Aranyaka Definition
ärə-nyäkə, -nyə-
noun
Any of several Sanskrit religious and philosophical treatises, closely connected with the Brahmanas and Upanishads, and intended to be read by hermits in the quiet of the forest.
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Origin of Aranyaka
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Sanskrit Āraṇyakam from neuter sing. of āraṇyaka- pertaining to the forest from āraṇya- from araṇyam foreign land, wilderness, forest from araṇa- distant, foreign al-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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