[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Indian Epigraphical Glossary](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966) › c6.429 # Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.429 Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.429 - **Language:** English ### [c6.429](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.429) \*ārāmika\* (LL), a gardener. \*aranya\* (IE 8-5), a jungle. \*Āranyaka\* (LL), a Buddhist hermit. \*ārati\*, \*ārti\* (EI 1), a lamp; same as \*ārātrika\*. \*ārātrika\* (SII 1), same as \*nīrājana\*; cf. \*mangala-ārātrika\* (EI 4), ‘a lamp used in waving before an idol’ ; also the rite. \*arcā\* (EI 24), the image of a god; cf. \*arcā\*, adoration. \*arcā-deśa\* (EI 24), an object of adoration. \*arcanā-bhoga\* (EI 23), offerings to be made to a deity at the time of worship. - [Previous: c6.428](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.428) - [Next: c6.430](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.430) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6) ## Cites (2) - [Epigraphia Indica](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.epigraphy.corpora.ei) - [South Indian Inscriptions](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.epigraphy.south.sii) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.429](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.429) · Pramāṇa