Ayira, ṇy, Aranya, Āṇy, ṇy: 34 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopediaṇy (अरण्�).—A King of the Ikṣvku dynasty. (See Ikṣvku dynasty).
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translationṇy (अरण्�) refers to “forests�, according to the Śivapurṇa 2.3.15 (“The penance and reign of Traksura�).—Accordingly, as Brahm narrated: “[...] At the same time, several phenomena of evil portent forboding misery and distress happened, when the son of Varṅgī was born making the gods miserable. [...] Beasts in sheds and forests [i.e., ṇy] roamed here and there in great fright as though beaten and driven about, passing urine and shitting dungs as they pleased. Frightened cows sprayed blood through their udders; their eyes brimmed with tears, clouds showering putrid matter became terrifying. [...]�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1) ṇy (अरण्�).—Father of Udaka and Vruṇ�.*
- * Brahmṇḍa-purṇa II. 36. 104.
2) Āṇy (आरण्�).—A ⲹ; a Prajpati and father of five deva ṇa of the Ckṣuṣa epoch.1 Son of Atri.2
: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesṇy (अरण्या) refers to the name of a River mentioned in the Ѳٲ (cf. VI.10.33). Note: The Ѳٲ (mentioning ṇy) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 śǰ첹 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

The Purana (पुरा�, purṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
: Wisdom Library: Raj Nighantuṇy (अरण्�) refers to “forest� according to the second chapter (ṇy徱-) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rjanighṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The Dharṇdi-varga covers the lands, soil, mountains, jungles [viz., ṇy] and vegetation’s relations between trees and plants and substances, with their various kinds.

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantramṇy (अरण्�) refers to a “deserted forest�, according to the Jayadrathamala verse 2.19.27-29.—Accordingly, “Having gone to a place where there are no people, a mountain peak, the bank of a river, a frightening cremation ground, a beautiful deserted forest [i.e., ṇy�kntam ṇy� janavarjitam] or a secluded part of the house at night or wherever (else) one pleases, or having reached (that) great place which is a sacred seat of Yoginīs and levelled the ground, extract the Vid�.

Shakta (शाक्�, śkta) or Shaktism (śktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihiraṇy (अरण्� ) refers to “forests�, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhit (chapter 16) (“On the planets�graha-bhaktiyoga�), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The Sun presides over the people of the western half of the Narmad, and over the people living on the banks of the Ikṣumatī. He also presides over hill-men, quick-silver, deserts, shepherds, seeds, pod-grains, bitter flavour, trees, gold, fire, poison and persons successful in battle; over medicines, physicians, quadrupeds, farmers, kings, butchers, travellers, thieves, serpents, forests (ṇy) and renowned and cruel men�.

Jyotisha (ज्योति�, dzپṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy� or “Vedic astrology� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Gitashastra (science of music)
: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (gita)ṇy (अरण्�) refers to one of the Forty-nine kinds of Tnas (in Indian music), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—Tna refers to “that which spreads� (being dependent on ū), according to the Nṭyaśstra. In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurṇa, only forty nine kinds of Բ are accepted under three grmas viz., madhyama, ṣaḍj and Ի. The ⲹ峾 contains twenty Բ [e.g., ṇy].
Gitashastra (गीतशास्त्र, īٲśٰ) refers to the ancient Indian science of Music (gita or samgita), which is traditionally divided in Vocal music, Instrumental music and Dance (under the jurisdiction of music). The different elements and technical terms are explained in a wide range of (often Sanskrit) literature.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Āṇy (आरण्�) refers to “wild animals�, according to the ŚⲹԾ첹-śٰ: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rj Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “The killing of animals leads to a series of sins. Sacrificial animals are said to be fourteen in number. Some are domestic, others wild (ṇy). The slaughter of these animals, if not sprinkled aver with water for sacrificial purposes, is a sin. [...]�.

