Notes

The word "वानर" (Vānara) is a बहुव्रीहि समास (Bahuvrīhi Samāsa).

🔍 विग्रह (Breakdown and Explanation):

वा + नर = वानर

• "वा" (वा–like)
  
  

• "नर" (man)
  ➡️ "जो नर के समान है" — one who is like a man, but not actually a man.

Let’s clarify:

• Vaana (वान) = forest (from vana/वन)

• Nara (नर) = man

So if Vanara is interpreted as “forest-dweller” (a man of the forest), it means:

Vanara = Vana (forest) + Nara (man)

In this case, it is a Tatpurusha Samasa (तत्पुरुष समास) because:

• The second part (nara) is the main word, and the first part (vana) qualifies it (forest + man = forest man).

More precisely, it’s a Shashti Tatpurusha Samasa (षष्ठी तत्पुरुष समास) because the relationship is:

वनस्य नरः = the man of the forest.

So:

• Vanara = Vana + Nara

• Meaning: forest-dweller (ape/monkey)

• Samasa: Shashti Tatpurusha Samasa