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sannyasa

sannyasa noun: the fourth (wandering ascetic) ashrama in Hindu spiritual life.

Noun

sannyasa (uncountable)

  1. The fourth (wandering ascetic) ashrama in Hindu spiritual life.
    • “Fourth stage only is sannyasa, complete and total renunciation.”2008, Preeta Samarasan, Evening is the Whole Day, Fourth Estate, page 46

Origin of sannyasa

From Sanskrit संन्यास (saṃnyāsa).

Questions about sannyasa

What does sannyasa mean?
Sannyasa means the fourth (wandering ascetic) ashrama in Hindu spiritual life.
What part of speech is sannyasa?
Sannyasa is a noun.

Words near sannyasa in the dictionary

  1. sannop
  2. sannops
  3. sannup
  4. sannups
  5. sanny
  6. sannyasa
  7. sannyasi
  8. sannyasin
  9. sannyasini
  10. sannyasinis
  11. sannyasins

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