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sanskrit
Introductory 2010
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with
Dr. Rama Prasad B.A.M.S., C.A.C.H.
Founder Australian Sanskrit Institute
17 Orchard Rd Chatswood Sydney 2067 Australia
www.ayurvedaelements.com
02 9904 7754 • drramaprasad@gmail.com
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Commencing Mantra
Om.
saha nA-vavatu
saha nau bhunaktu
saha vIryam karavA-vahai
tejasvinA-vadhItam-astu
mA vidviSAvahai
om zAntih zAntih zAntih

Om.
May the divine protect us.
May it nourish us.
May we work together uniting our strengths
for the good of humanity.
May our wisdom be luminous.
May our relationship be always harmonious.
May there be peace, peace, perfect peace.

Concluding Mantra
Om.
sarve bhavantu sukhinah
sarve santu nirAmayAh
sarve bhadrANi pazyantu
mA kazcit duhkhabhAg bhavet
om zAntih zAntih zAntih

Om.
May all be happy.
May all be healthy.
May all experience what is good
and let no one suffer.
May there be peace, peace, perfect peace.
  
Sanskrit Introductory
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Content
Introduction 01-22
Writing 23-34
Yogic terms 35-48
Vedic terms 49-64
Ayurvedic terms 65-74
Mantras 75-98
  Mantra writing 99-112  
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Sanskrit, like an all embracing mother,

brings forth lullabies of the soul,
waves from the depths of creation.
Once installed in the heart,
never abandons one.
Ever protecting, it urges us on to that which we are,
She indicates a gentle path home.
Already a language of worlds, timeless, infinite.

v;gqR;ivv sMpOKt;w v;gqRp[itp†;ye .

jgt” iptr;w vNde p;vRtIprmeXvr;w≥ ..
vAgarthAviva sampRktau
vAgartha pratipattaye,
jagatah pitarau vande
pArvatIparamezvarau.

For the sake of right understanding of word and meaning,

I revere the parents of the universe,
Lord Shiva and Vishnu (or pArvati and ziva)
who are inseparable like word and meaning.
- kAli-dAsa, the famous poet.

pArvatIparamezvarau
pArvatI-paramezvarau
pArvatIpa-ramezvarau
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what’s in a name…
How is Samskritam pronounced by the world…

1. sanskrit Anglicised version of Samskritam.

2. samskrita Another Anglicised version of Samskritam.

3. samskrit North Indian style.

4. samskritam South Indian style.

5. samskritam Usual English style.

6. saMskRtam Harvard Kyoto script

7. samskrtam Modified Harvard Kyoto script.

Here after we are going to use modified Harvard Kyoto script to assist correct
pronunciation.
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Origin of sanskrit
Sanskrit is the most ancient member of the Indo-European group of languages. This group includes
Latin, Greek, English, Welsh, German, Russian, Lithuanian etc. All these languages evolved from a
single parent dialect.

Every language in India has a direct and clear foundation in Sanskrit. All of them follow the same
alphabet with some adaptations.

Sanskrit is the oldest recorded Indo-European language. The only other language that can claim the
same antiquity is the Hittite language, which dates back to 2000 to 3000 BC.

Sanskrit was the official language of India until 1100 AD when the invading Muslims patronized
common languages as a tactic to suppress Indian cultural and religious tradition and supplant it with
their own beliefs. Despite this Sanskrit is still the language favoured in India for many uses,
primarily for religious rituals.

Sanskrit continues to be an important influence in philosophical and scientific circles today. In 1985
Rick Briggs, a NASA researcher, after exhaustive and extensive study named Sanskrit the most
comprehensive and compatible language for computers. This is because it is the only natural
language in the world capable of functioning with mathematical precision and embodying the basic
principles of artificial intelligence. Such a revelation is creating a new interest in the scope of
Sanskrit in modern life.

