अनरण्यanaraṇya

अनरण्य (anaraṇya) is a Sanskrit word meaning the name of a king of Ayodhya, no desert, the proper name of a king of Ayodhya of the solar race, an ancient king, the son of Shambhuta, killed by Ravana, the son of Sarvakarman. Its 8 recorded definitions are grouped into 2 contexts, among them A king or mythological figure named Anaraṇya, Literal meaning: not a desert/wilderness.

Meanings by context

A king or mythological figure named Anaraṇya

7 definitions
the name of a king of Ayodhya

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The proper name of a king of Ayodhya of the solar race.

Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the name of a king of Ayodhya

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

an ancient king

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

the son of Trasaddasyu and father of Haryashva, killed by Ravana

The Purana Index

the son of Shambhuta, killed by Ravana

The Purana Index

the son of Sarvakarman

The Purana Index

Literal meaning: not a desert/wilderness

1 definition
no desert

Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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Definitions on this page come from 6 works: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), The Purana Index. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.