Etymology

sannyasa

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Today it means: The fourth (wandering ascetic) ashrama in Hindu spiritual life. Full definition →

Sanskrit संन्यास
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromसंन्यास
  2. English todaysannyasa

From Sanskrit संन्यास (saṃnyāsa).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.