Aranyakanda, Araṇyakāṇḍa, Aranya-kanda: 4 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAraṇyakāṇḍa (अरण्यकाण्ड).—Name of the third book of the Rāmāyaṇa which embodies Rāmā's exploits in the course of his journey through the forests in company with Viśvāmitra.
Derivable forms: araṇyakāṇḍam (अरण्यकाण्डम्).
Araṇyakāṇḍa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms araṇya and kāṇḍa (काण्ड).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Araṇyakāṇḍa (अरण्यकाण्ड):—[=araṇya-kāṇḍa] [from araṇya] n. Name of [Rāmāyaṇa iii] (describing Rāma’s life in the wilderness).
2) Āraṇyakāṇḍa (आरण्यकाण्ड):—[=āraṇya-kāṇḍa] [from āraṇya] n. Name of the third book of the Rāmāyaṇa.
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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.
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Partial matches: Kanda, Aranya.
Full-text (+57): Vancula, Mahakapala, Karaviraksha, Mundaka, Parusha, Shyenagami, Bhadramata, Kalaka, Srimara, Vihangama, Matangi, Uraga, Vriksha, Shatahrada, Bhashi, Agastyashrama, Naga, Ayomukhi, Iravati, Rudhirashana.
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Ramayana of Valmiki (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
Chapter 75 - Rama reaches the Lake Pampa < [Book 3 - Aranya-kanda]
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
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