antevasin

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noun

A disciple dwelling in or near the house of the teacher.

OriginSanskrit अन्तेवासिन् →
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Meanings

nounantevasin (plural antevasins)

plural antevasins

  1. HinduismhistoricalA disciple dwelling in or near the house of the teacher.
  2. HinduismSomeone who lives on the border of two worlds: the materialistic and the transcendental.

Origin

  1. Sanskritअन्तेवासिन्
  2. Englishantevasin

From Sanskrit अन्तेवासिन् (antevāsin).

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