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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SANNYASI

From Hindi: abandoning, from Sanskrit samnyāsin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SANNYASI

sannyasi  [sʌnˈjɑːsɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SANNYASI

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sannyasi is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SANNYASI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sannyasi

Sannyasa

Sannyasa is the life stage of the renouncer within the Hindu system of philosophy of four age-based life stages known as ashrams. It is the topmost and final stage of the ashram system and is traditionally taken by men or women over fifty or by young Brahmacharis who wish to renounce worldly and materialistic pursuits and dedicate their lives to spiritual pursuits. People in this stage of life develop vairāgya, or a state of dispassion and detachment from material life, renouncing worldly thoughts and desires in order to spend the remainder of their lives in spiritual contemplation. A member of the sannyasa order is known as a sannyasin or "sannyasini". During the sannyasa phase of life, a person abandons fire, or Agnihotra, allowed to the Grihastha ashram or householder phase of life. People who have entered the sannyasa ashram may choose not to cook, perform fire rituals or take heat from fire. In practice, however, Sannyasis do various services and partake in sacred rituals to set an example for others. Sannyasa focuses only on the self and spirituality and not even the gods.

Definition of sannyasi in the English dictionary

The definition of sannyasi in the dictionary is a Brahman who having attained the fourth and last stage of life as a beggar will not be reborn, but will instead be absorbed into the Universal Soul Also called: renunciate.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SANNYASI


anchusin
æŋˈkjuːsɪn
Bandjarmasin
ˌbændʒəˈmɑːsɪn
Bandjermasin
ˌbændʒəˈmɑːsɪn
Banjarmasin
ˌbændʒəˈmɑːsɪn
Banjermasin
ˌbændʒəˈmɑːsɪn
bombesin
bɒmˈbiːsɪn
brankursine
bræŋkˈɜːsɪn
farcin
ˈfɑːsɪn
leucin
ˈluːsɪn
mucin
ˈmjuːsɪn
orcin
ˈɔːsɪn
resorcin
rɪˈzɔːsɪn
sannyasin
sʌnˈjɑːsɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SANNYASI

sanjak
sank
Sankara
Sankey
Sankhya
sanko
Sankt Gallen
Sanmicheli
sannop
sannup
sannyasin
sanpan
sanpro
sans
sans serif
sans-culotte
sans-culottism
sans-culottist
Sans.
sansa

WORDS THAT END LIKE SANNYASI

Adivasi
Bengasi
dalasi
Judah ha-Nasi
Kumasi
Likasi
Pegasi
quasi
sanyasi
Stasi
Varanasi

Synonyms and antonyms of sannyasi in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sannyasi» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SANNYASI

Find out the translation of sannyasi to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sannyasi from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sannyasi» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

托钵僧
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sannyasi
570 millions of speakers

English

sannyasi
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सन्यासी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

sannyasi
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

санньяси
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sannyasi
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সন্যাসী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sannyasi
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sannyasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sannyasi
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

sannyasi
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sannyasi
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sannyasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sannyasi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துறவியாவார்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संन्यासी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sannyasisin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sannyasi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sannjasin
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

санньяси
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sannyasi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Sannyasi
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sannyasi
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sannyasi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sannyasi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sannyasi

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SANNYASI»

The term «sannyasi» is normally little used and occupies the 125.744 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SANNYASI» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sannyasi» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sannyasi» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sannyasi

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SANNYASI»

