Aranyaka

/ˈɛrəˌnjɑkə/
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Other forms: Aranyakas

Definitions of Aranyaka
  1. noun
    a treatise resembling a Brahmana but to be read or expounded by anchorites in the quiet of the forest
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    Veda, Vedic literature
    (from the Sanskrit word for `knowledge') any of the most ancient sacred writings of Hinduism written in early Sanskrit; traditionally believed to comprise the Samhitas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas, and the Upanishads
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