Vocabulary Flashcards by Kathleen Gilson

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Moha

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Infatuation

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Maitre

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Friendliness

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Guru

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Spiritual preceptor

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Danda

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Staff

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Bhuja

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Shoulder

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Hala

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Plough

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Soka

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Grief

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Pasa

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Noose

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Japa

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Repetitive Prayer

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Niralamba

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Without Support

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Sava

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Corpse

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Nirodha

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Restraint, suppression

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Mukta

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Liberation

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Nava

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Boat

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Ekagrata

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One pointedness

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Ksipta

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Distracted, neglected

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Asana

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Pose

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Bhakti

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Adoration

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Mudha

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Dull

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Viksipta

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An agitated state of mind

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Namaste

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I Honor You

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Utthita

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Raised up, extended, stretched

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Uttana

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Intense stretch

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Sirsa

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Head

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Pada

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Foot

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Adho

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Downward

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Urdhva

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Raised, elevated, tending upwards

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Baddha

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Bound, caught, restrained

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Eka

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One

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Dwi

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Two

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Tri

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Three

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Adhara

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A Support

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Sukha

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Joy

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Svasa

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Inspiration

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Duhkha

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Pain/sadness

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Sattva

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The illuminating, pure and good quality of everything in nature.

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Padma

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A Lotus

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Parivrtta

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Turned around, revolved

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Ubhaya

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Both

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Tamas

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Heavy/Stuck

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Matsya

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Fish

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Bandha

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Boundary or fettered. A posture where certain organs or parts of the body are contracted and controlled.

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Mula

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Root

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Salamba

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With Support

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Ut

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Indicates Intensity

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Bhedana

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Piercing, breaking through

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Surya

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The Sun

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Ardha

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Half

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Baka

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Crane Wading Bird

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Vrska

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Tree

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Parsarita

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Spread Out/ Stretched Out

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Chandra

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Moon

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Tittibha

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A firefly

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Vasistha

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A Celebrated Sage

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Padangustha

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Big Toe

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Kukkuta

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A Cock

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Setu

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A Bridge

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Setu-Bandha

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A construction of a Bridge

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Mukha

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Face

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Sarva

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All, Whole

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Anga

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The body, a limb or part of the body

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Karna-pida

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Pressure around the ear

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Supta

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Sleeping

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Kona

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Angle

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Mayura

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A peacock

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Svana

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A dog

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Urdhva

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Raised, elevated, tending upwards

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Utkata

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Powerful, fierce

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Tola

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A balance

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Sthiti

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Stability

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Raga

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Love, passion, anger

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Unmani

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A state of Samadhi

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Tap

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To burn, to blaze, to shine

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Ru

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Second syllable in Guru meaning light

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Marga

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A way, a road, a path

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Karma

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Action

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Sayana

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A bed, couch

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Saucha

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Cleanliness

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Abhaya

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Freedom from fear

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Akarna

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Near to the ear

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Asmita

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Egotism

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Buddhi

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Intelligent, reason, discrimination, judgement

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Bhaya

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Fear

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Gu

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Darkness

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Kama

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Desire, last, name of god of passion

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Jivana

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Life

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Pida

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Pain, suffering, pressure

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Paripurna

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Entire, complete