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Pronunciation

'Gri' as the 'Gru' in 'Gruel'
'Has' as the 'Hus' in 'Husk'
'tha' as in 'thaw'

Word Root

This is a Sanskrit word. The Sanskrit meaning of "Gruha" is house. And the word Grihasthya symbolises a person who runs a house.

Usage

This word is generally used to denote a particular phase of life( next 40 years 20-60 years of human life span after Brahmacharya ). This is the phase of life in which a man gets married and settles down in life and begets children. It is the second in the four phases of a man, namely, Brahmacharya, Grihastha, Vanaprastha, and finally Sanyasa, as prescribed by Manusmriti for the Dhwija castes, in the Hindu system of life.

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Gryhastha

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