Week 1 terms

Question 1

Agni

Answer 1

Digestive Fire

Question 2

Ama

Answer 2

undigested waste product, toxins

Question 3

Amrit Kalash

Answer 3

Bowl of Nectar, Bowl of Ambrosia

Question 4

Ashtanga

Answer 4

Eight Parts

Question 5

Atma

Answer 5

Self, soul, pure consciousness

Question 6

Ayurveda

Answer 6

The Science of Life

Question 7

Bala

Answer 7

Strength

Question 8

Charaka Samhita

Answer 8

text of Caraka, one of the forefathers of Ayurveda

Question 9

Chyawanprash

Answer 9

Herbal jam, prepared as per instructions suggested in Ayurvedic texts

Question 10

Chikitsa

Answer 10

Treatment

Question 11

Dhatu

Answer 11

Tissue

Question 12

Dosha

Answer 12

Three governing principles of nature and physiological processes

Question 13

Drava

Answer 13

Liquid

Question 14

Dravya

Answer 14

Substance

Question 15

Dravyaguna

Answer 15

Ayurvedic pharmacology

Question 16

Graha

Answer 16

Planet, Grasp (jyotish)

Question 17

Guna

Answer 17

Quality

Question 18

Hetu

Answer 18

Root Cause

Question 19

Indriya

Answer 19

Senses

Question 20

Jai Guru Dev

Answer 20

Glory to Guru Dev

Question 21

Jyotish

Answer 21

“Light, heavenly body” The ancient system of Vedic astrology

Question 22

Kapha

Answer 22

One of the three principal forces responsible for maintaining the physiology; Kapha is made of earth and water, and responsible for structure, cohesion, lubrication

Question 23

Mala

Answer 23

waste product

Question 24

Manas

Answer 24

Mind

Question 25

Nadi Vigyan

Answer 25

Pulse Diagnosis

Question 26

Oka Satmya

Answer 26

Satmya = that which is true, suitable; Oka = pseudo, “as, if”; food, behavior,sensory input, etc. that has become as if suitable (pseudo-suitable) for an individual by virtue of long-term use and habit

Question 27

Panchakarma

Answer 27

“5 Actions” - AyurVedic physiological purification therapy

Question 28

Pitta

Answer 28

One of the three principal forces responsible for maintaining the physiology; Pitta is made of fire and water, and responsible for transformative functions

Question 29

Prāṇāyāma

Answer 29

Regulation of breathing, Suspension of breath

Question 30

Rasāyana

Answer 30

“That which nourishes Rasa (Plasma)” - nourishing; promotes longevity and revitalization

Question 31

Rig Veda (Ṛg Veda)

Answer 31

Oldest known Vedic text. One of the four canonical sacred texts of Hinduism, known collectively as the Vedas.

Question 32

Sāma Veda

Answer 32

One of the four canonical sacred texts of Hinduism, known collectively as the Vedas.

Question 33

Sāmānya

Answer 33

Similar

Question 34

Saṃhita

Answer 34

1. Togetherness; the Unity (of Rishi, Devata, Chandas) in the field of Consciousness. 2. “Put together, joined, union”, a “collection”, and “a methodically, rule-based combination of text or verses”. 3. Samhita also refers to the most ancient layer of text in the Vedas, consisting of mantras, hymns, prayers, litanies and benedictions.

Question 35

Sharira (Śarīra)

Answer 35

Body

Question 36

Smriti (Smṛti)

Answer 36

Memory

Question 37

Sloka (Shloka,Śloka)

Answer 37

Verse

Question 38

Sushruta Saṃhita (Suśruta Samhita)

Answer 38

Text of Suśruta, one of the forefathers of Āyurveda

Question 39

Sūtra

Answer 39

Thread, Aphorism, Saying

Question 40

TM-Sidhi

Answer 40

The TM-Sidhi program, including Yogic Flying, is an extension of TM.

Question 41

Vāta

Answer 41

One of the three principal forces responsible for maintaining the physiology; Vata is made of air and space, and responsible for transportation, communication, movement

Question 42

Veda

Answer 42

The sum total knowledge underlying and structuring the material universe;“The constitution of the universe”

Question 43

Vishesha (Viśeṣa)

Answer 43

Opposite