Aranya-pashu, Āraṇya-paśu, Aranyapashu, Āraṇyapaśu: 6 definitions
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Aranya-pashu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit terms Āraṇya-paśu and Āraṇyapaśu can be transliterated into English as Aranya-pasu or Aranya-pashu or Aranyapasu or Aranyapashu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Google Books: Cultural History from the Vāyu PurānaĀraṇya-paśu (आरण्य-पशु).—The āraṇya (i.e. wild) beasts are: śvāpadas, dvi-khuras (i.e. having two hoofs), hastin, vānara, pakṣis, undakas, and sarī-sṛpas; according to the Vāyu Purāṇa.
Also see: Grāmya-paśu (domesticated animals).
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀraṇyapaśu (आरण्यपशु).—a wild beast.
Derivable forms: āraṇyapaśuḥ (आरण्यपशुः).
Āraṇyapaśu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms āraṇya and paśu (पशु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀraṇyapaśu (आरण्यपशु).—m.
(-śuḥ) A wild or forest animal, as a buffalo, a monkey, &c. E. āraṇya forest, and paśu an animal.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀraṇyapaśu (आरण्यपशु).—[masculine] a wild animal.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀraṇyapaśu (आरण्यपशु):—[=āraṇya-paśu] [from āraṇya] m. a wild or forest animal (as a buffalo, monkey etc.), [Manu-smṛti etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀraṇyapaśu (आरण्यपशु):—[āraṇya-paśu] (śuḥ) 2. m. Wild beast.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pashu, Aranya, Pacu.
Full-text: Vanara, Pakshin, Hastin, Undaka, Shvapada, Sarisripa, Dvikhura, Himsana, Gramyapashu, Aranya.
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