noun
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a hut or the region where sages live; hermitage.
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an abode for specific purpose (as in ವೃದ್ಧಾಶ್ರಮ) 3) any of the four orders, stages or periods in the religious life of a Brāhmaṇa.
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a school, usu. with an attached residence for the students; a hermit residential school.