Vanaprastha in Malayalam
The headword here is Sanskrit rather than English, and Malayalam writes it വാനപ്രസ്ഥം (vaanaprastham). It names the third of the four stages of life in the classical scheme, when a householder withdraws to the forest. The first vowel is long in the Malayalam form.
Most common translation
Vanaprastha stage or state.
അദ്ദേഹം പിന്നീട് വാനപ്രസ്ഥം സ്വീകരിച്ചു.
addheham pinneedu vaanaprastham sweekarichu.
Later he took up the forest-dwelling stage of life.
Dictionary entry
- വാനപ്രസ്ഥം (vaanaprastham) — Vanaprastha stage or state.
The word is used in writing about tradition and, more loosely, of anybody retiring from active life.
Common questions
How do you say vanaprastha in Malayalam?
It is വാനപ്രസ്ഥം (vaanaprastham).
What does vaanaprastham mean?
The forest dwelling stage of life, third of the four classical stages, after the householder years and before full renunciation.