The Vedic Civilization

veda samskRti

Sanskrit is the language in which the Vedas are written. The Vedas are the treatises on
transcendental wisdom and self-realization. Vedic civilization originated on the Indus valley. It
flowered into a complete society with a colourful spectrum of arts and sciences. The first treatises
arising from of this culture is known as veda, which was divided into four by the great sage vyAsa.
The next set of works was known as darzana. There are six main divisions of darzana. They are
known as nyAya, vaizeSika, sAnkhya, yoga, mImAmsa and vedAnta. After this came upaniSads
and then the purAnas and itihAsas.

pANini –the first grammarian

pANini is the first and foremost grammarian of Sanskrit. Treatises say he overheard the sound
vibrations of the cosmic dance of creation by Lord ziva during one of his deep meditations. He
decoded fourteen mantras from this sound of cosmic dance. These were known as mAhezvara
sutrANi or ziva sUtra jAlam. This was composed of all the letters in the Sanskrit alphabet in a
particular fashion. pANini discovered the logic in it and used these mantras to restructure the entire
language.

The language used before pANini was then called ‘prAkrta’ –meaning unrefined and unstructured.
The word Sanskrit stands for ‘refined, cultured, structured or perfected’. ‘pALi’, the language in
which Buddhism is recorded is a version of prAkrta. His main works are known as aSTAdhyAyi
and siddhAnta kaumudi.
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The forms of sound - zabdam

Sound emerges in four stages.

parA supreme, transcendental situated in brain

pazyantI conceptualised, mentally visualised situated in nervous system
madhymA subliminal, internally audible situated in naval
vaikharI acoustic, uttered sound situated in vocal cord

Normally humans can only hear the vaikharI form of sound, where as yogis (seers or liberated
souls) can hear the entire spectrum of sounds that starts from the parA form.

Phonation - sphoTam
Sound vibrations manifest in our bindu visarga cakra, a point at the back of the head where a
brAHman grow a tuft of hair called zikha. From here the sound travels towards the kunDalini (the
coiled serpent power sleeping at the root of the spinal canal) in parA form. Then it travels towards
the umbilicus and is known as pazyantI. Gradually it advances towards the throat and vocal cords –
madhyamA. When it travels from the vocal cords to the outer body it is known as vaikharI.

Some aspects of Sanskrit alphabet - akSara mAlA

Samskrtam is the language of Hindu, Buddhist and Jain literature. The Samskrtam script is known
as deva-nAgari - the language of the gods. There are various schools of alphabets in Samskrtam.
They span from 47 letters to 56. Vowels, consonants, semivowels, sibilants and sonate aspirants are
laid out separately.

Writing the Sanskrit script is unique. All letters have three parts. A distinctive part, which makes
one letter look different from the other, a vertical stroke and a horizontal stroke. Usually the
distinctive part is written first, the vertical stroke next and horizontal stroke of the entire word is
written together when the word is completed.

In Samskrtam vowels there are some unusual letters. They sound like consonants, but classified as
vowels. A vowel in Samskrtam are known as ‘svara’, meaning expressing (ra) the self (sva). It is
nonverbal. A consonant is ‘vyaJjana’, meaning to bring clarity (aJjana) in a unique way (vi). The
unusual vowels and the possible reason for being classified as vowels are given below.

® R This represents the sound of raising kunDalini.

Ò LR This represents the sound of falling kunDalini.

a’( M This represents the sound of liberated life.

a” H This represents the sound of life on this platform.

Resonating sound is represented by a dot on top of a crescent, which symbolises detachment,

selflessness and freedom, is called anusvAram that is written as an upward directed cresent moon
and a dot inside. Discharge of sound is represented by the visargam that is written as ‘:’, which also
represents the sound of life on material platform.
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aum – the body and soul of universe

aum, the universal mantra is the sound of life. This is the soul of any sound. aum is composed of
three syllables a, u and m. a is the first letter in the alphabet, symbolising pure consciousness and
harmony. m is the last letter representing the material energy, and u represents the ultimate energy
in this mantra. aum represents everything and every stage of life.

a Creation Consciousness satva braHmA

u Existence Energy rajas viSNu
m Reform Matter tamas ziva

Aum is written traditionally . This is made of three main parts. Each part represents one of the
three syllables. The remaining parts are the crescent and the dot. Crescent or ‘nAdam’ stands for
the wave and the dot or ‘bindu’ represents the particle. Together, they represent the ‘wave and
particle’ nature of the universe. This is the beginning of ‘gAndhaRva veda’.

