All words Flashcards
Currently contains all of the words across the YST texts (Sutton gita, Sutton sutras, Easwaran gita). Will add YTT decks as I get through them enough to remove any typos/errors.
abhiniveśa [HY]
the source of fear, attachment to life, one of the kleśas
abhiniveśa [SaS]
clinging to bodily life
abhyantara kumbhaka [HY]
holding the breath after inhaling
ābhyantara vṛtti [SaS]
internal retention of breath
abhyāsa [HY]
practice
abhyāsa [SG]
Regulated practice of a particular discipline.
abhyāsa [SaS]
spiritual practice
abhyāsa [SS]
Regulated practice of a particular discipline.
ācārya [HY]
teacher
ācārya [SG]
A teacher or interpreter of scripture, typically revered by groups of followers.
adharma [EG]
“Not dharma.” Injustice, evil, anything which goes against moral laws.
adhomukha śvānāsana [HY]
downward-facing dog pose
adhyatma [SS]
In relation to the self; a form of knowledge that reveals the true nature of the self.
adi śakti [JC]
primal or supreme power
Adiśeṣa [SaS]
the thousand-headed cobra upon which world the rests according to Hindu mythology
Ādityas [SG]
The twelve most prominent among the Vedic gods; the sons of Aditi.
advaita [SG]
Non-dualism; a strand of Vedanta philosophy that teaches absolute unity of ātman and Brahman, the individual self and the absolute reality.
advaita [EG]
Having no duality; the supreme Reality, which is the “One without a second.” The word advaita is especially used in Vedanta philosophy, which stresses the unity of the Self (Ātman) and Brahman.
advaita [HY]
nondualism
advaita [SS]
Non-dualism; an expression of Vedanta philosophy that teaches absolute unity of ātman and Brahman, the individual self and the absolute reality.
agama [SS]
A scripture or teaching that has been handed down; one of the three means of knowing accepted by Patañjali.
āgami karma [SaS]
karma being performed in the present
agni sāra [HY]
a cleansing process using the “fire” of the human body to remove impurities
agni [HY]
fire, one of the bhūtas
agni [SaS]
fire; the deva (god) or ruling power of fire
ahaṁkāra [EG]
[aham “I”; kāra “maker”] self-will, separateness.
ahaṁkāra [HY]
the sense of “I”
ahaṁkāra [JC]
I-consciousness, ego
ahaṁkāra [SaS]
ego feeling
ahaṁkāra [SG]
That part of our psychological makeup that gives us a sense of selfhood. Can also mean ‘pride’ and ‘arrogance’.
ahaṁkāra [SS]
That part of our psychological makeup that gives us a sense of selfhood. Can also mean ‘pride’ and ‘arrogance’.
aham [SaS]
I
ahimsā [EG]
[a “not”; himsā “violence”] Nonviolence, doing no injury, wishing no harm.
ahiṁsā [HY]
noninjury, consideration, love; one of the yamas
ahiṁsā [SaS]
non-injury (one of the yamas)
ahimsā [SS]
Non harming or non-violence.
ajapa [SaS]
unrepeated
Ajivikas [SS]
Ancient sect that rejected the authority of the Vedas and taught a doctrine based on absolute determinism
akartā [SaS]
non-doer
ākāśa [EG]
Space, sky; the most subtle of the five elements.
ākāśa [HY]
space; one of the bhūtas
ākāśa [JC]
void, also space
ākāśa [SaS]
the ether
akshara [EG]
The eternal; the syllable Om
akshara [SG]
That which does not decay; term applied to both the individual ātman and to the Supreme Deity.
amṛta [JC]
immortal nectar
amṛta [SaS]
nectar; immortality
anāgata [SaS]
not yet come (refers to the silence beyond the OM vibration, the unpronounced praṇava); the heart cakra
anahata nada, śabda brahma [JC]
the unstruck cosmic sound
ānanda [SaS]
bliss
ānanda [HY]
a state of bliss
ānanda [JC]
bliss
ānanda [SS]
Bliss, joy; often referred to as the experience of spiritual awakening.