This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts�) and Shastras (“sciences�) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
: Wikisource: Ashtavakra Gita1) ṇy (अरण्�) refers to a “wilderness�, according to the Aṣṭvakragīt (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vednta topics.—Accordingly, [as Janaka says to Aṣṭavakra]: “[...] Truly dualism is the root of suffering. There is no other remedy for it than the realization that all this that we see is unreal, and that I am the one stainless reality, consisting of consciousness. [...] Truly I do not see dualism even in a crowd of people. What pleasure should I have when it has turned into a wilderness (ṇy) [ṇymiva saṃvṛtta� kva rati� karavṇyaham]? I am not the body, nor is the body mine. I am not a living being. I am consciousness. It was my thirst for living that was my bondage. [...]�.
2) ṇy (अरण्�) refers to “forests� (which the liberated man does not run off to).—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] The liberated man is self-possessed in all circumstances and free from the idea of ‘done� and ‘still to do�. [...] He is not afraid of death nor attached to life. A man at peace does not run off to popular resorts or to the forest (ṇy). [na dhvati jankīrṇa� nṇymupaśntadhī�] Whatever and wherever, he remains the same. [...]�.

Vedanta (वेदान्�, vednta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastraṇy (अरण्�) refers to a “forest�, according to Mahprajñpramitśstra (chapter 36).—Accordingly, “In a forest (ṇy), an empty house, a charnel-ground, a mountain, a woods or a desert, the disciples of the Buddha who are meditating properly on the nine notions and who are practicing the meditation on the inner and outer horrors feel disgust for the body and say to themselves: ‘Why do we carry around this vile and horrible sack of excrement and urine?� They are pained and frightened by it. Also there is wicked Mra who plays all kinds of evil tricks on them and who comes to frighten them in hopes of making them regress. This is why the Buddha, [in the Prajñpramitsūtra], continues by explaining the eight recollections�.
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcch1) ṇy (अरण्�) refers to a “solitary place�, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcch: the eighth chapter of the Mahsaṃnipta (a collection of Mahna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Then, the Lord went on to speak these verses: ‘[...] (47) They, who are released from the bondage of actions, remain in morality. Thus the morality causes the liberation and becomes the basis of awakening. (48) They, who perform the ascetic practices (ūٲ) in a solitary place (ṇy), know how to be satisfied (ṃtṣṭ) with few desires, and purify their thoughts by meditating separated from assembly with severe austerity.[...]’�.
2) ṇy (अरण्�) refers to the “wilderness�, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcch.—Accordingly, “[...] At that time, sixty ṭi of Bodhisattvas, having stood up from the congregation, joined their palms, paid homage to the Lord, and then uttered these verses in one voice: ‘[...] (199) Being mingled with materialists, praising themselves, disparaging noble ones, they will be ignorant and arrogant. (200) Giving up to stay in the wilderness (ṇy), always taking pleasure among the crowds of people, practicing worldly incantations, they will be attached to [the view] that there is a permanent substance. [...]’�.
: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureĀṇy (आरण्�) refers to a “forest� (suitable for performing offerings), according to the ղٳṇḍⲹ첹貹Ჹ, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [As the Bhagavn said]: “Now I shall teach the offering manual which is auspicious and can bring about any effect. At the time of crop damage the [Ngas] are agitated. Then the spell-master should prepare a square ṇḍ첹 in the middle of the field or forest (ṇy). Four filled jars should be placed [in the four directions]. Flowers should be scattered. [...]�.

Mahayana (महायान, mahna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñpramit ūٰ.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossaryṇy.�(IE 8-5), a jungle. Note: ṇy is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Aranya in India is the name of a plant defined with Digera alternifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Amaranthus arvensis (Forssk.) K. Krause (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Mantissa Plantarum (1767)
· Deutschland Flora ed. 2 (1901)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Beitrag zur Flora Aethiopiens (1867)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Aranya, for example diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, health benefits, chemical composition, side effects, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryayira : (m.) gentleman; lord; master. (adj.), noble.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryAyira, (& Ayyira) (n. -adj.) (Vedic rya, Metathesis for ariya as diaeretic form of rya, of which the contracted (assimilation) form is ayya. See also ariya) (n.) ariyan, nobleman, gentleman (opp. servant); (adj.) arīyan, wellborn, belonging to the ruling race, noble, aristocratic, gentlemanly J. V, 257; Vv 396.. ⾱ lady, mistress (of a servant) J. II, 349 (v. l. oyyak); Voc. ayire my lady J. V, 138 (= ayye C.). (Page 75)
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)⾱�
(Burmese text): (က) အရှင်သခင်။ (�) အရှင်ကောင်း၊ အရှင်မြတ်။
(Auto-Translation): (a) Lord. (b) Good Lord, Noble Lord.

