As a deity name
Name 62 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
wandering or dwelling in a wood, inhabitant of a forest (applied to men, animals and demons), &c.
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "vanecarāya" is the dative of "vanecara" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "vanecara" is derived from "vane" with the caraṭ suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
vane loc. of 1. vana, in comp.
vane—cara mf(ī)n. wandering or dwelling in a wood, inhabitant of a forest (applied to men, animals and demons), MBh.; Kāv. &c.
vanecara a. [vane carati cara-ṭa aluk sa˚] Dwelling in a wood. — raḥ 1 A forester, woodman; vanecarāṇāṃ vanitāsakhānāṃ Ku. 1. 10; Ki. 1. 1. 2 An ascetic, a hermit. 3 A wild beast. 4 A sylvan, satyr. 5 A demon.
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Dictionary citations
vane—cara mf(ī)n. wandering or dwelling in a wood, inhabitant of a forest (applied to men, animals and demons), MBh.; Kāv. &c.
vanecara a. [vane carati cara-ṭa aluk sa˚] Dwelling in a wood. — raḥ 1 A forester, woodman; vanecarāṇāṃ vanitāsakhānāṃ Ku. 1. 10; Ki. 1. 1. 2 An ascetic, a hermit. 3 A wild beast. 4 A sylvan, satyr. 5 A demon.
vane loc. of 1. vana, in comp.
Alternative readings
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