Ananta [EG]
The cosmic serpent on which Vishnu reclines in rest.
ananta [HY]
without end
ānapānasati [SaS]
(Pali) Buddhist meditation technique involving watching the incoming and outgoing breath
aṅga [HY]
a “limb,” or aspect, of yoga
animā [SS]
The supernatural power that gives one the ability to make oneself minutely small.
anjali [SS]
Prayer.
anna [JC]
food
antaraṅga sādhana [HY]
internal practice in reference to Patañjali’s path of concentration (dhāraṇā), meditation (dhyāna), and integration (samādhi)
antaraṅga [SaS]
internal part
antarāya [HY]
obstacle to a clear and stable mind
antara [HY]
within, internal
antaryamin [SG]
The indweller; a term that can indicate either the ātman or the expansion of the Deity that is present in every being alongside the ātman.
anuloma ujjāyī prāṇāyāma [HY]
prāṇāyāma where one inhales with a sound in the throat (ujjāyī ) and exhales in a regulated way through alternate nostrils
anumāna [SS]
Inference; one of the three means of knowing accepted by Patañjali.
anuśāsanam [SaS]
exposition, instruction
aṇu [SaS]
atom
apāna-vāyu [HY]
the aspect of prāṇa responsible for excretion
apānāsana [HY]
wind-relieving pose
apāna [HY]
dirt; the center in which bodily waste collects
apāna [JC]
one of the five main pranas
apāna [SaS]
energy descending from the navel pit within the human body
apāna [SG]
The outward breath.
apara [EG]
[“Not transcendent”] Lower knowledge; intellectual knowledge.
aparigrahā [HY]
to receive exactly what is appropriate and no more; one of the yamas
aparigrahā [SaS]
non-greed, non-hoarding, non-acceptance of gifts (one of the yamas)
apuṇya [SaS]
non-virtuous; wicked
ap [HY]
water; one of the bhūtas
ardha padma paścimatānāsana [HY]
forward bending half-lotus pose
ardha utkaṭāsana [HY]
half-squat pose
Arjuna [EG]
One of the five Pāndava brothers and an important figure in Indian epic and legend. He is Srī Krishna’s beloved disciple and friend in the Bhagavad Gītā.
artha [JC]
security, meaning
artha [HY]
meaning, purpose
artha [SaS]
meaning; wealth
Aryaman [EG]
“The noble one,” a Vedic god, revered as an ancestor of mankind.
asaṁprajñata samadhi [JC]
unconscious-conscious state, blissful illumination, supreme consciousness
asaṁprajñata [SaS]
undistinguished samādhi (see Book One, sūtra 18)
āsana siddhi [SaS]
accomplishment of an āsana
āsana [HY]
posture
āsana [JC]
posture
āsana [SaS]
pose (the 3rd of the eight limbs of Aṣṭāṅga Yoga); seat
āsana [SG]
A sitting posture, as in yoga practice.
āsana [SS]
A sitting posture; especially as an element of Yoga practice.
asat [EG]
[a “not”; sat “truth, goodness”] Untruth; anything unreal, untrue, or lacking in goodness.
Ashvatthāma [EG]
A great archer and warrior who is Drona’s son.
ashvattha [EG]
The pipal tree, a kind of fig; it is regarded as holy and often grows in temple compounds.
asmitā samādhi [HY]
the merging of the mind with the object of meditation
asmitā [HY]
sense of ego; one of the kleśas
asmitā [SaS]
egoity, ego sense, egoism, I-ness
asmitā [SS]
A sense of personal identity that tends towards individualism.
āśrama [SaS]
a spiritual community where seekers practice and study under the guidance of a spiritual master; every stage of life, such as brahmacarya, gṛhastha, vānaprastha, and sannyāsa
aṣṭāṅga yoga [SaS]
the Yoga of eight limbs; another name for Rāja Yoga (see Book Two, sūtra 29)
aṣṭāṅga [HY]
eight limbs. Aṣṭāṅga yoga is the eight limbs of yoga as explained by Patañjali in the second chapter of the Yoga Sūtra.
aṣṭāṅga [SaS]
eight-limbed
aṣṭāṅga [SS]
Eight-limbed; a name for the Yoga practice taught by Patañjali.
asteya [HY]
not coveting what belongs to others; one of the yamas
asteya [SaS]
non-stealing (one of the yamas)
āstika [SS]
Orthodox in the sense of accepting the authority and validity of the Vedic revelation.
asura [EG]
In Hindu myth, a demon; figuratively, a being with an evil nature.
asura [SG]
A group of powerful superhuman beings who are generally vicious in nature and who are the eternal enemies of the gods.
