Prathamashrama, Prathamāśrama, Prathama-ashrama: 1 definition
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Prathamashrama means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Prathamāśrama can be transliterated into English as Prathamasrama or Prathamashrama, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPrathamāśrama (प्रथमाश्रम).—the first of the four stages in the religious life of a Brāhmaṇa; i. e. Brahmacharya; शरीरबद्धः प्रथमाश्रमो यथा (śarīrabaddhaḥ prathamāśramo yathā) Kumārasambhava 5.3.
Derivable forms: prathamāśramaḥ (प्रथमाश्रमः).
Prathamāśrama is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prathama and āśrama (आश्रम).
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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