नैमिषारण्यnaimiṣāraṇya

नैमिषारण्य (naimiṣāraṇya) is a Sanskrit word meaning the Naimisha forest, a sacred wood, name of a sacred forest. Its 5 recorded definitions are grouped into 2 contexts, among them Sacred Naimisha Forest (mythological/religious significance), Naimisha Forest (general identification).

Etymology: E. निमिष a twinkling of an eye, in which the sage GAURAMUKHA destroyed a sort of Asuras, and अण् aff. and अरण्य forest
Definitions: 5

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Meanings by context

Sacred Naimisha Forest (mythological/religious significance)

3 definitions

A forest celebrated as the residence of the sages to whom Sauti related the Mahabharata.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A sacred wood

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A forest celebrated as the residence of the Rishis where the Mahabharata was recited.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Naimisha Forest (general identification)

2 definitions

the Naimisha forest

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

name of a sacred forest

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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Definitions on this page come from 5 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.