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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexRudhirāmbha (रुधिराम्भ).—(see Rudhirāndha) a hell into which are thrown Brāhmaṇa actors, fishermen, prisoners, informers, those living by their wives' immoral earnings, those attending to secular affairs on Parvas, incendiaries, ungrateful companions, sooth-sayers, magic performers and sellers of the juice of trees.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 3. 22-3.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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