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryṇy (अरण्�).—n (S) A wild, waste, desert:--whether with or without trees. 2 An order among Gosavis &c.
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ṇy (आरण्�) [or आरण्यक, ṇyka].—a (S) Relating to the desert, wild.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishṇy (अरण्�).�n A wild, desert, waste.
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ṇy (आरण्�).�a Belonging to the desert, wild.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṇy (अरण्�).�(sometimes) m.
1) also, [अर्यते गम्यते शेषे वयसि �-अर्तेर्निच्च (aryate gamyate śeṣe vayasi �-arternicca) Uṇdi-sūtra 3.12] A land neither cultivated nor grazed, a wilderness, forest, desert; प्रियानाशे कृत्स्नं कि� जगदरण्यं हि भवति (prinśe kṛtsna� kila jagadṇy� hi bhavati) Uttararmacarita 6.3; माता यस्य गृहे नास्ति भार्या चाप्रियवादिनी � अरण्यं ते� गन्तव्यं यथारण्यं तथ� गृहम� (mt yasya gṛhe nsti bhr cpriyavdinī | ṇy� tena gantavya� yathṇy� tath gṛham) || Ch�. 44; तपःश्रद्धे ये ह्युपवसन्त्यरण्य� (tapaḥśraddhe ye hyupavasantyarṇye) Muṇd.1.2.11. oft. used at first member of comp. in the sense of 'wild', 'grown or produced in forest'; °बीजम� (īᲹ) wild seed; °कार्पासि, °कुलत्थिक� (krpsi, °kulatthik); °कुसुम्भः (ܲܳ�) &c; so °मार्जारः, °मूषक� (mrjra�, °mūṣaka�).
2) A foreign or distant land; अरण्येषु जर्भुराण� चरन्ति (arṇyeṣu jarbhurṇ� caranti) ṻ岹 1.163.11.
-ṇy� Name of a plant कट्फ� (첹ṭp) (Mar. ⲹḷa)
Derivable forms: ṇym (अरण्यम�).
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Āṇy (आरण्�).�a.
1) (-ṇ�, -ṇyī f.) [अरण्ये भव� ण् (arṇye bhava� �)] Wild, forestborn, relating to a forest (opp. 峾ⲹ); °पशुः (貹ś�) Manusmṛti 1.48. (ṇypaśu is of 7 kinds:sarīsṛpo ruruścaiva mahiṣo vnarastath | pṛṣatarkṣau mṛgaścaiva paśurvai saptadh mata� ||)
-ṇy�, -ṇyam 1 A forest.
2) A kind of corn growing without sowing seed.
3) Name of certain signs of the zodiac (see °ś below).
4) Cow-dung (-ṇy� only).
5) Name of a Parvan in the Ѳٲ.
6) Name of a Kṇḍa in the Rmyṇa.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionaryṇy (अरण्�).�(?) , adj.: in Բ-śٲ첹 ii.130.1�2 ms. so 'rṇya� pratipada� samdya vartate; Speyer em. 'rṇya-prati°, interpreting the rules of forest-life (see his note). But probably read arṇṃ pratipada�, the passionless (ś-) course of conduct or path; see s.vv. arṇa and pratipad; this would be paleographically close to the reading attrib- uted to the ms.; a similar error in ṣṭ貹ṛc 16.3, s.v. ṇa.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṇy (अरण्�).—nf. (-ṇy�-ṇ�) A forest. m.
(-ṇy�) Kayaphal, a drug so named. See 첹ṭp. E. � to go, and anya Unadi aff.
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Āṇy (आरण्�).—mfn.
(-ṇy�-ṇyī-ṇya�) Forest, wild, forest-born, &c. E. ṇy a wood, � affix of derivation.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṇy (अरण्�).—n. A forest.
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Āṇy (आरण्�).—i. e. ṇy + a, adj., f. . 1. Living in forests, Ѳٲ 1, 3637. 2. Growing in forests, Ѳٲ 1, 6658; wild, [Բśٰ] 10, 89.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṇy (अरण्�).—[neuter] wilderness, forest.
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Āṇy (आरण्�).—[adjective] belonging to a forest, forest-born, wild; [masculine] a wild animal.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṇy (अरण्�):�n. ([from] 1. arṇa; [from] ��, [Uṇdi-sūtra]), a foreign or distant land, [Ṛg-veda i, 163, 11 and vi, 24, 10]
