a man who is not influenced by personal interest, selfish motives, sensual enjoyments, worldly possessions, etc.; he who has renounced everything and is leading an ascetic life, for religious purpose.

a giving up (something for ever).

renunciation of the worldly life; resignation; the life of a religious ascetic.

the fourth stage in the Hindu way of life in which a person has to live a life of an ascetic.

something entrusted to another as a pledge.

something staked as a bet in a game of chance.

cessation of life; death.

the plant Nardostachys jatamansi of Valerianaceae family.

a perfume made from this plant.

a pack; a covenant; an agreement.