aranyaka

English Thesaurus

1. a treatise resembling a Brahmana but to be read or expounded by anchorites in the quiet of the forest (noun.communication)

instance hypernym	:	veda, vedic literature,
definition	:	(from the Sanskrit word for `knowledge') any of the most ancient sacred writings of Hinduism written in early Sanskrit; traditionally believed to comprise the Samhitas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas, and the Upanishads (noun.communication)