वानप्रस्थी vānaprasthī
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This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.
| ISO 15919 | On this site |
|---|---|
| c | ch |
| ś | śh |
| ṣ | ṣh |
| r̥ | r̥i |
A few reading pointers:
- ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
- ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
- A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.
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Earlier definition
Definition
(One) who is in the third of the four stages of life prescribed by tradition for a Hindu caste: the stage of abandoning of worldly things.
The retired person.
Usual translation
- in the stage of retirement
Origin of the definition
-ई -ī. Diminutive feminine nominal suffix or adjectival suffix. Relating to, forms adjectives from nouns. Doer, possessor. Forms abstract nouns from adjectives or common nouns.
वानप्रस्थ vānaprastha va:nprasth (nm) the third of the four stages ( आश्रम ) of life prescribed by tradition for a caste Hindu—the stage of abandoning worldly things; hence —आश्रम; वानप्रस्थी (nm and a).
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- Wednesday 9 March 2022
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