Sannyasin, Saṃnyāsī, Samnyasi, Saṃnyāsin, Samnyasin, Sannyāsī, Sannyāsi, Sannyasi, Sannyāsin: 25 definitions
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In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Sannyāsī (सन्न्यासी).—A sannyāsī is supposed to beg from door to door. He does not beg simply because he is hungry. His real purpose is to enlighten the occupant of every house by preaching Kṛṣṇa consciousness. A sannyāsī does not abandon his superior position and become a beggar just for the sake of begging. Similarly, a person in householder life may be very important, but he may also voluntarily take to the mendicant way of life.
Sannyāsī (सन्न्यासी) refers to “(1) One in the renounced order of life, which is the highest order in the varṇāśrama-dharma system (2) One who renounces the fruits of one’s activity”. (cf. Glossary page from Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā).
Sannyāsī (सन्न्यासी) refers to:—A member of the renounced order, a renunciant. (cf. Glossary page from Bhajana-Rahasya).
Sannyāsī (सन्न्यासी) refers to:—A member of the renounced order of life; a renunciant. (cf. Glossary page from Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta).
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Sannyāsin (सन्न्यासिन्) or Sannyāsa refers to the fourth of the four “stages of life” (aśrama), according to the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—From the times of the most ancient dharmaśāstras the number of āśramas has been four:—Brahmacarya, Gṛhastha, Vānaprastha and Sannyāsin.—After spending the third part of his life in the forest for some times he spends the rest of his life as a Sannyāsin (sannyāsa). This is a stage of transition from the life of a householder to that of the Sannyāsin; and it is a period of probation entitling one to enter a state of complete renunciation.
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Saṃnyāsin (संन्यासिन्) refers to “renouncers”, according to the Jayadrathayāmala, Ṣaṭka 1 verse 13.3–18::—Accordingly, “[...] [And], O Goddess, [the Śivadharmadīkṣā] has two forms: in Śaiva scriptures the division of initiation is called that without the seed and that with the seed. The Ācārya performs the [initiation] which contains the duty to perform post-initiatory rites purified for children, imbeciles, those whose limbs suffered trauma, deaf people, women, people who are suffering from chronic illness and kings and renouncers (saṃnyāsin) who are extremely devoted [to Śiva]; this [initiation] is the nirbījā. [...]”.
Saṃnyāsī (संन्यासी) refers to one of the Six Āśramas referred to by Kauṇḍinya in his comments on Pāśupatasūtra 3.1.—The system of the four Brahmanical Āśramas also survived practically intact during the time of the Tantric and non-Tantric manifestations of Śaivism and Vaiṣṇavism The editor of the Trivandrum edition of the Pāśupatasūtra gives a list in explanation of the phrase ‘Six Āśramas’ [e.g., Saṃnyāsī]. This interpretation is probably based on Kauṇḍinya ad Pāśupatasūtra 1.6 and 4.18 (“the paths of the householder, the chaste student, the forest-dweller, the mendicant, and the heretic are wrong paths”).
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Sannyāsin (सन्न्यासिन्) is another name for Yati—a group of initiates (initiated by cakramaṇḍala) which has four subdivisions, as discussed in chapter 5 of the Brahmarātra section of the Sanatkumārasaṃhitā: an encyclopedic Sanskrit text written in over 3500 verses dealing with a variety of topics such as yoga, temple-building, consecration ceremonies, initiation and dhanurveda (martial arts).—Description of the chapter [varṇa-ācāra-vidhi]: [...] The initiates who are known as Yatis (=Bhikṣukas; Sannyāsins) have four subdivisions, namely: Haṃsas, Paramahaṃsas, Bhagavāns and Prabhus.
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Saṃnyāsin (संन्यासिन्) refers to “one who has abandoned (all goals)”, according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] Glorious is he who has abandoned all goals (artha-saṃnyāsin) and is the incarnation of satisfaction, his very nature, [sa jayatyarthasaṃnyāsī pūrṇasvarasavigrahaḥ] and whose inner focus on the Unconditioned is quite spontaneous. In brief, the great-souled man who has come to know the Truth is without desire for either pleasure or liberation, and is always and everywhere free from attachment. [...]”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
General definition (in Hinduism)
Sannyāsī (सन्न्यासी) is a Sanskrit word referring to one in the sannyāsa (renounced) order.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
sannyāsī (सन्न्यासी).—m (S) One that has cast off all worldly possessions and carnal or natural affections, an ascetic. 2 The Brahman of the fourth order, the religious mendicant.
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sannyāsī (संन्यासी).—This is the popular form. See the correct form sannyasta &c.
sannyāsī (सन्न्यासी).—m An ascetic.
sannyāsī (संन्यासी).—m An ascetic.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Saṃnyāsin (संन्यासिन्).—m.
1) One who lays down or deposits.
2) One who abandons, gives up; सर्वसंकल्पसंन्यासी योगा- रूढस्तदोच्यते (sarvasaṃkalpasaṃnyāsī yogā- rūḍhastadocyate) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 6.4.
