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vanasaṇḍe

vanasaṇḍa

masc acc pl of vanasaṇḍa (noun); masc loc sg of vanasaṇḍa (noun)

1. forest grove; thicket of trees

Built from

• vana — root · forest, wood
  From PIE *wen- 'to dwell, desire'. Cognate to Sanskrit vana and Latin Venus (sacred groves). The wood as a place of dwelling and natural desire.
• saṇḍa — root · group, band, troop
  Related to Sanskrit sandha 'junction, union'. Refers to a gathered collection or assembly, here of trees clustered together in the forest.

Analysis. vana (forest) + saṇḍa (group, band); a gathering or cluster of trees in the forest.

Etymology. vana derives from PIE *wen- 'to desire, strive'; cognates include Sanskrit vana, Latin Venus. saṇḍa means 'troop, band, group' and is related to Sanskrit sandha 'junction'; the compound images a dense grouping of forest growth.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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