ātman [EG]
“Self”; the innermost soul in every creature, which is divine.
ātman [HY]
the self
ātman [SaS]
the Self
ātman [SG]
The spiritual entity that is present within every living being and which brings life to inert matter.
ātman [SS]
The self or soul.
avatāra [EG]
[ava “down”; tri “to cross”] The descent of God to earth; the incarnation of Vishnu on earth; the birth of divine consciousness in the human heart.
avatāra [SG]
One who crosses down; a manifestation of the Supreme Deity appearing in this world to restore the order of dharma set in place by the creation.
avatāra [SS]
A descent of the Supreme Deity to earth, as, for example, Krishna or Rāma.
avidyā [EG]
[a “not”; vidyā “wisdom”] Ignorance, lack of wisdom, want of knowledge.
avidyā [HY]
misapprehension, incorrect knowledge, false understanding, the most important of the kleśas
avidyā [SG]
Ignorance, absence of knowledge.
avidyā [SS]
Ignorance, the absence of true knowledge.
avyakta [SaS]
unmanifested
avyakta [SG]
Non-manifest, invisible; a term applied to the state of existence before creation.
avyaya [EG]
The eternal, the changeless.
Āyurveda [SaS]
(lit. scripture of life) one of the Indian systems of medicine
āyu [SaS]
life
bahiraṅga sādhana [HY]
external practice that includes the first four limbs of aṣṭāṅga yoga
bahiraṅga [HY]
external limb
bāhya kumbhaka [HY]
holding the breath after exalation
bāhya vṛtti [SaS]
external retention of breath
bāhya [SaS]
external
bandha [SaS]
bondage; lock
bandha [HY]
to bind or lock
Bhagavad Gītā [HY]
a part of the epic Mahābhārata where Kṛṣṇa teaches yoga to Arjuna
Bhagavad Gītā [EG]
[Bhagavat “Lord”; gītā “song”] “The Song of the Lord,” name of a Hindu scripture which contains the instructions of Srī Krishna.
Bhagavad Gītā [SaS]
Hindu scripture in which Lord Kṛṣṇa instructs his disciple Arjuna in the various aspects of Yoga
Bhagavad Gītā [SS]
A passage from the Mahabharata which contains a range of religious teachings, including those on the practice of meditational Yoga.
Bhagavān [SG]
The exalted one, God; a term used for Krishna in the Bhagavad-gītā.
bhajan [SG]
A devotional song performed to glorify a deity.
bhakti yoga [EG]
The Way of Love.
bhakti yoga [HY]
yoga in which devotion to God is prominent
bhakti [EG]
Devotion, worship, love.
bhakti [HY]
devotion
bhakti [JC]
divine love, devotion
bhakti [SG]
Devotion; one of the paths advocated by the Bhagavad-gītā to achieve spiritual perfection.
bhastrika prāṇyāma [HY]
bellows breathing through alternate nostrils
bhastrika [HY]
bellows
bhāvana [SaS]
thought, feeling; attitude
Bhīshmā [EG]
A revered elder of the Kaurava dynasty who allows himself to be killed by Arjuna in the Mahābhārata battle.
bhoga [JC]
enjoyment
bhoga [SaS]
enjoyment
Bhrigu [EG]
A sage famous in ancient legend.
bhujaṅgāsana [HY]
cobra pose
bhūtas [HY]
elements of space, air, light, water, and earth
bhuvana [SaS]
universe
bija mantras [JC]
seed sounds
bīja(m) [SaS]
seed
bīja(m) [SS]
A seed, or the source of an object.
bindu [JC]
semen, physical male seed, the supreme truth that is the seed of all manifest phenomena
bodhisattva [JC]
compassionate, concern for others’ welfare
Brahma Sūtras [SG]
An early text compiled by Badarayana that purports to summarize the teachings of the Upanishads. Regarded as an authoritative source by acharyas of Vedanta.
