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Itihasa

Itihasa proper noun: the collection of written descriptions of important events in Hinduism, including the Mahabharata, the Puranas and the Ramayana.

Proper noun

Itihasa

  1. (Hinduism) The collection of written descriptions of important events in Hinduism, including the Mahabharata, the Puranas and the Ramayana.

Origin of Itihasa

Borrowed from Sanskrit इतिहास (itihāsa).

Questions about Itihasa

What does Itihasa mean?
Itihasa means the collection of written descriptions of important events in Hinduism, including the Mahabharata, the Puranas and the Ramayana.
What part of speech is Itihasa?
Itihasa is a proper noun.

Words near Itihasa in the dictionary

  1. ithyphallus
  2. ITIA
  3. Itie
  4. Ities
  5. Itigi
  6. Itihasa
  7. itikaf
  8. ITIL
  9. ITIN
  10. itineracies
  11. itineracy

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