mn. (śram), a hermitage, the abode of ascetics, the cell of a hermit or of retired saints or sages Mn.; R.; Das3.; Ragh.; Megh. &c 158,2 27617 mn. a stage in the life of a Bra1hman Brahman (of which there are four corresponding to four different periods or conditions, viz. 1st, Brahmaca1rin brahmacārin, student of the Veda veda; 2nd, Gr2iha-stha gṛha-stha, householder; 3rd, Va1naprastha vānaprastha,... mn. a hut...