सन्न्यासिन्sannyāsin

सन्न्यासिन् (sannyāsin) is a Sanskrit word meaning a Hindu religious mendicant of the fourth order, an ascetic or devotee, a Brahmin of the fourth order, a religious mendicant or devotee, a religious mendicant of the fourth order, one who lays down or deposits.

Etymology: E. सन्न्यास abandonment of the world, इनि aff
Definitions: 4

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Religious Renunciant / Ascetic

4 definitions

1. A Hindu religious mendicant of the fourth order. 2. An ascetic or devotee.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A Brahmin of the fourth order. 2. A religious mendicant or devotee.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A religious mendicant of the fourth order. 2. An ascetic or devotee. 3. One who lays down or deposits.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

An ascetic, devotee, or religious mendicant who has abandoned worldly concerns.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

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Definitions on this page come from 4 works: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.