anASakAyanaM [ na naSyati anASakaH AtmA tasyAyanaM prAptyupAyaH ] The state of brahmacarya , unmarried or student's life, devoted to contemplation and knowledge of the soul; aTa yadanASakAyanamityAcakzate brahmacaryameva tat . eza hyAtmA na naSyati yaM brahmacaryeRAnuviMdate Ch. Up. ; a course of fasting as a penance (?).