Sanskrit R

Question 1

Radha

Answer 1

the God-man Krishna’s spouse; a name of the divine Mother

Question 2

Raja-Yoga (“Royal Yoga”)

Answer 2

a late medieval designation of Patanjali’s eightfold yoga-darshana, also known as classical yoga

Question 3

Rama

Answer 3

an incarnation of God Vishnu preceding Krishna; the principal hero of the Ramayana

Question 4

Ramayana (“Rama’s life”)

Answer 4

one of India’s two great national epics telling the story of Rama; cf. Mahabharata

Question 5

Recaka (“expulsion”)

Answer 5

exhalation, an aspect of breath control (pranayama)

Question 6

Rig-Veda

Answer 6

see Veda

Question 7

Rishi (“seer”)

Answer 7

a category of Vedic sage; an honorific title of certain venerated masters, such as the South Indian sage Ramana, who is known as maharshi (from maha meaning “great” and rishi); cf. muni