Aranyani, Araṇyāni, Araṇyānī: 9 definitions
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Aranyani 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: Wisdom Library: Raj NighantuAraṇyānī (अरण्यानी) refers to a “big forest” according to the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The Dharaṇyādi-varga covers the lands, soil, mountains, jungles [viz., Araṇyānī] and vegetation’s relations between trees and plants and substances, with their various kinds.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAraṇyāni (अरण्यानि) or Araṇyānī (अरण्यानी).—f. [araṇya-ānuk, ṅīp ca; P.IV.1.49; himāraṇyayormahattve]
1) A large forest, or desert, vast wilderness; यथारण्यान्यामुत्साश्चरन्तः (yathāraṇyānyāmutsāścarantaḥ) Śat. Br.; Mv.4.
2) The spirit or presiding deity of the woods and mother of wild animals. उतो अरण्यानिः सायं शकटीरिव सर्जति (uto araṇyāniḥ sāyaṃ śakaṭīriva sarjati) Ṛgveda 1.146.3. अरण्यानी महारण्यम् (araṇyānī mahāraṇyam) Ak.
Derivable forms: araṇyāniḥ (अरण्यानिः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAraṇyānī (अरण्यानी).—f. (-nī) A large forest. E. araṇya, ānuka and ṅīṣ affs.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAraṇyānī (अरण्यानी).—i. e. araṇya + ī, f. A large forest, [Hitopadeśa] 17, 4.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAraṇyāni (अरण्यानि).—[feminine] wilderness and the deity of the wilderness.
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Araṇyānī (अरण्यानी).—[feminine] wilderness and the deity of the wilderness.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Araṇyāni (अरण्यानि):—[from araṇya] f. a, desert, large forest, [Ṛg-veda x, 146, 4; Atharva-veda] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] the goddess of the wilderness and desert, [Ṛg-veda x, 146, 1-6.]
3) Araṇyānī (अरण्यानी):—[from araṇya] f. a, desert, large forest, [Ṛg-veda x, 146, 4; Atharva-veda] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] the goddess of the wilderness and desert, [Ṛg-veda x, 146, 1-6.]
[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 corpusAraṇyāni (ಅರಣ್ಯಾನಿ):—[noun] a dense forest.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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