Explanation:

The literal meaning of word Ashrama is “a halting or resting place”.Ashramas are regarded as different stages in the life of an individual which train him for some period and the individual exerts himself in the same order to qualify himself for the next stage of life.The four asramas are: Brahmacharya (student), Grihastha (householder), Vanaprastha (retired) and Sannyasa (renunciation).The Ashramas system is one facet of the Dharma concept in Hinduism.