The main body of aum is made of three circles, partially invisible. They represent the kunDalini
zakti. kunDalini is the goddess pArvati in our body. Lord ziva rests on the sahasrAra padma.

Bringing kunDalini or pARvati to our own ziva is the process of ‘layam’ (transcendence). On a
universal level it is known as ‘praLayam’ (great dissolution).

Writing a letter

Horizontal line

a
Represents soul.
Written at the end.

Distinctive part
Represents body.
Written first.
Vertical line
Represents mind.
Written second.
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Garland of letters
akSara-mAlA

a=rm;l;
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Harvard Kyoto Transliteration

a A i I u U

e ai o au R LR

M H

k kh G gh G

c ch j Jh J

T Th D Dh N

t th D dh n

pa ph B bh m

y r l v

z S s

ha

In my view consonant ‘m’ = ‘M’ and ‘h’ = ‘H’.

They have no any difference in pronouciation in this system.
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Exercise: Nouns:

jAlam (one garland) jAle (two garlands) jAlAni (many garlands)

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sUtram (one aphorism) sutre (two aphorisms) sutrANi (many aphorisms)

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Asanam (one pose) Asane (two poses) AsanAni (many poses)

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bAlah (one boy) bAlau (two boys) bAlAh (many boys)

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bAlA (one girl) bAle (two girls) bAlAh (many girls)

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mudrA (one gesture) mudre (two gestures) mudrAh (many gestures)

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bhASA (one language) bhASe (two languages) bhASAh (many languages)

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guruh (one teacher) gurU (two teachers) guravah (many teachers)

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harih (one god) harE (two gods) harayah (many gods)

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manah (one mind) manasi (two minds) manAmsi (many minds)

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Phonation
Origins of sound in the throat

Category Gutturals Palatals Cerebrals Dentals Labials

Origin Arising from Arising from Tongue Tongue Arising from
the throat the back of touching the touching the the lips
the palate roof of the back of the
mouth teeth
Letters a, A, e, ai, i, I R LR u, U, o, au
ka, kha, ga, ca, cha, ja, jha, Ta, Tha, Da, ta, tha, da, dha, pa, pha, ba,
gha, Ga Ja, Dha, Na na bha, ma
ha, : ya, za ra, Sa la, sa Va
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English alphabet
Sanskrit equivalents

a a A n n \
b b & o ao
c c k p p f
d d @ ! q a
e A r ® ‰ r
f a s x W s “ O R
g g ` Ã t $ # t q
h h u ‡ °
i E v v
j j Z Ô; w v
k k x Ks
l l { y y
m m z a
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Alphabet Transliteration
Vowels

Simple
a E ‡
a i u
Long
a; ER °
A I U
Combination
vowels A Ae ao a;w
e ai o au
Sound of moving
energy ® Ò
R LR
Sounds of life after
and here a’ a”
M H

Consonants

Gutturals
kè %è gè `è Ãè
k kh g gh G
Palatals
cè zè jè Zè Ô;è
c ch j jh J
Cerebrals
$è #è @è !è \è
T Th D Dh N
Dentals
tè qè dè /è nè
t th d dh n
Labials
pè fè bè &è mè
p ph b bh m

Semi vowels
yè rè lè vè
y r l v
Sibilants
xè Wè sè
z S s

Sonate aspirant
hè
h
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Alphabet simplified Transliteration

Vowels

Simple
a E ‡
a i u
Long
a; ER °
A I U
Combination
vowels
A Ae ao a;w
e ai o au
Sound of moving
energy
® Ò
R LR
Sounds of life
after and here
a’ a”
M H

Consonants

Gutturals
k % g ` Ã
ka kha ga gha Ga
Palatals
c z j Z Ô;
ca cha ja jha Ja
Cerebrals
$ # @ ! \
Ta Tha Da Dha Na
Dentals
t q d / n
ta tha da dha na
Labials
p f b & m
pa pha ba bha ma

