Satyashrama, Satyāśrama, Satya-ashrama: 1 definition

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Satyashrama 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 Satyāśrama can be transliterated into English as Satyasrama or Satyashrama, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Satyāśrama (सत्याश्रम).—renunciation of the world (saṃnyāsa); दीक्षा बहुविधा राजन् सत्याश्रमपदं भवेत् (dīkṣā bahuvidhā rājan satyāśramapadaṃ bhavet) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.66.13.

Derivable forms: satyāśramaḥ (सत्याश्रमः).

Satyāśrama is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms satya and āśrama (आश्रम).

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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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