अरणि

{ araṇiḥ }

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

 noun  बढ़ई के बरमें के समान अरणि के वृक्ष का बना हुआ आग उत्पन्न करने वाला एक काठ का यंत्र   Ex. अरणि को कुशा पर रखकर वेद मंत्रों के उच्चारण के साथ घुमाते हैं तब छेद के नीचे वाली कुशा जल उठती है और यह आग प्रायः यज्ञ में काम में लाई जाती है ।

ONTOLOGY:

मानवकृति (Artifact) ➜ वस्तु (Object) ➜ निर्जीव (Inanimate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

SYNONYM:

अरणी विक्रांता विक्रान्ता

Wordnet:

guj અરણિ

ori ଅରଣି

san अरणिः

urd ارنِی , وِکرانتا

   See : सूर्य, अरणी

A dictionary, Marathi and English

   the sacrificial fire Premna spinosa. Applied also to the tree अश्र्वत्थ of which the wood is so used.

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

अरणि  f.  1. f. ‘being fitted into’ or ‘turning round’, the piece of wood (taken from the Ficus Religiosa or Premna Spinosa) used for kindling fire by attrition, [RV.] &c. (generally distinction is made between the lower one and the upper one, अधरा-रणि॑ and उत्तरा-रणि, the former may also be meant by अरणि alone without अधर)
पाण्डवारणि   (figuratively) a mother, [Hariv.] ( cf. and सुरा-रणि)
अरणि  m.  m. the plant Premna Spinosa, [L.]
   the sun, [L.]
अ-रणि  f.  2. f. discomfort, pain, [AV. i, 18, 2.]

ROOTS:

अ रणि

अरणीम्    accord. to some, ‘uncouthness’ [ [Sāy.] reads ], [AV. i, 18, 2].

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

अरणिः [araṇiḥ]  m. m., f.
-णी  f. f. [ऋ-अनि [Uṇ.2.11;] अरणिः अग्नेर्योनिः] A piece of wood (of the Śamī tree) used for kindling the sacred fire by attrition, the fireproducing wooden stick; प्रयच्छन्ति फलं भूमिररणीव हुताशनम् [Pt.1.216.] (
-णी   dual) The two pieces of wood used in kindling the sacred fire. धरण्योर्निहितो जातवेदाः Kaṭha. 4.8.
   णिः The sun.
   fire.
   Flint.
  N. N. of several fire-producing plants, particularly अग्निमन्थ.
-णिः  f. f.
   A path, way.
   Ved. Stinginess.
   Discomfort; निररर्णि सविता साविषक् [Av.1.18.2.] -Comp. केतुः = अग्निमन्थ Premna Intergrifolia.
-सुतः  N. N. of Śuka, a celebrated sage (born from the seed of Vyāsa fallen upon an Araṇi at the sight of the nymph Ghṛitāchī); पितुः पादावगृह्णादरणीसुतः [Mb.12.327.31.]
   Fire, agni; चितिं कृत्वा प्रवेक्ष्यामि समिद्धमरणीसुतम् [Rām.5.13.39.]

Shabda-Sagara

अरणि  mf.  ( -णिः-णी) Wood used for kindling a fire, exciting it by attri- tion.
  m.  ( -णिः)
   1. The plant of which especially the wood is used for this purpose. (Premna spoinosa, &c.) See गणिकारिका.
   2. A flint.
   3. The sun.
    E. ऋ to go, and अनि Unadi aff.

ROOTS:

ऋ अनि