Semi vowels
y r l v
ya ra la va
Sibilants
x W s
za Sa sa

Sonate aspirant
h
ha
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Alphabet Pronunciation
Vowels

Simple
a E ‡
America sImilar pUt
Long
a; ER °
sAAb sEEp sOUp
Combination
vowels
A Ae ao a;w
Able sIGH sOAp cOW
Sound of
moving energy
® Ò
actoR aLL Right
Sounds of life
after and here
a’ a”
auM waH

Consonants

Gutturals
k % g ` Ã
Car inK Horn Gun loG Hut uNcle
Palatals
c z j Z Ô;
Chalk whiCH Jump hedGE Hog syriNge
Cerebrals
$ # @ ! \
aTrocious anT Hill Drum reD Haired toNing
Dentals
t q d / n
tooTH with Hold THat aDHere Nail
Labials
p f b & m
Pat uP Hill ruB aBHor Man

Semi vowels
y r l v
loYal aRRow Last Vast
Sibilants
x W s
doSa? viSual See

Sonate
aspirant
s
Hit
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Formation of compound vowels

Symbols of vowels
consonant

Vowels
Original

ra
RL

au

M
ai
A

H
R
a

o
u
I
i

a a; E ER ‡ ° ® Ò A Ae ao a;w a’ a” r
; i I u U O Æ e w o ;w ‘ “ R
kè k k); ik k)I ku kU kO kÆ ke kw k)o k);w k( k)” kR
cè c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c
$è $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
tè t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
pè p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p
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Old transliteration style

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Terms related to alphabet

svaram …………………………………………………………………
vowel …………………………………………………………………

visargam (symbol : read as ah) …………………………………………………………………

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anusvAram …………………………………………………………………
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Sound of friction …………………………………………………………………

‘R’ / ‘Lr’ …………………………………………………………………
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vyaJjanam …………………………………………………………………
consonant …………………………………………………………………
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Semi vowels …………………………………………………………………

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akSaram …………………………………………………………………
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padam …………………………………………………………………
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sUtram …………………………………………………………………
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mantram …………………………………………………………………
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vAkyam …………………………………………………………………
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addhyAyam …………………………………………………………………
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grantham …………………………………………………………………
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Alphabet, letters and meaning

Symbolism

a brahmA, viSNu and ziva

a; lakSmi, goddess of wisdom

E kAmadeva, god of love

ER kandarpa, god of love

‡ ziva, brahman

° Moon (candra) and ziva

® Sound of rising kunDalini

Ò Sound of falling kunDalini, the mother of the gods

A viSNu

Ae ziva

ao braHma, compassion

a;w zeSa or ananta, earth, sacred syllable of zudras

k prajApatiH, lotus, water, peacock, body, time

% Sun god, space, sky

g gaNeza, ritual

` Tinkling ornament worn by women around their hip

à An object for the sense, lord ziva

c Pure, moon, ziva

z Pure, fragment

j Lustre, victory

Z Flash, sparkle

Ô; Singer, venus
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$ Earth, oath, dwarf

# The moon’s disc, disc, noise

@ Drum, DAkini

! Large drum, serpant, dog

\ Wisdom, ornament, water house, gift, buddha

t Virtue, laKSmi, buddha

q Mountain, protector, prayer

d Charity

/ Kubera, brahmA

n Welfare, buddha, gaNeza

p Protection, guard, wind

f Manifest, gain

b varuNa

& Venus, Sun

m mAya, magic, mother, moon, trinity, logic, light, welfare, death

y Meditation

r Love, splendour, amorous play

l indra

v varuNa, vAyu

x ziva, zAstra

W Wisdom, happiness, freedom, heaven

s lakSmI, wisdom, meditation, gaurI

h Removal, destruction, abandoning, avoiding, desertion

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Writing Practice 1

a a a a
E E E E
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
a; a; a; a;
ER ER ER ER
° ° ° °
A A A A
Ae Ae Ae Ae
ao ao ao ao
a;w a;w a;w a;w

