Grihasthashrama, Gṛhasthāśrama, Grihastha-ashrama: 9 definitions
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Grihasthashrama means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Gṛhasthāśrama can be transliterated into English as Grhasthasrama or Grihasthashrama, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Grasthasram.
In Hinduism
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Gṛhasthāśrama (गृहस्थाश्रम) refers to “domestic life”, according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “[...] It has been said that there are eighteen addictions. These are the outcome of the desire for earthly enjovments. [...] Wise men speak of that wife as a wife who has auspicious marks and who knows the fine arts, who is clever, who is loved by her husband, and who is young and modest. She is the chief instrument in attaining the three objects of life, and she is the distinguishing feature of domestic life (gṛhasthāśrama-lakṣma). She looks after the children and the utensils and other articles of the household, and she charms the mind. [...]”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarygṛhasthāśrama (गृहस्थाश्रम).—m (S) The second of the four religious orders, the order of the gṛhastha. Ex. ātāṃ strī karūna yathārtha || gṛ0 sampādī ||.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishgṛhasthāśrama (गृहस्थाश्रम).—m The 2nd of the 4 religious orders.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGṛhasthāśrama (गृहस्थाश्रम).—m.
(-maḥ) The order of householder. E. gṛhastha, and āśrama order of life.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGṛhasthāśrama (गृहस्थाश्रम):—[=gṛha-sthāśrama] [from gṛha-stha > gṛha > gṛbh] m. the order of a householder, [Manu-smṛti iii, 2]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGṛhasthāśrama (गृहस्थाश्रम):—[gṛhasthā-śrama] (maḥ) 1. m. The order or state of a householder.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryGṛhasthāśrama (गृहस्थाश्रम) [Also spelled grasthasram]:—(nm) the position or phase of the householder (the second of the four phases of life viz. Brahmachary, grihasth, vanprasth and Sannyas prescribed by the ancient Hindu savants).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusGṛhasthāśrama (ಗೃಹಸ್ಥಾಶ್ರಮ):—[noun] the second of the four stages in the life of a brāṃhaṇa, i.e. fulfilling the duties and obligations of a householder.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Grihastha, Ashrama.
Full-text: Grihashrama, Grasthasram, Garhastya, Sandharya, Grihastha, Lakshma, Brahmacarya, Avas, Pancamahayajna.
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