Brahmā [EG]
God as creator, one of the Hindu Trinity; the others are Vishnu, the Preserver, and Shiva, the Destroyer. Brahmā should not be confused with Brahman.
brahmacarya [HY]
one of the yamas. Moving toward the highest modification of the senses, it is the state of life where the young student studies the sacred texts.
brahmacarya [EG]
“Conduct leading to God,” self-control, purity.
brahmacarya [SaS]
(lit. relating to Brahman) continence, sense control, celibacy (one of the yamas); the stage in life of the celibate student
brahmacarya [SG]
Celibacy or sexual restraint.
brahmacarya [SS]
Celibacy or sexual restraint.
brahmamuhūrta [SaS]
two-hour period before sunrise (between four and six a.m.), especially conducive to meditation
brahmanirvāna [EG]
“Nirvana in Brahman,” the final state of spiritual fulfillment: eternal union with Brahman, the ground of all being.
Brahman [EG]
The supreme reality underlying all life, the divine ground of existence, the impersonal Godhead.
Brahman [SaS]
the unmanifest supreme consciousness or God;
Brahman [SG]
The ultimate reality that is the source of the world and is the world. Brahman is considered to be that which is all things, but for some acharyas, it is a term that dontes the Supreme Deity. In the Gītā, it is also used to mean ‘the Vedic scriptures’ and ‘the basic substance of matter’.
Brahmavidyā [EG]
The science of knowing Brahman.
brahmin [EG]
[Skt brāhmana] Literally, a person who strives to know Brahman; in traditional Hindu society, a person of the priestly or learned class.
Brihaspati [EG]
The guru or priest of the gods.
bṛmhaṇa [HY]
to expand
Buddha [EG]
[from budh “to wake up “] “The Awakened one,” the title given to the sage Siddhārtha Gautama Shākyamuni after he obtained complete illumination. The Buddha lived and taught in North India during the sixth century B.C.
Buddhi-yoga [SG]
The withdrawal of the intellect from material desires so that action is performed with no aspiration for personal gain.
buddhi [EG]
Understanding, intelligence; the faculty of discrimination; correct view, idea, purpose.
buddhi [HY]
intellect
buddhi [JC]
intellect
buddhi [SaS]
intellect; discriminative faculty of mind
buddhi [SG]
The intellect; that part of a person’s mental composition that analyzes information and makes decisions based on that information.
buddhi [SS]
The intellect; that part of a person’s psychological makeup that analyzes information and makes decisions based on that information.
cakra(s) [HY]
energy centers along the spinal column
cakra(s) [SaS]
(lit. wheel) one of the subtle nerve centers alone the spine which, when concentrated upon, yields experiences of various levels of consciousness
cakravākāsana [HY]
cat pose
Cārvākas [SS]
An ancient sect of skeptics who taught that knowledge came only from perception and denied the authority of the Veda.
Chitraratha [EG]
“Having a bright chariot,” the king of Gandharvas.
cit [HY]
consciousness
cit [JC]
truth
cit [SaS]
the principle of universal intelligence or consciousness
citta vṛtti nirodha [HY]
mental state devoid of agitation
citta(m) [HY]
mind
citta(m) [JC]
being, feeling self
citta(m) [SaS]
mind-stuff
citta(m) [SS]
The mind or thought processes; perhaps the combination of buddhi, manas, and ahaṁkāra.
citta-nāśa [SaS]
(lit. death of the mind) dissolution of mind in meditation
daivam [EG]
Divine will; destiny.
