# Purana

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #66,225

## Definitions
1. A text that is part of an ancient Indian genre of Hindu or Jain written literature, concerning various topics, including cosmogony and mythology.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit पुराण (purāṇá, literally “old, ancient”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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