Sanskrit | Yoga Sūtras | Lists
(these are a work in progress)
Sanskrit
abhāva absence
abhinivesha fear of death
abhyāsa practice
adhibhautika suffering from other beings
adhidaivika suffering from nature
ādhyātmika suffering from the body or mind
āgamāh reliable experts
agni fire
ahamkara egotism
ahimsa non-harming
akasha ether
alabdhabhūmikatva lack of progress
ālambana support
alasya physical laziness
ananda happiness
anatman no-self
anavasthitatvāni lack of consistency
aṅga limb
anitya impermanence
antaraya impediment
anumāna inference, logic
apāna prāna responsible for eliminating waste products from the body
aparigraha non-grasping
apas water
arjava sincerity
artha material wealth
āsana posture
ashtanga eight limbs
asmitā ego
asteya non-stealing
atha now
ātman self
avidya ignorance
avirati craving
bhakti yoga path of devotion
bhrānti-darshana confusion
bhuta element
brahma vihara sublime state
brahmacharya moderation
buddhi pure, discriminative intelligence
citta mind
citta bhumi state of mind
darshana philosophy
daya compassion
dhāranā concentration
dharma truth, duty
dhriti perseverance
dhyāna meditation
drastuh seer
duhkha suffering
dvaita dualistic
dvesha aversion
ekagra focused
guna quality
indriya faculty
ishvara the inner teacher
ishvara pranidhana surrender to something greater than the ego
jñāna knowledge
jñāna yoga path of knowledge
kaivalya autonomy
kama pleasure
karma cause and effect
karma yoga path of selfless action
karuna compassion
klesha affliction
kriyā action
krodha hatred
kshama patience
kshipta completely distracted
lobha greed
mahavrata great vow
maitri loving-kindness
manas thinking mind
mitahara measured diet
moha delusion
moksha liberation
mūdha dull
mudita sympathetic joy
nidrā sleep
nirodha stilling
niruddha completely absorbed
niyama personal observance
pāda chapter
parinama transformation
prajna wisdom
prakriti materiality
pramāda carelessness
pramāna right knowledge
prāna life force
pranayama yogic breathing
pranidhāna surrender
pratipaksha bhavana cultivating the opposite
pratyahara sense withdrawal
pratyaksha direct perception
prithvi earth
purusha pure consciousness
purushartha goal in life
raga attachment
rāja yoga royal yoga
raja yoga path of discipline
rajas passion
sadhana disciplined practice
samādhi absorption
samāna prāna responsible for digesting nutrients and nourishing the body
samsara The endless wheel of birth and death
samshaya doubt
samskāra mental impression
samvega wholehearted
samyama integrated concentration
samyoga union
sangha community
sankalpa intention
santosha contentment
sattva goodness
satya truthfulness
saucha cleanliness
seva selfless service
shanti peace
shraddha faith
shramana seeker
smriti mindfulness
sthira steady
styāna mental laziness
suci pure
sukha pleasant
sūtra aphorism
svādhyāya self-study
svarūpa true nature
tamas inactivity
tapas self-discipline
tattva an aspect of reality
udāna prāna responsible for upward movements in the body
upādhi sheath
upeksa equanimity
vairāgya non-attachment
vayu air
vikalpa imagination
vikshipta partially distracted
vipāka result of a past action
viparyaya wrong knowledge
virya effort
vitarka troubling thoughts
viveka discriminative discernment
vritti fluctuation
vyādhi sickness
vyāna prāna responsible for circulating all over the body
yama social ethics