परिव्रज्या

{ parivrajyā }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

परि-व्रज्या  f.  f. strolling, wandering from place to place, ( esp.) leading the life of a religious mendicant, abandonment of the world, [Mn.]; [Kathās.]

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परि व्रज्या

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

परिव्रज्या [parivrajyā]   1 Strolling, wandering from place to place. परिव्रज्या च नित्यशः [Ms.1.52.]
Turning a recluse, leading the life of a religious mendicant or recluse.
Renunciation of the world, ascetic devotion, religious austerity.

Shabda-Sagara

परिव्रज्या  f.  ( -ज्या)
1. Ascetic devotion, religious austerity, abandon- ment of the world.
2. Leading the life of a mendicant.
E. परि about, व्रज्या religious wandering. परि + व्रज्-भावे क्यप् .

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परि व्रज्या परि + व्रज्-भावे क्यप् .