Vanecara, Vanēcara: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Vanecara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Vanechara.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationVanecara (वनेचर) refers to the “beasts and residents of the forest”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.19 (“Kāma’s destruction by Śiva”).—Accordingly, after Rati lamented her husband’s death: “Lamenting thus and crying out various piteous words she beat with her hands, kicked with her legs and plucked her hairs. O Nārada, on hearing her lamentation even the beasts and residents of the forest [i.e., vanecara], nay all the immobile trees and bushes became miserable. In the meantime Indra and other gods remembered lord Śiva and consoled Rati saying as follows:—[...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvanēcara (वनेचर).—a S That lives in forests and woods.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvanēcara (वनेचर).—a That lives in forests or woods.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVanecara (वनेचर).—a. [vane carati cara-ṭa aluk sa°] Dwelling in a wood.
-raḥ 1 A forester, woodman; वनेचराणां वनितासखानाम् (vanecarāṇāṃ vanitāsakhānām) Kumārasambhava 1.1; Kirātārjunīya 1.1.
2) An ascetic, a hermit.
3) A wild beast.
4) A sylvan, satyr.
5) A demon.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVanecara (वनेचर).—mfn.
(-raḥ-rā or rī-raṃ) Who or what inhabits in a wood, forest, &c, a forester. m.
(-raḥ) 1. A forester, one of a savage tribe inhabiting woods, a sylvan, a satyr. 2. An imp, &c. E. vane in a forest, cara who goes.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVanecara (वनेचर).—i. e. vana + i -cara, I. adj. Who or what abules in a forest. [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 51, 34. Ii. m. 1. A forester, [Kirātārjunīya] 1, 1. 2. A demon. 3. A wild beast, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 47, 10.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVanecara (वनेचर).—[feminine] ī wandering or dwelling in a forest; [masculine] inhabitant of a forest (either man or animal).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVanecara (वनेचर):—[=vane-cara] [from vane > van] mf(ī)n. wandering or dwelling in a wood, inhabitant of a forest (applied to men, animals and demons), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVanecara (वनेचर):—[vane-cara] (raḥ-rā-rī) 1. m. f. A forester; a satyr; an imp.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVanēcara (ವನೇಚರ):—
1) [noun] a man wandering in forests.
2) [noun] a man living in a forest.
3) [noun] (masc.) a hunter.
4) [noun] any wild animal living in a forest.
5) [noun] any aquatic animal.
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Vānēcara (ವಾನೇಚರ):—
1) [adjective] wandering in forests.
2) [adjective] living in a forest.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vanecaragrya.
Ends with: Pitrivanecara.
Full-text: Vanecaragrya, Vanaukas, Pitrivanecara, Varnilingin, Vanacara, Lingin.
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