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अरण्यानिaraṇyāni

अरण्यानि (araṇyāni) is a Sanskrit word meaning a desert or large forest, the goddess of the wilderness and desert, a large wilderness, desert, or forest, the goddess of the wilderness and mother of wild animals, a wilderness or great forest, the genius of the forest. Its 6 recorded definitions are grouped into 3 contexts, among them Wilderness and its presiding deity/spirit (combined), A large wild area (forest, wilderness, desert), Goddess/Spirit of the wilderness.

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Meanings by context

Wilderness and its presiding deity/spirit (combined)

3 definitions
1. A wilderness or great forest. 2. The genius of the forest.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A wilderness and the deity of the wilderness.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A large wilderness, desert, or forest. 2. The goddess of the wilderness and mother of wild animals.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

A large wild area (forest, wilderness, desert)

2 definitions
a desert or large forest

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A large forest

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Goddess/Spirit of the wilderness

1 definition
the goddess of the wilderness and desert

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 5 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.