1. ವನಪ್ರಸ್ಥ

    ♪ vana prastha
      noun
    1. a forest in a highland.

  2. ವಾನಪ್ರಸ್ಥ

    ♪ vānāprastha
      noun
    1. the third of the four stages in a brāhmaṇa's life, which is to be spent in a forest, being away from his children, worldly possession, etc.
    2. a brāhmaṇa is this stage of life.
    3. the tree Butea frondosa of Papiionaceae family.
    4. the tree Madhuca indica ( = Bassia latifolia) of Sapotaceae family.