Aranam, Araṇaṃ, A-ranam, Araṇam, Āraṇam: 2 definitions
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAraṇaṃ (अरणं):—[a-raṇaṃ] adv. Peaceably, without war.
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.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconAraṇam (அரணம்) noun probably from śaraṇa.
1. Protection; காவல். என்னுயிர்க் கரண நாடி [kaval. ennuyirk karana nadi] (யசோதர. [yasothara.] 2, 61).
2. Hedge, enclosure; வேலி. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [veli. (sudamaninigandu)]
3. Fort; கோட்டைமதில். முழுமுத லரண முற்றலும் [kottaimathil. muzhumutha larana murralum] (தொல். பொ. [thol. po.] 65).
4. Forest, as a strong defence; காட்டுத்துருக்கம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kattuthurukkam. (pingalagandu)]
5. Coat of mail; கவசம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kavasam. (pingalagandu)]
6. Dart, javelin; வேல். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [vel. (pingalagandu)]
7. Remedy; பரிகாரம். அரணமில் கூற்றின் முரண்டொலை யொருவ னும் [parigaram. aranamil kurrin murandolai yoruva num] (ஞானாமிர்தம் [gnanamirtham] 56).
8. Sandal; செருப்பு. அடிபுதை யரணம் [seruppu. adiputhai yaranam] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: பெரும்பாணாற்றுப்படை [pathuppattu: perumbanarruppadai] 69).
9. Bed, couch; மஞ்சம். (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [mancham. (agarathi nigandu)]
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Araṇam (அரணம்) noun < jaraṇā. Black cumin. See கருஞ்சீரகம். [karunchiragam.] (தைலவருக்கச்சுருக்கம் தைல. [thailavarukkachurukkam thaila.] 112.)
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Āraṇam (ஆரணம்) noun cf. āraṇyaka.
1. A portion of the Vēda. See ஆரண்யகம். [aranyagam.] (சிவஞானசித்தியார் சுபக்ஷம் [sivagnanasithiyar supagsham] 8, 27, மறை. [marai.])
2. Vēda, by synecdoche; வேதம். ஆரணத்துறையுளாய் [vetham. aranathuraiyulay] (கம்பராமாயணம் தாடகை. [kambaramayanam thadagai.] 2).
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Araṇam (அரணம்) noun < அரண். [aran.] cf. ṛṇa. Bastion; கொத்தளம். (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [kothalam. (agarathi nigandu)]
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Araṇam (அரணம்) noun < araṇya.
1. Jungle; காடு. (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [kadu. (agarathi nigandu)]
2. Obstruction; தடை. அறிவு காணாமே அரண மல்லவர்க் கிவைகடந் தறிவரிதாக [thadai. arivu kaname arana mallavark kivaigadan tharivarithaga] (கம்பராமாயணம் மீட்சிப். [kambaramayanam midsip.] 106).
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Araṇam (அரணம்) noun < haraṇa.
1. (Arithmetic) Division; வகுத்தல். [vaguthal.]
2. Taking away; அபகரிக்கை. (நாநார்த்த.) [apagarikkai. (nagarthathipigai)]
3. Śtrīdhana; சீதனப் பொருள். (நாநார்த்த.) [sithanap porul. (nagarthathipigai)]
4. Arm; புயம். (நாநார்த்த.) [puyam. (nagarthathipigai)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Ends with (+136): Acataranam, Adhikaranam, Adicharanam, Akakkaranam, Akalamaranam, Akaranam, Amaranam, Anatikaranam, Ankikaranam, Anniya-namakaranam, Antaranam, Anucaranam, Anumaranam, Anusamvaranam, Anusancaranam, Aparanam, Arakkhadhikaranam, Arishtanivaranam, Ashatkaranam, Atal-punaiaranam.
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