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Writing Practice 2

® ® ® ®
®O ®O ®O ®O
Ò Ò Ò Ò
ÒO ÒO ÒO ÒO
a’ a’ a’ a’
a” a” a” a”
k k k k
% % % %
g g g g
` ` ` `
à à à Ã
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Writing Practice 3

c c c c
z z z z
j j j j
Z Z Z Z
Ô; Ô; Ô; Ô;
$ $ $ $
# # # #
@ @ @ @
! ! ! !
\ \ \ \

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Writing Practice 4

t t t t
q q q q
d d d d
/ / / /
n n n n
p p p p
f f f f
b b b b
& & & &
m m m m

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Writing Practice 5

y y y y
r r r r
l l l l
v v v v
x x x x
W W W W
s s s s
h h h h

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Consonants with vowels 1

c c; ic cI cu cU
c c; ic cI cu cU
ce cw co c;w c’ c”
ce cw co c;w c’ c”
cO cR c[ ik k[ k[U
cO cR c[ ik k[ k[ U
h( y( v( r( l( ve
h( y( v( r( l( ve
g;w ao’ Ó;(
g;w ao’ Ó;(

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Compound consonants: rules

Combining two consonants starts with cutting one bit of the first consonant and attaching the whole
of second consonant, if practical. Otherwise, the second is attached to the bottom or foot of the first
consonant. Here is the list of the half consonants that are ready to be attached to the second
consonants!

K : G ~ Ãè
C zè J Zè Ô
$è #è @è !è |
T Q dè ? N
P F B > M
Y - L V X
< S H
r has a different way of blending.
1) After a letter (Petra) [ 2) after a letter (kr) O 3) before a letter (art) R

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Font variation
zra §;[ = x[ kSa = = KW dya œ = dèy tra t[ = ] tta Tt = †;
kta Kt = Ÿ

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Compound consonants 1
Exercise: transliterate the following letters into English.

◊ Ú Km µ

Kv Kt ˛ ≈⋲

´ ∏ ¯ ∫

∞ †; ¶ å

Å ˇ œ ©

» ˜; œ ƒ
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Compound consonants 2
Exercise: transliterate the following letters into English.

g;w ao’ Ó;( ˆ

¶ ?y ?v ø

?m /[ ˝ º

ı Cv ¨ ™

˜; Ôc ¸ £

Œ „ Á ¢
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Compound consonants 3
Exercise: transliterate the following letters into English.

¡ ™ £ z≤

¢ Í Î Œ

Ï |@U #¥ »’

@¥ Ó ◊ pÆ

Â; ˆ ˝ kÆ

• ª ‹ ±
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Compound consonants 4
Exercise: transliterate the following letters into English.

Å Í Î ¶

˝ Ó ¯ æ

Ï Ø ∏ „

◊ ˛ Â; ´

∞ ˙ © Ú

ƒ ∂ „ ≠
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Your  name  in  Sanskrit  

  
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Yogic terms
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Types

bhakti …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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jJAna …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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kaRma …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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rAja …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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aSTAGga …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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ayyaGgAr …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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haTha …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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kriyA …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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kuNDalini …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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laya …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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mantra …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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nAda …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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satyAnanda …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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svara …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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tantra …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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vini …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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yantra …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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Authors/ work

AtmArAma …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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kheraNDa …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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grantha …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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pataJjali …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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samhita …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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sUtra …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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aSTAGga yoga

yama …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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niyama …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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Asana …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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prANAyAma …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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pratyAhAra …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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dhArANa …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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dhyAna …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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samAdhi …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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yama paJcakam

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satyam …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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brahmacaryam …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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niyama paJcakam

zaucam …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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santoSam …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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tapas …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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cakRANi

sahasrAra …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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AjJA …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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vizuddha or vizuddhi …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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svAdhiSTAna …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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bindu* …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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nAdam …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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prANAyAma

agni sAra kriya …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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candra nAdi …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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kumbhaka …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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plAvini …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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pUraka …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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ujjayI …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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zItalI …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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yoga sutra

atha …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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yogAnuzAsanam …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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yogah …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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citta …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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vRtti …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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nirodhah …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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tadA …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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draSTuh …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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vRtti …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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itaratra …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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Body

