Sanskrit
abhÄva absence
abhinivesha fear of death
abhyÄsa practice
adhibhautika suffering from other beings
adhidaivika suffering from nature
ÄdhyÄtmika suffering from the body or mind
ÄgamÄh reliable experts
agni fire
ahamkara egotism
ahimsa non-harming
akasha ether
alabdhabhūmikatva lack of progress
Älambana support
alasya physical laziness
ananda happiness
anandamaya kosha bliss sheath
anatman no-self
anavasthitatvÄni lack of consistency
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ga limb
anitya impermanence
annamaya kosha food sheath
antaraya impediment
anumÄna inference, logic
apÄna prÄna responsible for eliminating waste products from the body
aparigraha non-grasping
apas water
arjava sincerity
artha material wealth
Äsana posture
ashtanga eight limbs
asmitÄ ego
asteya non-stealing
astikya faith in a higher power
atha now
Ätman self
atyÄhÄra overeating
avidya ignorance
avirati craving
bhakti yoga path of devotion
bhrÄnti-darshana confusion
bhuta element
bhuvana world
brahma vihara sublime state
brahmacharya moderation
buddhi pure, discriminative intelligence
citta mind
citta bhumi state of mind
dana generosity
darshana philosophy
daya compassion
dhÄranÄ concentration
dharma truth, duty
dhriti perseverance
dhyÄna meditation
drastuh seer
duhkha suffering
dvaita dualistic
dvesha aversion
ekagra focused
guna quality
hrī wise fear of consequences
huta sacrifice
indriya faculty
ishvara the inner teacher
ishvara pranidhana surrender to something greater than the ego
jana-saį¹
ga distracting company
japa mantra repetition
jƱÄna knowledge
jƱÄna yoga path of knowledge
jyoti light
kaivalya autonomy
kama pleasure
karma cause and effect
karma yoga path of selfless action
karuna compassion
klesha affliction
klishta detrimental
kriyÄ action
krodha hatred
kshama patience
kshipta completely distracted
laulya unsteadiness
lobha greed
mahavrata great vow
maitri loving-kindness
manas thinking mind
manomaya kosha mind sheath
mati spiritual intelligence
mitahara measured diet
moha delusion
moksha liberation
mūdha dull
mudita sympathetic joy
nidrÄ sleep
nirodha stilling
niruddha completely absorbed
niyama personal observance
niyamÄgraha attachment to rules and rituals
pÄda chapter
parinama transformation
prajalpa talkativeness
prajna wisdom
prakasha luminosity
prakriti materiality
pramÄda carelessness
pramÄna right knowledge
prÄna life force
pranamaya kosha energy sheath
pranayama yogic breathing
pranidhÄna surrender
pratipaksha bhavana cultivating the opposite
pratyahara sense withdrawal
pratyaksha direct perception
prayÄsa overexertion
prithvi earth
purusha pure consciousness
purushartha goal in life
raga attachment
raja yoga path of discipline
rÄja yoga royal yoga
rajas passion
sadhana disciplined practice
samÄdhi absorption
samÄna prÄna responsible for digesting nutrients and nourishing the body
samsara The endless wheel of birth and death
samshaya doubt
samskÄra mental impression
samvega wholehearted
samyama deep concentration
samyoga union
sangha community
sankalpa intention
santosha contentment
sattva goodness
satya truthfulness
saucha cleanliness
seva selfless service
shanti peace
shraddha faith
shramana seeker
siddhanta sravana listening to the truth
smriti mindfulness
sthira steady
styÄna mental laziness
suci pure
sukha pleasant
surya sun
sūtra aphorism
svÄdhyÄya self-study
svarūpa true nature
tamas inactivity
tapas self-discipline
tattva an aspect of reality
udÄna prÄna responsible for upward movements in the body
upÄdhi sheath
upÄya skillful means
upeksa equanimity
vairÄgya non-attachment
vayu air
vijnanamaya kosha discernment sheath
vikalpa imagination
vikshipta partially distracted
vipÄka result of a past action
viparyaya wrong knowledge
virya effort
vitarka troubling thoughts
viveka discriminative discernment
vritti fluctuation
vyÄdhi sickness
vyÄna prÄna responsible for circulating all over the body
yama social ethics