TW Dictionary logoTW Dictionaryby Toppers' Wisdom

sannyasi

/sʌnˈjɑːsi/noun

उच्चारण सन्यासी

संन्यासी

Advanced word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a Hindu who has given up family, possessions and all worldly ties in order to live a religious life

    संन्यासी

    • After his children grew up, he left home and became a sannyasi.
    • The sannyasi wandered from village to village.

    Synonyms ascetic holy man sadhu renunciant

◇Word family
sannyasa noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

ascetic holy man sadhu renunciant

✓In the exam

General knowledge

In Hindu tradition, sannyasa is the last of the four stages of life, after brahmacharya, grihastha and vanaprastha.

हिंदू परंपरा के अनुसार sannyasa जीवन के चार आश्रमों में अंतिम है, जो brahmacharya, grihastha और vanaprastha के बाद आता है।