anāśakāyanam [na naśyati anāśakaḥ ātmā tasyāyanaṃ prāptyu- pāyaḥ] The state of brahmacarya, unmarried or student's life, devoted to contemplation and knowledge of the soul; atha yadanāśakāyanamityā cakṣate brahmacaryameva tat | eṣa hyātmā na naśyati yaṃ brahmacaryeṇānuvindate Ch. Up.8.5.3; a course of fasting as a penance (?).