Discover the use of sannyasi in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sannyasi and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Confessions of a Sannyasi
her, deliberately, 'What would you say if a sannyasi is• attracted to a woman ? Startled, her eyes opened wide. 'Nonsense. Then he isn't a sannyasi'. 'Suppose he can't help it.' 'Then, he must throw away his robes and get married if he^ can't  ...
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Gopi-prema
sannyasi — in the renounced order of life; CC Madhya 9.230 sannyasi — a person in the renounced order of life; CC Madhya 9.272 sannyasi-bhoj ane — in feeding the sannyasis; CC Madhya 9.298 e sannyasi — this sannyasi; CC Madhya ...
Luís César Nunes
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Storytellers, Saints, and Scoundrels: Folk Narrative in ...
All these stories focus on the complex figure of the Hindu ascetic and so sharpen our understanding of renunciation and gurus in South Asia.
Kirin Narayan, 2011
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The Sannyasi Rebellion
On uprisings in Bengal and Bihar against British rule in India, 1763-1800.
Asit Nath Chandra, 1977
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A Princely Impostor?: The Strange and Universal History of ...
Needless to say, his sudden departure compounded the rumors on both sides about whether Dharamdas ever met the sannyasi in Dhaka and, if so, what he had concluded.23 The most perplexing thing about the sannyasi was that he only  ...
Partha Chatterjee, 2002
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The fakir and sannyasi uprisings
The history of insurgency by fakirs and sannyasis against the incursion of the East India Company in Bengal, in the wake of the famine in 1769
Atis Kumar Dasgupta, 1992
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The Essence of Bhagavad Gita
Therefore, Sri Krishna did not instruct anybody to renounce this world and become sannyasi. Moreover, He pointed out that one who has learned to live in this world in self-controlled life and has trained himself to live among the lures in a spirit ...
Braja Dulal Mookherjee, 2002
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Questioning Ramayanas: A South Asian Tradition
I pray that you ask that sannyasi, here before the assembly, why he beat me with that stick." And Rama said, "The assembly will hear his answer. Quickly have that sannyasi brought here. Everyone together will decide what is right and what is ...
Paula Richman, 2001
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Friendship leads to Unity
5. THE. TRUSTING. SANNYASI. Once there was a Sannyasi who lived in a secluded "ashram." The people used to visit the Sannyasi and present him with costly offerings, clothes and jewels. The Sannyasi sold all these and became very rich.
Neela Subramaniam, 2006
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Myth and Mythmaking: Continuous Evolution in Indian Tradition
However the lineage of the Swadeshi sannyasi, as set out in Aurobindo's Bhavanr' Mandir of 1905, was not a simple descent from Bankim's santans of Znanda Math of the 1890s and/ or the rebellious sannyasi-fakirs of 1773. This masculinity ...
Julia Leslie, Senior Lecturer in Hindu Studies Department of the Study of Religions and Director of the New Centre for Cross-Cultural Research in Gender and Religions School of Oriental and African Studies Julia Leslie, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SANNYASI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sannyasi is used in the context of the following news items.
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Kamalnayanacharya accuses media of trying to defame him
“I am a Sannyasi who have renounced home. I don't have any land in my name, the ashram is the property of Nepali people. And i don't think the attempt to lay ... «E Kantipur, Jul 15»
2
The Naked Sadhu
The term Sannyasi means “renunciant of the world”, a man who, out of a maddening desire for divine experience, renounces all wealth, fame, pleasure and ... «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
3
Morning mantras
Sannyasi Krishna Yogam (founder of Satyananda Yoga Centre, Mambalam) offers free yoga classes. The sessions, open for all, will commence on July 6 and ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
4
THE MOST FROM THE COAST !
This change has been made possible by an Osho sannyasi, Swami Prem Parivartan, who is living up to his name but is more popularly known as Peepal Baba. «Coastweek, Jun 15»
5
Moheshkhali's Adinath: A prayer for Nepal
To complete the task he assigned one Naga Sannyasi who was, unfortunately, caught in the act. On the night before his trial however, the Sannyasi found favour ... «The Daily Star, May 15»
6
Trois pieux égoïstes
Le sannyasi déclara sérieusement, au cours de la conversation, qu'il se préparait pour sa prochaine vie. Il disait que cette existence-ci n'avait que peu à lui offrir ... «Le Club de Mediapart, Apr 15»
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Persistence is Most Important in Life
The other day three pious egoists came to see me. The first was a sannyasi, a man who had renounced the world, the second was an orientalist and a great ... «The New Indian Express, Apr 15»
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Spirituality and Religion: The Relevance of Religious Parables in …
The sannyasi had reached the outskirts of the village and settled down under a tree for the night when a villager came running up to him and said, "The stone! «Huffington Post, Apr 14»
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StartUp Health unveils new class, adds Basis founder as EIR
The startup is based in Englewood, New Jersey and founded by Pinaki Dasgupta and Adrish Sannyasi. Bridgeport, Connecticut-based Inbox Health is focusing ... «mobihealthnews, Apr 14»
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The Pamban Centenary
The Jesuit sannyasi. Roberto de Nobili whom I mentioned last week as the object of Eric Auzoux's search was the pioneer of the Indianisation of the Roman ... «The Hindu, Feb 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Sannyasi [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sannyasi>. Apr 2024 ».
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