Explain in brief the following words
Stupa
Epic
Purana
Answers
Uʀ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀ
sᴛᴜᴘᴀ
A small box is usually placed at the centre of the stupa. The box may contain the bodily remains of Buddha or his followers. ... A pradakshina path was usually made around the stupa.
ᴇᴘɪᴄ
An epic is a long poem or other work of art celebrating heroic feats. ... Epic comes from the Greek word for song, because Greek poets like Homer sang their poems. We tend to use epic for long, ambitious novels or movies, especially if they involve a long journey.
Pᴜʀᴀɴᴀ
The word Purana (/pʊˈrɑːnə/; Sanskrit: पुराण, purāṇa) literally means "ancient, old", and it is a vast genre of Indian literature about a wide range of topics, particularly legends and other traditional lore. ... The Puranas do not enjoy the authority of a scripture in Hinduism, but are considered as Smritis.