Dakṣiṇāmūrti [SaS]
(lit. south-faced deity) an aspect of Lord Śiva in which he instructs through silence
damaru [JC]
drum
dāna [HY]
to give away
dāna [SG]
Charity.
darśana [HY]
one of the six classical points of view of Indian thought
darśana [SaS]
vision or experience of a divine form or being
darśana [SS]
Seeing, or a philosophical system that claims to perceive the truth.
deśa [HY]
place
deśa [SaS]
space; place of concentration during Yoga practice
deva loka [SaS]
the plane where the gods abide
deva [EG]
A divine being, a god. The devas of Hindu mythology resemble the Olympians of the ancient Greeks - extraordinary, immortal, yet not unlike mortal men and women in their behavior. The feminine is devī, “goddess.”
deva [SaS]
celestial being; controller of an aspect of nature
devata [JC]
divine form
deva [SG]
A deity; a term that can be applied either to the one Supreme Deity or any of the lesser divine beings.
dhanurāsana [HY]
bow pose
dhāraṇā [HY]
the state of mind in which the mind is oriented toward one point
dhāraṇā [SaS]
concentration (the sixth of the eight limbs of Aṣṭāṅga Yoga)
dhāraṇā [SS]
A part of the Yoga system that involves intense concentration on a single object.
dharmamegha samādhi [SaS]
“cloud of virtue” samādhi (see Book Four, sūtra 29)
dharma [EG]
Law, duty; the universal law which holds all life together in unity.
dharma [HY]
duty, ethical value
dharma [JC]
code of conduct
dharma [SaS]
duty, righteousness, moral
dharma [SG]
Right action; there are a number of other meanings for the word, but in the Gītā it means ‘acting properly in accordance with pre-ordained rules or in relation to virtue.’
Dhritarāshtra [EG]
The king of the Kurus. He has been blind since birth and has therefore never been enthroned as the rightful king, but he serves as de factor ruler. The entire Bhagavad Gītā is a narration told by Sanjaya to the blind king, whose sons are the Kauravas.
dhriti [SG]
Resolve, determination.
dhyāna mudrā [HY]
gesture indicating meditation practice
dhyāna [HY]
meditation
dhyāna [SaS]
meditation (the 7th of the eight limbs of Aṣṭāṅga Yoga)
dhyāna [JC]
meditation
dhyāna [SG]
Meditation; controlling the mind and turning the vision inwards in order to gain direct perception of the ātman.
dhyāna [SS]
Meditation; controlling the mind and turning the vision inwards in order to gain direct perception of the ātman.
dhyāta [HY]
one who is in the state of dhyāna
divya [SaS]
divine
doshas [JC]
humors
draṣṭṛ [HY]
the seer, that which sees
draṣṭṛ [SS]
The one that sees or perceives, a term used to indicate the ātman.
Draupadī [EG]
The royal princess who became the wife of each of the five Pāndava brothers.
Drona [EG]
A learned brahmin who became a warrior, and eventually general of the Kaurava army. The preceptor of the royal princes, he taught the heroes of the Mahābhārata the skills of war.
dṛśya [HY]
that which is seen
dṛśya [SS]
That which is seen or perceived; a term used to refer to the external world.
duḥkha [EG]
Pain, suffering, sorrow.
duḥkha [HY]
feeling of discomfort, pain
duḥkha [SaS]
suffering
duḥkha [SG]
Sorrow, misery, suffering.
duḥkha [SS]
Sorrow, misery, suffering.
Duryodhana [EG]
The oldest son of Dhritarāshtra and the chief enemy of the Pāndavas and Srī Krishna.
Dvaita [SG]
Dualism; the understanding that the individual ātman and the Supreme Deity (Brahman) are absolutely and eternally distinct.
dvandva [EG]
In Sanskrit grammar, a kind of compound that combines two or more words as a pair or group.
dveṣa [HY]
dislike, hatred; one of the kleśas
dveṣa [SaS]
dislike
dveṣa [SS]
Hatred, aversion.
dvipāda pītham [HY]
table pose
eka pāda uttānāsana [HY]
a standing posture where the torso bends forward and one leg is lifted behind
ekāgrata pariṇāma [SaS]
mental modification of one-pointedness
ekāgratā [HY]
single direction, single mindedness
gandha [JC]
smell
Gandharva [EG]
Heavenly musicians who are demigods, rather touchy and proud, handsome and amorous.
Gāndīva [EG]
Arjuna’s bow, which was a gift from the god of fire.
Ganges [EG]
[Skt gangā] A major river of northern India, revered as a sacred symbol.
garimā [SS]
The supernatural power that gives one the ability to become heavy and immovable.
Garuda [EG]
The great eagle that is Vishnu’s vehicle.
gāyatrī [EG]
A meter used in Vedic hymns; a prayer to the sun composed in this meter.
