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"