Swami Dayanand Saraswati Commentary : Those in which great qualities are imbibed and noble deeds are done by working extremely hard, are called ‘Ashram = Stage’.
In Hindi:
महर्षि दयानन्द व्याख्या : जिनमें अत्यन्त परिश्रम करके उत्तम गुणों का ग्रहण और श्रेष्ठ काम किये जायें, उनको 'आश्रम' कहते हैं।