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    Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 159, col. 1.
    araṇiḥ m. f.,

    — ṇī f. [ṛ-ani Uṇ. 2. 101; araṇiḥ agneryoniḥ] A piece of wood (of the Śamī tree) used for kindling the sacred fire by attrition, the fire-producing wooden stick; cf. Pt. 1. 216.

    — ṇī (dual) The two pieces of wood used in kindling the sacred fire.

    — ṇiḥ

    1 The sun.

    2 Fire.

    3 Flint.

    4 N. of several fire-producing plants, particularly agnimaṃtha.

    — ṇiḥ f.

    1 A path, way.

    2 Ved. Stinginess.

    Comp.

    — ketuḥ = agnimaṃtha Premna Intergrifolia.

    — sutaḥ N. of Śuka, a celebrated sage (born from the seed of Vyāsa fallen upon an Araṇi at the sight of the nymph Ghṛtāchī).

    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 213.
    araṇiḥ m., f. -ṇī f. [ṛ-ani Uṇ.2.101; araṇiḥ agneryoniḥ] A piece of wood (of the Śamī tree) used for kindling the sacred fire by attrition, the fire-producing wooden stick; prayacchanti phalaṃ bhūmiraraṇīva hutāśanam Pt.1.216. -ṇī (dual) The two pieces of wood used in kindling the sacred fire. dharaṇyornihito jātavedāḥ Kaṭha. 4.8. -ṇiḥ 1 The sun. -2 fire. -3 Flint. -4 N. of several fire-producing plants, particularly agnimantha. -ṇiḥ f. 1 A path, way. -2 Ved. Stinginess. -3 Discomfort; nirararṇi savitā sāviṣak Av.1.18.2. -Comp. ketuḥ = agnimantha Premna Intergrifolia. -sutaḥ N. of Śuka, a celebrated sage (born from the seed of Vyāsa fallen upon an Araṇi at the sight of the nymph Ghṛitāchī); pituḥ pādāvagṛhṇādaraṇīsutaḥ Mb.12.327.31. -2 Fire, agni; citiṃ kṛtvā pravekṣyāmi samiddhamaraṇīsutam Rām.5.13.39.

    Śabdakalpadruma

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 93.
    araṇiḥ , puṃ, (ṛ + ani .) gaṇikārikāvṛkṣaḥ .
    iti medinī . sūryyaḥ . iti kāśīkhaṇḍaṃ ..
    ☞ vol. 1, p. 93.
    araṇiḥ , puṃ, strī, (ṛ + ani .) nirmmanthyadāru .
    agnisādhanībhūtakāṣṭhaṃ . dharṣaṇadvārāgnijanakakāṣṭhaṃ .
    ityamaraḥ .. (agnimanthanakāṣṭhaṃ . agnyutpādanāya
    yatkāṣṭhaṃ kāṣṭhāntareṇa ghṛṣyate tadaraṇināmakaṃ kāṣṭhaṃ .
    “vipakṣavakṣo'raṇimanthanotthaḥ
    pratāpavahneriva dhūmalekhā” .
    iti dhanañjayavijayavyāyoge .)