3) One who completely renounces the world and its attachments, an ascetic, a Brāhmaṇa in the fourth order of his religious life; ज्ञेयः स नित्य- संन्यासी यो न द्वेष्टि न काङ्क्षति (jñeyaḥ sa nitya- saṃnyāsī yo na dveṣṭi na kāṅkṣati) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 5.3.
4) One who abstains from food (tyaktāhāra); उवाच मारुर्वृद्धे संन्यासिन्यत्र वानरान् (uvāca mārurvṛddhe saṃnyāsinyatra vānarān) Bhaṭṭikāvya 7.76.
Sannyāsin (सन्न्यासिन्).—m. (-sī) 1. The Brahman of the fourth order, the religious mendicant. 2. An ascetic, a devotee. 3. One who lays down or deposits. E. sannyāsa abandonment of the world, ini aff.
Saṃnyāsin (संन्यासिन्).—i. e. saṃnyāsa + in, m. 1. One who has abandoned all worldly affections, etc. (see saṃnyāsa), [Bhagavadgītā, (ed. Schlegel.)] 5, 3; [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 48, 15. 2. The Brāhmaṇa of the fourth order, the religious mendicant. 3. An ascetic.
Saṃnyāsin (संन्यासिन्).—[adjective] renouncing, resigning (—°); [absolutely] who has abandoned the world.
1) Saṃnyāsin (संन्यासिन्):—[=saṃ-nyāsin] [from saṃny-as] mfn. laying aside, giving up, abandoning, renouncing, [Aṣṭāvakra-saṃhitā]
2) [v.s. ...] abstaining from food, [Bhaṭṭi-kāvya]
3) [v.s. ...] m. one who abandons or resigns worldly affairs, an ascetic, devotee (who has renounced all earthly concerns and devotes himself, to meditation and the study of the Āraṇyakas or Upaniṣadas, a Brāhman in the fourth Āśrama q.v. or stage of his life, a religious mendicant; cf. [Religious Thought and Life in India 53, 55 etc.]), [Upaniṣad; Mahābhārata; Purāṇa]
Sannyāsin (सन्न्यासिन्):—(sī) 5. m. The Brāhman of the fourth order; a religious mendicant, a devotee.
Saṃnyāsin (संन्यासिन्):—(von 2. as mit saṃni oder von saṃnyāsa) adj.
1) entsagend, aufgebend: artha (so zu lesen) [AṢṬĀV. 18, 67.] ohne Ergänzung der der Welt entsagt hat [MAITRYUP.6,10.] [Colebrooke.1,117.] [Mahābhārata 14,1196.] [WEBER, Rāmatāpanīya Upaniṣad 329.] [Spr. (II) 798.] [Dhūrtasamāgama 84,15.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa.7,4,22.] [Oxforder Handschriften 13,b,13. 227,b,17.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 843.] nitya [Bhagavadgītā 5, 3.] veda = vedasaṃnyāsika [Kullūka] zu [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 6, 95.] —
2) der der Nahrung entsagt hat [Bhaṭṭikavya 7, 76.]
Saṃnyāsin (संन्यासिन्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Saṃṇāsi.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Saṃnyāsī (संन्यासी) [Also spelled sanyasi]:—(nm) an anchorite; an ascetic, a monk; one who has renounced the world; hence ~[sina] fem. form.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Saṃnyāsi (ಸಂನ್ಯಾಸಿ):—[noun] a man who is not influenced by personal interest, selfish motives, sensual enjoyments, worldly possessions, etc.; he who has renounced everything and is leading an ascetic life, for religious purpose.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Saṃnyāsī (संन्यासी):—adj. → सन्यासी [sanyāsī]
Sannyāsī (सन्न्यासी):—n. the person at the last of the four stage of life; the wandering ascetic;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): The, The, Te, Sam, Sanyasi, Nyasin, El, Cam, De, Ter, Sannyasin.
Starts with (+0): Sannyasini.
Full-text (+121): Arthasamnyasin, Samnyasisamdhya, Samnyasisamaradhana, Samnyasidarshana, Samnyasita, Samnyasitva, Nityasamnyasin, Shivarama samnyasin, Sanyasi, Mada, Karmasamnyasin, Vedasamnyasin, Samnyasika, Narayanabali, Punyatithi, Ashrama, Tridanda, Samnyasa, Sannyasilakshana, Chati.
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Bhaktavijaya: Stories of Indian Saints (by Justin E. Abbott)
8.10: Vithoba becomes a Sannyasi < [Chapter 8 - Dnyandev and His Grandparents]
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The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda (by Srila Narayana Maharaja)
The Sannyasin and The Householder < [Notes from Lectures and Discourses]
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Sidelights on History and Culture Of Orissa (by Manmath Nath Das)
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Chapter 55 - The Panchasakha of Odisha (Orissa) < [Part 4 - Language, Literature and Education]
Chaitanya's Life and Teachings (by Krishna-das Kaviraj)
Chapter XXII - The Master converts the people of Benares and returns to Jagannáth
Chapter XXIV - Meeting with Vallabh Bhatta; the Master stints His food
Chandogya Upanishad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.13.19-020 < [Chapter 13 - The Deliverance of Jagāi and Mādhāi]
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