Vanaprastha, Vānaprastha, Vana-prastha: 23 definitions

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Vanaprastha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, Hindi, biology. 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.

Vanaprastha has 23 English definitions available.

Alternative spellings of this word include Vaanprasth.

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Vanaprastha (वनप्रस्थ):—

1) ein hoch gelegener Wald [Mahābhārata 13, 7244.] —

2) Nomen proprium einer Oertlichkeit [Rājataraṅgiṇī 8, 1931.] — Vgl. vānaprastha .

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Vāṇaprastha (वाणप्रस्थ):—[Amarakoṣa ed. COLEBR. 2, 7, 3.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 119, 17. 135, 8. 11.] [PAÑCAR. 1, 10, 80] fehlerhaft für vāna .

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Vānaprastha (वानप्रस्थ):—

1) m. (von vanaprastha) ein Brahmane im dritten Lebensstadium, wenn er sein Haus aufgegeben hat und in den Wald gezogen ist; Einsiedler [Amarakoṣa.2,7,3.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa.2,7,2.3,3,198.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 807. 809.] [Anekārthasaṃgraha.4,134.] [Medinīkoṣa th. 29.] [Halāyudha.2,239.] [Weber’s Indische Studien.2,287.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch.6,87.] [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch.2,137.3,45.] [KAṆ.6,2,2.] [Mahābhārata.1,7683.] [Rāmāyaṇa.2,64,22.] [Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 2,52,26.] [NṚS. TĀP. Upakośā] in [Weber’s Indische Studien.9,121.] [Oxforder Handschriften.8,a,39. 83,a,32. 85,b,37. 269,a,7.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 295.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa.7,12,16. fg.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 28,23. 119,17. 135,8.] [PAÑCAR.1,10,80.] —

2) m. Bassia latifolia [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 2, 8.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 198.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] Butea frondosa Roxb. [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Ratnamālā 44.] —

3) adj. (von vānaprastha

1) zum Einsiedler in Beziehung stehend, ihn betreffend; m. (mit Ergänzung von āśrama) das dritte Lebensstadium eines Brahmanen, das Leben im Walde: vana [Medinīkoṣa Manu’s Gesetzbuch 39.] vidhi [Harivaṃśa 7985.] [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 18, 31.] [Mahābhārata 12, 2325.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 16, 3. 44, 38. 135, 11.] — Hier und da fälschlich vāṇa geschrieben.

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