neuter
forest
Arañña (neuter) [Vedic araṇya; from araṇa, remote, + ya. In the R̥V araṇya still means remoteness (opposed to amā, at home). In the A V it has come to mean wilderness or forest. Connected with ārād and āre, remote, far from]. forest D I 71; M I 16; III 104; S I 4, 7, 29, 181, 203 (mahā); A I 60 (°vanapatthāni); II 252; III 135, 138; Snp 39, 53, 119; Dhp 99, 329, 330; It 90; Vv 56 7 ; Paṭis I 176. [The commentators, give a wider meaning to the word. Thus the word analysis (Vin III 46, quoted Vism 72 and Pj II 83) says every place, except a village and the approach thereto, is arañña. See also Vin III 51; Sv I 209; Pv-a 73; Vv-a 249; Ja I 149, 215; II 138; V 70]. -āyatana a forest haunt Vin II 201; S II 269; Ja I 173; Vv-a 301; Pv-a 54, 78, 141; -kuṭikā a hut in the forest, a forest lodge S I 61; III 116; IV 116, 380; Dhp-a IV 31 (as v.l.; Text has °kuṭi); -gata gone into the forest (as loneliness) M I 323; A III 353; V 109 f., 207, 323 f. -ṭhāna a place in the forest Ja I 253; -vāsa a dwelling in the forest, a hermitage Ja I 90; -vihāra living in (the) loneliness (of the forest) A III 343 f.
wilderness; forest, jungle; the wild
【中】 森林。~ka,【形】 屬於森林的，生活在森林的。~gata,【形】 到森林去。~vāsa,【陽】 在森林的居所。~vihāra,【陽】 叢林寺院。~āyatana,【中】 常到森林的地方。
<b> <c c="#a00149">Arañña</c> </b> <br>Four great Araññas (Wildernesses) are often mentioned: Dandaka°, Kāliṅga°, Mejjha°, and Mātaṅga°. <c c="#3b6bd3">MN.i.378</c> They had once been the sites of very populous and prosperous kingdoms, but had later been destroyed by the gods because of offences committed by their kings against holy men.<br> <br>Location: <iref href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/"></iref> (Precision: 4, Type: forest)<br> </deftext>
(nt, nt, from araṇa) forest; wood; wild; wilderness forest [lit.] remoteness Construction: √ar + aṇa + ya araṇa + ya