The Sanskrit term Vanāśraya can be transliterated into English as Vanasraya or Vanashraya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vanāśraya (वनाश्रय).—

1) an inhabitant of the wood.

2) a sort of crow or raven.

Derivable forms: vanāśrayaḥ (वनाश्रयः).

Vanāśraya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vana and āśraya (आश्रय).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vanāśraya (वनाश्रय).—mfn.

(-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) Forest, forester, who or what is in a forest. m.

(-yaḥ) 1. A raven, or perhaps more properly a sort of crow. 2. Dwelling in a forest. E. vana a wood, āśraya abode.

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Vāṇāśraya (वाणाश्रय).—m.

(-yaḥ) A bow. E. vāṇa an arrow, and āśraya receptacle.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vanāśraya (वनाश्रय).—I. adj. who or what is in a forest. Ii. m. a raven.

Vanāśraya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vana and āśraya (आश्रय).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vanāśraya (वनाश्रय).—[adjective] living in a forest; [masculine] inhabitant of a forest.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Vanāśraya (वनाश्रय):—[from vana > van] mfn. living in a f°

2) [v.s. ...] m. a f°-dweller, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]

3) [v.s. ...] a sort of crow or raven, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Vanāśraya (वनाश्रय):—[vanā+śraya] (yaḥ) 1. m. A forester; dwelling in a forest; a raven or sort of crow.

2) Vāṇāśraya (वाणाश्रय):—[vāṇā+śraya] (yaḥ) 1. m. A bow.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vanashraya in German

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vanāśraya (ವನಾಶ್ರಯ):—

1) [noun] any forest dwelling-person or animal.

2) [noun] any of various large crows, esp., the largest crow (Corvus corax), with a straight, sharp beak; a jungle-crow; a raven.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Ashraya, Vana.

Ends with: Bhavanashraya, Sarinmaruvanashraya.

Full-text: Sarinmaruvanashraya.

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