Aranya, aka: Araṇya, Āraṇya; 3 Definition(s)
Introduction
Aranya 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.
In Hinduism
Purāṇa
1) Araṇya (अरण्य).—Father of Udaka and Vāruṇī.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 36. 104.
2) Āraṇya (आरण्य).—A madhyamādhvaryu; a Prajāpati and father of five deva gaṇas of the Cākṣuṣa epoch.1 Son of Atri.2
(Source): Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index
The Purāṇas (पुराण, purana) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahāpurāṇas total over 400,000 ślokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
araṇya (अरण्य).—n (S) A wild, waste, desert:--whether with or without trees. 2 An order among Gosavis &c.
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āraṇya (आरण्य) [or आरण्यक, āraṇyaka].—a (S) Relating to the desert, wild.
(Source): DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryaraṇya (अरण्य).—n A wild, desert, waste.
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āraṇya (आरण्य).—a Belonging to the desert, wild.
(Source): DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-EnglishMarathi 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.
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| Aranya-pashu |
Āraṇya-paśu (आरण्य-पशु).—The āraṇya (i.e. wild) beasts are: śvāpadas, dvi-khuras (i.e.... | |
| Aranyacatakasana | Araṇyacātakāsana (अरण्यचातकासन) is a type of posture (āsana), according to verse 89 of the Śrīt... | |
| Aranyadevata | Araṇyadevata (अरण्यदेवत).—Forest deities in the Himalayas.** Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 22. 27... | |
| Aranyagavaya |
Araṇyagavaya (अरण्यगवय)—Sanskrit word for an animal “(wild) gaur”. This an... | |
| Aranya Shiksha |
Aranya Shiksha (आरण्य शिक्षा, Āraṇya Śikṣā): Name of a traditional Hindu treatise on the sub... | |
| Pashu | paśu (पशु).—m Beast, a brute, a quadruped.--- OR --- pasū (पसू).—f A mare kept for breeding. | |
| Asana | Aśana (अशन) refers to “food that is swallowed” and represents one of the four classifications o... | |
| Varuni | vāruṇī (वारुणी).—f The west. Spirituous liquor. | |
| Aghora | aghōra (अघोर).—a Terrible, formidable-applied freely to objects, places, actions
aghōrī a Vile ... | |
| Ara | ārā (आरा).—m A ring of grass. A saw. A spoke.--- OR --- āra (आर).—m A large serpent. A sluggish... | |
| Pracanda | pracaṇḍa (प्रचंड).—a Extreme, excessive. | |
| Oshadhi | ōṣadhī (ओषधी).—f (S) An annual or deciduous plant. 2 A tree, shrub, or herb gen.--- OR --- ōṣad... | |
| Vanara | vānara (वानर).—m n (S) The black-faced and long-tailed monkey, Semnipethicus Entellus. | |
| Udaka | udaka (उदक).—n Water. udaka sōḍaṇēṃ-dēṇēṃ Abandon (a thing &c.).--- OR --- udaka (उदक).—m Risin... | |
| Mesha | mēśā (मेशा) [or मेशी, mēśī].—a (mēṣa) Sheep-faced, mealy-mouthed, imbecile, mean and sneaking.-... |
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Search found 16 books and stories containing Aranya, Araṇya or Āraṇya. You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (by Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.6.56 < [Chapter 6 - Abhīṣṭa-lābha: The Attainment of All Desires]
Verse 2.1.90 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya: Renunciation]
Verse 2.6.160 < [Chapter 6 - Abhīṣṭa-lābha: The Attainment of All Desires]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 11.264 < [Section XXXII - Expiation of Secret Sins]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
I. Position of the recollections in the prajñāpāramitā < [Part 1 - Position and results of the recollections]
Story of the lazy bhikṣu admonished by a demon < [Chapter XXVI - Exertion]
Part 1 - Definition of theft (steya) < [Section I.2 - Abstaining from theft]
Preceptors of Advaita (by T. M. P. Mahadevan)
(ii) Pṛthvīdhara < [50. Some Pre-Śaṅkara Advaitins]
A Correct Vision (by Venerable Professor Dhammavihari)
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
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