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Sanskrit

śrama

effort, toil, fatigue

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A small Indian spiritual retreat shown as a communal place: residents meditate together in the courtyard of a modest residential hermitage, with a resident tending the shared garden nearby.
noun

ashram

ASH-rum/ˈæʃrəm/

A spiritual retreat or community, especially in Indian religious traditions.

Etymology
aSanskritadnomial prefix
+shramSanskriteffort, toil, fatigue

The Sanskrit base means “effort” or “toil,” while the compound names a religious hermitage. English uses that name for a spiritual retreat or community, rather than for effort itself.

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