Gītā [EG]
“The Song,” a shorter title for the Bhagavad Gītā.
gṛhastha [SaS]
householder stage of life
guṇa(s) [EG]
Quality; specifically, the three qualities which make up the phenomenal world. The corresponding adjectives are sattvic, rajasic, and tamasic.
guṇa(s) [HY]
qualities of the mind; qualities of the universe
guṇa(s) [JC]
qualities
guṇa(s) [SaS]
one of the qualities of nature (sattva, rajas and tamas or balance, activity and inertia)
guṇa(s) [SG]
The three strands or qualities that pervade everything material and exert an influence over our lives, our mentality, and the manner in which we conduct ourselves.
guṇa(s) [SS]
The three strands or qualities that pervade everything material and exert an influence over our lives, our mentality, and the way we conduct ourselves.
guru [EG]
A spiritual teacher.
guru [SaS]
(lit. remover of darkness) spiritual guide, teacher
halāsana [HY]
plow pose
hāna [SaS]
removal
hāno-pāya [SaS]
method for removal of sorrow
Hari [EG]
Name of Vishnu or Krishna.
hasta mudrā [HY]
hand symbol
Hastināpura [EG]
“City of the elephants,” an important city in ancient India, located about sixty miles northeast of the modern Delhi. It was the capital of the Pāndavas and their line.
Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā [HY]
a classical text on haṭha yoga
haṭha yoga [HY]
yoga in which the aim is to unify the two energies of the ha (the left) and ṭha (the right) and merge them into suṣumṇā in the center of the spine; the merging of prāṇa and apāna into the center of the body, at the heart
haṭha yoga [SaS]
the physical aspect of Yoga practice, including postures (āsanas), breathing techniques (prāṇāyāma), seals (mudras), locks (bandhas) and cleansing practices (kriyas)
haṭha yoga [SS]
A form of Yoga based primarily on physical exercises and postures.
haṭha [SaS]
(lit. ha – sun; tha – moon)
Himālaya [EG]
[hima “snow”; ālaya “abode”] The great mountain range which stretches across the northern border of India, important in mythology as the home of Shiva and the other gods.
hiṁsā [SaS]
injury or pain; violence
homa(m) [JC]
fire ceremony
hrit [JC]
heart
iḍā [HY]
a nādī that terminates at the left nostril
Ikshvāku [EG]
The son of Manu and the founder of the Solar Dynasty of kings.
Indra [EG]
The god of storms and battle. In the Veda, Indra is the chief of the gods (devas) and an important deity; later his role is greatly diminished.
Indra [SaS]
the king of the gods or ruling powers of nature
indriya(s) [HY]
senses
indriya(s) [JC]
sense organs and work organs
indriya(s) [SaS]
sense organ
īśitva [SS]
The supernatural power that gives one the ability to achieve mastery over the world.
Iṣta devatā [SaS]
one’s chosen deity
Īśvara praṇidhāna [HY]
to surrender and offer all actions to God, without attachment to the fruits of our action; one of the niyamas and a component of kriyā yoga
Īśvara praṇidhāna [SaS]
worship of God or self-surrender (one of the yamas) [mws: typo in the glossary of the book, this is a niyama]
Īśvara (Isha) [EG]
The Lord; God.
Īśvara (Isha) [HY]
God or Lord
Īśvara (Isha) [SaS]
the supreme cosmic soul; God
Īśvara (Isha) [SG]
The controller; the Supreme Deity. The term is sometimes used for the ātman.
Īśvara (Isha) [SS]
The Supreme Deity, God.
jada [JC]
non-sentience
jālandhara bandha [HY]
chin lock
Janaka [EG]
A king of ancient times who was both an effective ruler and a holy sage.
Janārdana [EG]
“He who stirs up the people,” name of Krishna.
