै (purānai)
      • Braj: पुरानौ (purānau)
    • Old Hindi: पूरानां (pūrānāṃ)
      • Bundeli: पुरानो (purāno)
      • Haryanvi: पुराणा (purāṇā), पुराना (purānā)
      • Middle Hindi: پرانا (prana /⁠purānā⁠/)
        • Hindustani: purānā

          Hindi: पुराना

          Urdu: پُرانا

• Eastern Indo-Aryan:
  • Bengali-Assamese:
    • Assamese: পুৰণা (purona), পুৰণি (puroni)
    • Bengali: পুরানো (puranō)
    • Chakma: purani

      Bengali script: পুরনি

      Chakma script: 𑄛𑄪𑄢𑄧𑄚𑄨

    • Rohingya: furan

      Arabic script: فُرَن

      Hanifi Rohingya script: 𐴉𐴟𐴌𐴝𐴕

      Latin script: furan

    • Sylheti: furan, furana

      Bengali script: পুরান, পুরানা

      Syloti Nagri script: ꠙꠥꠞꠣꠘ, ꠙꠥꠞꠣꠘꠣ

  • Bihari:
    • Bhojpuri: purān

      Devanagari script: पुरान

      Kaithi script: 𑂣𑂳𑂩𑂰𑂢

    • Magahi: purānā

      Devanagari script: पुराना

      Kaithi script: 𑂣𑂳𑂩𑂰𑂢𑂰

    • Maithili: purān

      Devanagari script: पुरान

      Kaithi script: 𑂣𑂳𑂩𑂰𑂢

  • Odia: ପୁରୁଣା (puruṇā)
• Insular Indo-Aryan:
  • Dhivehi: ޕަރަނަ (parana)
  • Sinhalese: පරණ (paraṇa), පැරණි (pæraṇi)
• Northern Indo-Aryan:
  • Central Pahari:
    • Garhwali: पुराणो (purāṇo)
    • Kumaoni: पुराणो
  • Eastern Pahari:
    • Doteli: पुर्ना (purnā)
    • Nepali: पुरानो (purāno)
  • Western Pahari:
    • Dogri: parānā, purānā

      Devanagari script: पराना, पुराना

      Dogra script: 𑠞𑠤𑠬𑠝𑠬, 𑠞𑠯𑠤𑠬𑠝𑠬

    • Jaunsari: पुराणा (purāṇā), प्राणा (prāṇā)
    • Kochi: पुराणो
    • Kotgarhi: पराणो
• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Punjabic:
    • Old Punjabi: ਪੁਰਾਣਾ (purāṇā)
      • Punjabi: purāṇā

        Gurmukhi script: ਪੁਰਾਣਾ

        Shahmukhi script: پُراݨا

      • Saraiki: purāṇā

        Devanagari script: पुराणा

        Multani script: 𑊛𑊢𑊕

        Shahmukhi script: پُراݨا

  • Sindhic:
    • Kachchi: purāṇũ

      Gujarati script: પુરાણું

      Khudawadi script: 𑋒𑋣𑋙𑋠𑋌𑋣𑋟

    • Kholosi: peroɳo
    • Sindhi: purāṇo

      Arabic script: پُراڻو

      Devanagari script: पुराणो

      Khudawadi script: 𑋒𑋣𑋙𑋠𑋌𑋧

• Southern Indo-Aryan:
  • Konkani: porṇẽ

    Devanagari script: पोरणें

    Kannada script: ಪೊರಣೆಂ

    Latin script: pornnem

  • Old Marathi: purāṇa, purānai

    Devanagari script: पुराण, पुरानै

    Modi script: 𑘢𑘳𑘨𑘰𑘜, 𑘢𑘳𑘨𑘰𑘡𑘺

    • Marathi: [Term?] purāṇe

      Devanagari script: पुराणे

      Modi script: 𑘢𑘳𑘨𑘰𑘜𑘹

    • Varhadi: purāna

      Devanagari script: पुरानं

      Modi script: 𑘢𑘳𑘨𑘰𑘡𑘽

• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Ahirani: पुरानं (purāna)
  • Gojri: پُرانو (purāno)
  • Gujarati: પુરાણું (purāṇũ)
  • Marwari: purāṇau

    Devanagari script: पुराणौ

    Mahajani script: 𑅨𑅒𑅭𑅢𑅒

  • Mewati: पुराणो (purāṇo)
  • Mewari: पुराणो (purāṇo)
  • Romani: purano
  • Wagdi: पुराणो

Proper noun

𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡 (purāṇa) n (Devanagari पुराण)

1. (Hinduism) Purana

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀁 (purāṇaṃ)	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (purāṇāiṃ) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀇 (purāṇāi)
Accusative	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀁 (purāṇaṃ)	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (purāṇāiṃ) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀇 (purāṇāi)
Instrumental	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀡 (purāṇeṇa) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀡𑀁 (purāṇeṇaṃ)	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺 (purāṇehi) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (purāṇehiṃ)
Dative	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀅 (purāṇāa)	—
Ablative	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀑 (purāṇāo) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀉 (purāṇāu) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸 (purāṇā) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺 (purāṇāhi) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (purāṇāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀲𑁆𑀲 (purāṇassa)	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀡 (purāṇāṇa) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀡𑀁 (purāṇāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (purāṇammi) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑁂 (purāṇe)	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼 (purāṇesu) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (purāṇesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡 (purāṇa) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸 (purāṇā)	𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (purāṇāiṃ) or 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀇 (purāṇāi)

Descendants

• Kasmiri Apabhramsa: 𑆥𑆶𑆫𑆳𑆟 (purāṇa)

Further reading

More information

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “पुराण”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 608.
• Maharaj, Ratnachandraji (1923-1938) “पुराण”, in An Illustrated Ardha-Magadhi Dictionary, volume 3, Kesarichand Bhandari, page 613, column 2; republished Bungalow Road, Jawahar Nagar, Delhi 110007: Motilal Banarsidass, 1988
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “purāṇá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 469