Where does “ashrama” come from?
ashrama (English) comes from Sanskrit आश्रम, from Sanskrit श्रम, from Sanskrit श्रम्, from Proto-Indo-European ḱremh₂-.
ashrama (English): Any of the four stages of Hindu spiritual life
Definitions
- Any of the four stages of Hindu spiritual life
Ancestry of “ashrama”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | आश्रम | hermitage, the abode of ascetics, the cell of a... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | श्रम | fatigue, weariness, exhaustion; exertion, labour,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | श्रम् | class 4; to be or become weary or tired, be tired... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱremh₂- | — |