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♪ purāṇa
ಪುರಾಣ
- (adjective)
- belonging to olden times; old; ancient.
- long; esp. too long or so long as to be tiresome; lengthy.
- decayed; worn out; dilapidated.
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♪ purāṇa
ಪುರಾಣ
- (noun)
- the quality or fact of being ancient.
- that which belongs to ancient times.
- a tale, story of the past; a legend; ancient or legendary history.
- any of the eighteen Samskřta texts, compiled and edited by Vēdavyāsa, that include myths, legends, methods of worship, geographical and historical details, etc. and which traditionally have five main topics - creation, re-creation (after periodic destruction), geneology (of gods and sages), Manvantaras, an account of great periods of time, and histories of dynasties.
- similar works in Jaina tradition.
- (fig.) a lengthy, tiresome account, narration, etc.
- idle talk; tattle.
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♪ pūraṇa
ಪೂರಣ
- (noun)
- = ಪೂರ1 - 1, 4 & 8.
- that which complements another to become complete or which supplements another.
- the quality or condition of being complete; wholeness.
- the act or fact of accomplishing (something).
- a sweet thing that is stuffed in to a cake.
- the act of playing a wind-instrument (as a flute) by blowing air though it.
- the tree Salmalia malabarica of Bombacaceae family.
- another tree Bombax pentaphyllum of the same family.
- a number added to another to make the later a full or round number.
- a bending of a bow (while stringing).
- (math.) the process of finding the product of two quantities by multiplying one with the other; multiplication.
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♪ pūrṇa
ಪೂರ್ಣ
- (adjective)
- containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; full.
- complete especially in detail, number or duration.
- not lacking in any essential; perfect.
- completed; accomplished; done fully.
- able; capable; competent.
- bent; caused to bow.
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♪ pūrṇa
ಪೂರ್ಣ
- (noun)
- = ಪೂರಣ - 5 & 7.
- the quality of being complex, having more parts, persons, things connected with each other.
- (dance) a blowing of cheeks from within.
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♪ paraṇa
ಪರಣ
- (noun)
- over-bearing pride; insolent display of superiority and self-importance; arrogance; insolence; disdain.
- disdainful words or speech.
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♪ paraṇa
ಪರಣ
- (noun)
- the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in living beings, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the soul.
- (fig.) a most dearest person.
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♪ parṇa
ಪರ್ಣ
- (noun)
- a wing of a bird.
- a leaf of a plant, in gen.
- in particular, a leaf of betal plant.
- the tree Butea frondosa of Papilionaceae family; bastard teak.
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♪ prāṇa
ಪ್ರಾಣ
- (noun)
- the process of taking air into the lungs and letting it out; an inhaling and exhaling.
- the air inhaled by living beings.
- the entity in living beings distinct from the physical body and experiences and carries out all the functions of the body.
- food, the essential thing for the survival of all living beings.
- physical strength of a living being.
- one of the five vital winds in the human body.
- the Supreme Being.
- the plant Cocotrine aloes, given to a woman in child-birth.
- (fig.) the most loved thing or a beloved person.
- ಪ್ರಾಣ ಕಳೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳು prāṇa kḷedukoḷḷu to end one's life; to commit suicide; ಪ್ರಾಣಕ್ಕೆ ಬರು prāṇakke baru (fig.) (a very difficult situation) to arise; ಪ್ರಾಣ ತಿನ್ನು prāṇa tinnu to annoy or bother persistently or repeatedly; 2. to compel unreasonably and persistently; ಪ್ರಾಣ ಹಿಂಡು prāṇa hiṇḍu = ಪ್ರಾಣ ತಿನ್ನು; ಪ್ರಾಣ ಹಿಡಿ prāṇa hiḍi (fig.) to hold one's life tenaciously (for a purpose, despite odds and difficulties); ಪ್ರಾಣ ಹೋಗು prāṇa hōgu (death) to occur; 2. (fig.) to experience great pain, agony or to undergo severe embarrassment.
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♪ pēraṇa
ಪೇರಣ
- (noun)
- a dance show.