Sanskrit · noun · People & Roles

Banwaasi

बनवासी

said ban-WAA-si

also written: banbasi, vanvasi

Meaning

A forest-dweller; one living in exile or in the wilderness.

Literally: van (forest) + vaasi (dweller)

Related words

Forest-exile; banishment to the wilderness, as Rama's, and figuratively any painful separation from home.

A yogi or wandering Hindu ascetic devoted to spiritual discipline.