Japa Yoga [SaS]
science of mantra repetition
japa [HY]
repetition of mantra
japa [JC]
repetition
japa [SaS]
repetition of a mantra
japa [SG]
Quiet or silent recitation of a prayer or mantra.
jaya [SaS]
victory, mastery
jīva, jīva(tman), jīva-bhūta [EG]
Living being; the living soul; the finite, individual soul that is identified with separate existence, as opposed to Ātman, the eternal Self.
jīva, jīva(tman), jīva-bhūta [JC]
the individual or individuated self
jīva, jīva(tman), jīva-bhūta [SaS]
individual soul
jīva, jīva(tman), jīva-bhūta [SG]
Another term used for the ātman, although it tends to apply to the ātman in its state of bondage in this world.
jīvanmukta [SaS]
liberated living soul
jnāna yoga [EG]
The Way of Wisdom.
jñāna yoga [HY]
yoga in which the emphasis is on inquiry
jñāna yoga [SaS]
Yoga of Self-inquiry
Jñāna-kanda [SG]
That portion of the Vedas that contains revelations about the nature of the self and the world. Typically applied to the Upanishads.
jñāna [EG]
[from jnā “to know”] Wisdom; higher knowledge.
jñāna [SaS]
wisdom of the Self; knowledge, idea
jñāna [SG]
Knowledge; either an understanding of mundane affairs or the realization that brings enlightenment and liberation.
jñāna [SS]
Knowledge; either an understanding of mundane affairs or the realization that brings enlightenment and liberation.
jñānin [SG]
One who possesses knowledge; an enlightened person.
jñeya [SG]
That which should be known; typically applied to the ātman, the object of knowledge.
jyotiḥ [SaS]
illumination, effulgence, light
kaivalya [HY]
ultimate state of yoga, freedom
kaivalya [SaS]
experience of absoluteness; non-qualified experience
kaivalya [SG]
Aloneness, separation; a term for liberation used in Sāmkhya teachings to indicate the separation of the true self from matter.
kaivalya [SS]
Aloneness, separation; a term used in Sāmkhya teachings to indicate the separation of the true self from matter.
kāla [SaS]
time
kāla [SG]
Time.
Kali-yuga [SG]
In Hindu cosmology, the present age, which is regarded as a period of decline and degradation amongst humanity.
kalpa [EG]
A period in cosmic time equaling one Day of Brahmā or 1,000 “great yugas” - a total of 4,320 million years.
kalpa [SG]
A period of creation from the time of the manifestation of the world until its withdrawal.
Kāmadhuk [EG]
“The cow of wishes,” who in legend fulfills all desires.
kāma [EG]
Selfish desire, greed; sexual desire, sometimes personified as Kāmadeva.
kāma [JC]
enjoyment
kāma [SG]
Desire, lust.
kapālabhātī prāṇāyāma [HY]
bellows breathing
Kapila [EG]
Name of a sage, first teacher of the Sānkhya philosophy
kāraṇa [HY]
cause
karma yoga [EG]
The Way of Action; the path of selfless service.
karma yoga [HY]
yoga in which action is done as duty, without concern for success or failure
karma yoga [SaS]
performing actions as selfless service without attachment to the results
karma yoga [SG]
The performance of action without attachment or desire for gain; a part of the path leading to liberation from the world.
karma-kanda [SG]
The portion of the Vedas that gives instruction on ritual acts to worship the Vedic deities.
karmāśaya [SaS]
womb, or bag, or karmas
karma [EG]
[from kri “to do”] Action; former actions which will lead to certain results in a cause-and-effect relationship.
karma [SaS]
action and reaction
karma [SG]
Action and reaction.
karma [SS]
Action that brings future reactions as destiny unfolds.
Karna [EG]
A brave warrior who plays an important role in the larger epic, but is only mentioned in passing in the Gītā.
karunā [SaS]
mercy, compassion
Kauravas [EG]
“The sons of Kuru,” Duryodhana and his brothers, who are the enemies of the Pāndava brothers.
kāya-kalpa [SaS]
a tonic for physical rejuvenation
kevala [SaS]
without qualities or conditions
kevala/i kuṁbhaka [JC]
automatic breath suspension
kevala/i kuṁbhaka [SaS]
natural, automatic breath retention during deep meditation
khechari mudra [JC]
dwelling in the space between the eyebrows
kleśa [HY]
afflication
kleśa [SaS]
obstruction or obstacle
kleśa [SS]
A difficulty, obstacle, or affliction.
