As a deity name
Name 684 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
रणप्रिय · noun · masculine
१, विष्णु · बाजपक्षी · खस — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
the fragrant root of Andropogon Muricatus
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Gender counterpart
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Dictionary citations
raṇa—priya mf(ā)n. fond of war or battle, warlike, Hariv.; Kām.
raṇa—priya m. a falcon, L.
raṇa—priya n. the fragrant root of Andropogon Muricatus, L.
raṇapriya mfn. (-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) Warlike. n. (-yaṃ) The root of a fragrant grass, (Andropogon muricatum.) E. raṇa, and priya fond of.
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