# सन्न्यासिन् (sannyāsin)

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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 — E. sannyāsa abandonment of the world, ini aff
- **SLP1:** `sannyAsin`  **IAST:** sannyāsin  **Devanagari:** सन्न्यासिन्
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/sannyasin/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Religious Renunciant / Ascetic (4 definitions)
- 1. A Hindu religious mendicant of the fourth order. 2. An ascetic or devotee.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सन्न्यास (sannyāsa) िन् (sannyāsin) [Printed book page 892 ] सन्न्यास (sannyāsa) िन् (sannyāsin) m. ( - सी (-sī) ) 1 The Brahman of the fourth order, the religious mendicant. 2 An ascetic, a devotee. E. सन्न्यास (sannyāsa) abandonment of the world, इनि (ini) aff. [ ID=40407 ]
- 1. A Brahmin of the fourth order. 2. A religious mendicant or devotee.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सन्न्यासिन् (sannyāsin) [Printed book page 812-a ] सन्न्यासिन् (sannyāsin) ( सी ) ((sī)) 5. m. The Brāhman of the fourth order; a religious mendicant, a devotee. [ ID=40110 ]
- 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*
  > सन्न्यास (sannyāsa) िन् (sannyāsin) [Printed book page 759-a ] सन्न्यास (sannyāsa) िन् (sannyāsin) m. ( - सी (-sī) ) 1. The Brāhman of the fourth order, the religious mendicant. 2. An ascetic, a devotee. 3. One who lays down or deposits. E. सन्न्यास (sannyāsa) abandonment of the world, इनि (ini) aff. [ ID=42410 ]
- An ascetic, devotee, or religious mendicant who has abandoned worldly concerns.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > सन्न्यासिन् (sannyāsin) [Printed book page 1063-b ] Sannyāsin, ī, m. one who lays down or deposits; one who abandons or resigns, an ascetic, devotee (especially one who retires from worldly concerns and is no longer bound to read the Mantras and perform sacrifices, but only to read the Āraṇyakas or Upaniṣads); a Brāhman of the fourth order or Āśrama, religious mendicant. —Sannyāsi-tā, f. or sannyāsi-tva, am, n. abandonment of worldly con- cerns, retirement from the world. —Sannyāsi-dar- śana, am, n., N. of the forty-ninth chapter of the Pātāla-khaṇḍa of the Padma-Purāṇa. [ ID=49413 ]

## Sources

Definitions from 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, University of Cologne.

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