Itihasa definitions

Itihasa

Itihas (Sanskrit: Itihās, `historical event`; from iti + ha + ās, lit. `so indeed it was`) as defined by Amarakosha (I.6.4) refers to purvavritta, i.e. events of the past. In the Vedic age, those portions of the Brahmanas which narrated events of bygone days were known as itihasa and had some ritualistic importance. The recitation of the iti...
Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itihasa

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itihāsa

history, historical events; traditionally this term applies to the epics: Rāmāyaṇa and Mahābhārata
Found on http://indiafacts.org/glossary-of-terms-in-hinduism/

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Itihasa

history. The Mahabharata and Ramayana constitute the two Itihasas.
Found on https://iskconeducationalservices.org/HoH/extras/02glossary.htm

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