(Sanskritan ancient Indic language of India, in which the Hindu scriptures and classical Indian epic poems are written, and from which many northern Indian languages are derived: “Ancient”) in the sacred literature of Hinduism, any of a number of popular encyclopaedic collections of mytha traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people--or explaining a natural or social phenomenon, typically involving supernatural beings or events More, legenda traditional story popularly regarded as historical truth but unauthenticated (the legend of King Arthur) More, and genealogythe study of family origins and history; genealogy is a combination of two Greek words meaning family and science; therefore, the science of studying a family's history; More, varying greatly as to date and origin.
