grihastha

G2R1I1H4A1S1T1H4A1

noun

The second (householder) ashrama in Hindu spiritual life.

OriginSanskrit गृहस्थ →
Scrabble 16
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noungrihastha (uncountable)

alternative grhastha

  1. uncountableThe second (householder) ashrama in Hindu spiritual life.

Origin

  1. Sanskritगृहस्थ
  2. Englishgrihastha

Borrowed from Sanskrit गृहस्थ (gṛhastha).

More words from Sanskrit

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Polish gryhastha
  • gryhasthasecond stage of Hindu spiritual life
Cite this entry
APA

grihastha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grihastha

MLA

“grihastha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grihastha. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grihastha,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grihastha.

Source: grihastha on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.