[Skt.] adj. Old, ancient, puratanamu. n. An ancient story, or legend, a mythological tale, a rhapsody or string of stories. The name of a class of books in Indian literature. purvakatha. sthalapuranamu local archives, a book regarding the origin of a town, &c. pauranikakatha an old tale or romance. puranamuceppu to chant or read a legend to an audience.puranamuvinu to be an auditor of a legend which is recited. puranabhattudu a mere block-head, one who recites a legend without knowing the meaning of it. puranincu or puranincu puranintsu. v. n. To recite a Purana, puranamu ceppu. To become inveterate, chronic, or constitutional, as a disease, vardhillu, vijrmbhincu. vyadhi puranincinadi the disease became chronic. purana dampatulu.purana-dampatulu. n. The ‘primeval pair,’ a phrase for Siva and Parvati, or Vishnu and Lakshmi. A phrase like Adam and Eve.