Sanskrit Terms Flashcards by Penny Sima

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Hasta

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Hand

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Bhuja

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Arm or Shoulder

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Pada

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Foot or leg

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Griva

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Neck

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Ardha

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Half

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Paschima

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Back side of body

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Purva

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Front side of body

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Uttitha

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Raised up or extended

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Guna

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Three prime qualities of nature

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Ustrasana

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Camel pose

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Shalabasana

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Backbend

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Baddha

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Yogic locks

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Manas

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Sensory aspect of the mind

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Ahamkara

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Egoity

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Buddhi

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Seat of intelligence

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Viveka

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Discernment or discrimination

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Chitta

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Deepest level of the mind

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Chit

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Superconscious ultimate reality

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Vrittis

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Fluctuations of the mind

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Sukha

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Happiness or bliss

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Dukha

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pain, sorrow, grief

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Sthira

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Steady

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Samskara

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Subconscious imprint

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Klesha

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Mode of suffering

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Yama

Yogic values and principles of social conduct

Niyama

Yogic values and principles personal behavior

Pranayama

Breath extension

Pratyhara

Independence from sensory stimuli

Dharana

Concentration

Dhyana

Meditation

Samadhi

Absorption

Samyama

Combined application of Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi

Ashtanga

Eightfold yoga of Patajali

Nirodha

Restraint, suppression

Ekagrata

One pointedness

Bhoga

Enjoyment, object of pleasure

Roga

Yoga for runners

Pakriti

Procreation

Purusha

Pure consciousness

Atman

True self consciousness

Brahman

Infinite consciousness

Vishu

Equal

Shiva

Supreme being, pure consciousness

Shakti

Mother goddess, energy life force

Vayu

Vital air current, wind

Dosha

Bio energy center in Ayurveda medicine

Parvritti

Path of action, path toward external world

Parsva

Side flank, lateral

Viparita

Inverted

Pida

Pain, suffering, pressure

Prasarita

Spread out, stretched out

Supta

Sleeping

Eka

One, single

Dwi

Two, both

Surya

Sun

Chandra

Moon

Hatha

Tantric school of yoga

Sama

Same, equal

Visama

Odd

Kumbhaka

Time before or after inhalation or exhalation

Rechaka

Exhalation

Puraka

Inhalation

So

Him, inhalation mantra

Ham

I, exhalation mantra

Bhedana

Piercing, breaking through, passing through

Purusha

Soul

Prakriti

Natural State

Rajasic

Astrial Body

Safic

Causal Body

Sukasana

Easy seated pose

Vajrasana

Thunderbolt