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| '''Vanvas''' ({{lang-sa|वनवास}}, {{IPA-hns|ʋənˈʋaːs}}) is a Sanskrit term meaning residence (''vās'') in a forest (''van''). While it can be undertaken voluntarily, it usually carries a connotation of forced [[exile]] as a punishment. It commonly figures as a harsh penalty in ancient [[Hindu]] epics (such as the [[Ramayan]] and [[Mahabharat]]) set in a time, thousands of years ago, when much of the [[Indian subcontinent]] was a [[wilderness]].<ref name="Pollet">Gilbert Pollet, "Indian Epic Values: Ramayana and Its Impact: Proceedings of the 8th International Ramayana Conference, Leuven, 6-8 July 1991"; Peeters Publishers, 1995, {{ISBN|90-6831-701-6}}, {{ISBN|978-90-6831-701-5}}.</ref>
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| When vanvas is self-imposed, it can imply seclusion from worldly affairs to focus on spiritual matters, as in the case of [[ashram]]s (hermitages) established by ancient [[rishi]]s. When imposed as a punishment, it carries an implication of enforced isolation from society and exposure to life-threatening extreme situations (the elements and wildlife).
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| ==Vanvas of different people in the Hindu epics==
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| *Ramayana*
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| [[Rama]] had gone to Panchavati (present day) [[Nashik]] for vanvas for 14 years with his wife [[Sita]] and younger brother, [[Lakshmana]]. They had been forced by their stepmother, [[Kaikeyi]] to go there as she wanted her son, [[Bharata (Ramayana)|Bharata]] to be the King of Ayodhya after their father's rule, [[Dasharatha]].Hence, to maintain the integrity of Dasaratha, Rama chose to go to the jungles.
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| *Mahabharata*
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| The [[Pandavas]] and [[Draupadi]] were thrown out of the kingdom Hastinapur by their cousin [[Duryodhana]] and his uncle [[Shakuni]] after they lost in a game of dice with them and their common wife, [[Draupadi]] was humiliated in the court before the elders.
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| ==References==
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| [[Category:Sanskrit words and phrases]]
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