2) a wilderness, desert, forest, [Atharva-veda; Vjasaneyi-saṃhit] etc.
3) m. the tree also called Kaṭphala, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) Name of a son of the Manu Raivata, [Harivaṃśa 434]
5) of a Sdhya, [ib. 11536]
6) of a teacher (disciple of Pṛthvīdhara).
7) Āṇy (आरण्�):—mf()n. ([from] ṇy), being in or relating to a forest, forest-born, wild, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Ktyana-śrauta-sūtra; Ѳٲ] etc.
8) m. a wild animal, [Chndogya-upaniṣad]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṇy (अरण्�):—[-ṇy] (ṇy�) 1. n. A forest, a wood.
2) Āṇy (आरण्�):—[(ṇy�-ṇ�-ṇya�) a.] Wild.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Āṇy (आरण्�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Arṇṇa, Ārṇṇa, Rṇṇa.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryṇy (अरण्�) [Also spelled arany]:�(nm) forest; wilderness; ~[rodana] crying in wilderness (which attracts no one), an unavailing exercise.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusṇy (ಅರಣ್�):—[noun] a large tract of uncultivated land covered by thick growth of trees and underbrush; a forest.
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Āṇy (ಆರಣ್�):—[adjective] sylvan a) of or characteristic of the woods or forest; b) living or found in the woods or forest.
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Āṇy (ಆರಣ್�):—[noun] a vast tract of uncultivated land abounding in wild growth of trees, under-bushes, etc. ; a forest.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryĀṇy (आरण्�):—adj. wild; forest-born; relating to a forest; n. 1. forest; 2. a kind of corn growing without sowing seed; 3. name of certain signs of a Zodiac; 4. cow-dung;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+2): Ayira-arattaliyan, Ayira-kanmantapam, Ayirabrahma, Ayirai, Ayiraka, Ayirakam, Ayirakkali, Ayirakkiranan, Ayirakula, Ayiramukatton, Ayirancoti, Ayirane, Ayirani, Ayirankanni, Ayirapatam, Ayirattali, Ayiravanam, Ayiravata, Ayiravatam, Ayiravatan.
Full-text (+290): Maharanya, Aranyamudga, Dandakaranya, Anaranya, Aranyavasa, Dharmaranya, Aranya-pashu, Aranyakanda, Aranyagana, Aranyacataka, Aranyarashi, Dakshinaranya, Aranyavayasa, Aranyakadali, Aranyamakshika, Aranyaja, Aranyadhanya, Aranyashvan, Aranyavasin, Brahmaranya.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verses 4.5.18-21 < [Chapter 5 - The Story of the Ayodh Women]
Verse 2.8.13 < [Chapter 8 - Description of Seeing Lord Kṛṣṇa]
Verse 4.7.5 < [Chapter 7 - The Story of the Ayodhya Women]
Yavanajataka by Sphujidhvaja [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 2.5 < [Chapter 2 - One’s Own Form of the Hors]
Verse 4.10 < [Chapter 4 - The Rule of the Objects of the Zodiac Signs and Planets]
Verse 4.21 < [Chapter 4 - The Rule of the Objects of the Zodiac Signs and Planets]
Chandogya Upanishad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)
Tirumantiram by Tirumular (English translation)
Verse 1977: Worship Sun, Primal Lord Blesses < [Tantra Seven (elam tantiram) (verses 1704-2121)]
Verse 758: Eternal Life Through Yoga < [Tantra Three (munran tantiram) (verses 549-883)]
Verse 34: Chant His Names Thousand < [Payiram (preface) (verses 1 to 112)]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)