Puranic

Puranic

English

Alternative forms

  • Purāṇic

Etymology

Etymology tree
English Purana
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English Puranic

    From Purana + -ic.

    Adjective

    Puranic (comparative more Puranic, superlative most Puranic)

    1. Of or pertaining to the Puranas.
      • 1980, Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty, Women, Androgynes, and Other Mythical Beasts:
        I have always regarded the Purāṇic stories about the Hindu gods as the very best stories in the world, rich in human wisdom and metaphysical truth.

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