The Aranyakas (Sanskrit आरण्यक ) are part of the Hindu śruti, the four Vedas; these religious texts were composed in Late Vedic Sanskrit typical of the Brahmanas and early Upanishads; indeed, they frequently form part of either the Brahmanas or the Upanishads. "Aranyaka" means "belonging to the wilderness", that is, as Taitt.Ar.2 says, "from where one can't see the roofs of the settlement". They contain Brahmana-style discussion of especially dan… (More on Aranyaka)