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sanyasi

n. A Hindu in the sannyasa stage.

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sanyasi

n. a Hindu religious mendicant [syn: sannyasi, sannyasin]

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Sanyasi (film)

Sanyasi is a 1975 Hindi film directed by Sohanlal Kanwar, and starring Manoj Kumar and Hema Malini as leads.

Sanyasi (1945 film)

Sanyasi (The Godman) is a 1945 Hindi/ Urdu social film directed by A. R. Kardar. Produced under the banner of Kardar Productions, its music director was Naushad with lyrics by Pandit Buddhi Chandra Aggarwal (Pandit Madhur). The actor Ghulam Mohammed, who had acted in Sohrab Modi's Ek Din Ka Sultan the same year, played the title role of Sanyasi.

Actor Mehmood played a small role in the film. The other co-stars were Shamim, Amar, Naseem Jr., Shakir and Shyam Kumar.

Usage examples of "sanyasi".

In January 1510, Chaitanya suddenly took it into his head to become a Sanyasi or ascetic, and received initiation at the hands of Keshab Bharati of Katwa.

The sanyasi turned away, and as he tottered down the street, he called back to Vijay.