vanaprastha
वानप्रस्थ vanaprasthaThe third of the four ashramas, the stage of the forest-dweller who withdraws from household life toward renunciation.
Where this term appears
- The Four Ashramas: the stages of life Essentials
The four are brahmacharya , the celibate student; grihastha , the householder; vanaprastha , the forest-dweller; and sannyasa , the life of the renouncer.
- The Four Aims of Life (Purusharthas) Essentials
The third stage is vanaprastha , the forest-dweller, who, with the children grown and duties discharged, begins to loosen their grip on the world and turn inward.
- The Law of Manu Treatise
It walks a man through the four ashramas : brahmacharya , the student; grihastha , the householder; vanaprastha , the forest-dweller; sannyasa , the renouncer.