History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c45.8
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c45.8
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The word *vānaprastha* is according to the Mit. the same as vanaprastha, which means 'one who stays in a forest in a pre-eminent way' (by observing a strict code of life). Kṣīrasvāmī derives it differently.²¹²⁰