Aranyaka

noun

Aran·​ya·​ka

äˈrənyəkə

plural -s

: one of a group of sacred Hindu writings composed between the Brahmanas and the Upanishads and used in Vedic ritual

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Sanskrit āraṇyaka, derivative of āraṇya- "of a forest, wild," derivative of araṇyaṃ "uninhabited place, wilderness, forest"

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