आश्रम
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Sanskrit[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the root श्राम्यति (√śram).
Noun[edit]
आश्रम (ā-śrama) n, m
- hermitage, the abode of ascetics, the cell of a hermit or of retired saints or sages; ashram
- a stage in the life of a Brahman (of which there are four corresponding to four different periods or conditions, namely 1st, ब्रह्मचारिन् (brahmacārin, “student of the veda”); 2nd, गृहस्थ (gṛha-stha, “householder”); 3rd, वानप्रस्थ (vānaprastha, “anchorite”); and 4th, संन्यासिन् (saṃnyāsin, “abandoner of all worldly concerns”), or sometimes भिक्षु (bhikṣu, “religious beggar”); in some places the law-givers mention only three such periods of religious life, the first being then omitted)
- hut built on festal occasions
- college, school
- wood, thicket
- (masculine) name of a pupil of Pṛthvī-dhara
Declension[edit]
Masculine a-stem declension of आश्रम
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | आश्रमः (āśramaḥ) | आश्रमौ (āśramau) | आश्रमाः (āśramāḥ) |
| Vocative | आश्रम (āśrama) | आश्रमौ (āśramau) | आश्रमाः (āśramāḥ) |
| Accusative | आश्रमम् (āśramam) | आश्रमौ (āśramau) | आश्रमान् (āśramān) |
| Instrumental | आश्रमेण (āśrameṇa) | आश्रमाभ्याम् (āśramābhyām) | आश्रमैः (āśramaiḥ) |
| Dative | आश्रमाय (āśramāya) | आश्रमाभ्याम् (āśramābhyām) | आश्रमेभ्यः (āśramebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | आश्रमात् (āśramāt) | आश्रमाभ्याम् (āśramābhyām) | आश्रमेभ्यः (āśramebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | आश्रमस्य (āśramasya) | आश्रमयोः (āśramayoḥ) | आश्रमाणाम् (āśramāṇām) |
| Locative | आश्रमे (āśrame) | आश्रमयोः (āśramayoḥ) | आश्रमेषु (āśrameṣu) |
Neuter a-stem declension of आश्रम
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | आश्रमम् (āśramam) | आश्रमे (āśrame) | आश्रमाणि (āśramāṇi) |
| Vocative | आश्रम (āśrama) | आश्रमे (āśrame) | आश्रमाणि (āśramāṇi) |
| Accusative | आश्रमम् (āśramam) | आश्रमे (āśrame) | आश्रमाणि (āśramāṇi) |
| Instrumental | आश्रमेण (āśrameṇa) | आश्रमाभ्याम् (āśramābhyām) | आश्रमैः (āśramaiḥ) |
| Dative | आश्रमाय (āśramāya) | आश्रमाभ्याम् (āśramābhyām) | आश्रमेभ्यः (āśramebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | आश्रमात् (āśramāt) | आश्रमाभ्याम् (āśramābhyām) | आश्रमेभ्यः (āśramebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | आश्रमस्य (āśramasya) | आश्रमयोः (āśramayoḥ) | आश्रमाणाम् (āśramāṇām) |
| Locative | आश्रमे (āśrame) | आश्रमयोः (āśramayoḥ) | आश्रमेषु (āśrameṣu) |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- English: ashram
References[edit]
- Sir Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1898, page 0158
