Dandakaranya

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proper noun

A vast, historic forest region described in the Ramayana where Rāma, Sita, and Lakshmana spent a major portion of their fourteen-year exile.

OriginSanskrit दण्डकारण्य →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. HinduismA vast, historic forest region described in the Ramayana where Rāma, Sita, and Lakshmana spent a major portion of their fourteen-year exile.

Origin

  1. Sanskritदण्डकारण्य
  2. EnglishDandakaranya

Borrowed from Sanskrit दण्डकारण्य (daṇḍakāraṇya).

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Translations

Hindi दंडकारण्य
  • दंडकारण्य (daṇḍkāraṇya)a forest in Ramayana
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