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asthi …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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deham …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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kaLevaram …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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karmedriya …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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mala …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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manas …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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nakham …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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netram …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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ucchvAsam …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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zmasru …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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In the zAkta tantra school of philosophy, there is said to exist a bindu cakra, at the back of the head, in the part where brAhmAns grow their small tuft of hair, although
it is often not mentioned in traditional chakrologies. This centre is said to be where the bindu fluid is produced, a fluid that can become either the nectar of immortality, or
the poison of death. It is intimately connected to the vizuddha cakra, and awakening the vizuddha cakra is said to awaken the bindu cakra. In metaphysical terms it is
also said to be the point at which begins creation, and the unity becomes the many. Practices believed to balance this chakra include pranayama, Vajroli mudra (celibacy,
the drawing in of sexual fluids), and Yoni mudra. Some western occultists associate this chakra with the hidden kabbalistic sephirah of Da'at, knowledge, which is also
concerned with the point of creation, when 'Wisdom' and 'Understanding' balance each other to produce 'Knowledge', the first conceived thought.
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yoga Asana list

adho mukha vRkSAsana ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

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adho mukha zvAnAsana …………………………………………………………………………………………………

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aJnalI mudra ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

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aRdha candrAsana ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

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aRdha matsyendrAsana ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

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baddha koNAsana ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

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bakAsana ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

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eka pAda rAja-kapotAsana ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

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eka-hasta-baddha-padma-mayUrAsana
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halAsana ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

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mayUrAsana ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

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setu-bandha sarvAGgAsana ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

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uSTrAsana ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

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utkaTAsana ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

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uttAna kURmAsana ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

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uttAnAsana ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

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utthita pArzvakoNAsana ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

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utthita trikoNAsana ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

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vasisThAsana ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

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viparIta karaNi ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

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vIrAsana ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

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zalabhAsana ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

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zavAsana ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

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Vedic words
samskAram ………………………………………………………………………………
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samskRtam ………………………………………………………………………………
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prAkRtam ………………………………………………………………………………
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deva-nAgarI ………………………………………………………………………………
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upa-niSat ………………………………………………………………………………
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itihAsam ………………………………………………………………………………
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purANam ………………………………………………………………………………
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Body concepts
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Principles of evolution
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manas ………………………………………………………………………………
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Gods and Goddess

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devI ………………………………………………………………………………
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gaNeza ………………………………………………………………………………
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SaNmukha ………………………………………………………………………………
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indra ………………………………………………………………………………
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devI ………………………………………………………………………………
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ham-sah ………………………………………………………………………………
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so-ham ………………………………………………………………………………
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Authors, names
AchArya ………………………………………………………………………………
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pataJjali ………………………………………………………………………………
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vAgbhaTa ………………………………………………………………………………
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caraka ………………………………………………………………………………
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suzruta ………………………………………………………………………………
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muni ………………………………………………………………………………
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rSi ………………………………………………………………………………
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Chakras
mUlAdhAra ………………………………………………………………………………
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svAdhiSTAna ………………………………………………………………………………
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maNipUra ………………………………………………………………………………
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vizuddha ………………………………………………………………………………
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More vedic words

adharmam a/mRmè contrary to what is right; evil. Cf. dharma
atithi aitiq a guest, an unexpected person, untimily person
aditi aidit vedic goddess, the 'mother' of the gods
Aditya a;idTy vedic sun deities, offspring of Aditi
advaita vedAnta a»wtved;Nt non-dualistic Vedantic philosophy
Agama a;gm mystical scriptures pertaining to specific Hindu sects such as
vaisnavaites or shaivites
agni aiGn fire; sacred fire; fire god
ahimsa aih’s; non-violence
a-klezam aKlexmè not so difficult, not so painful
ambA aMb; mother, a compound often used in the names of female goddesses
amrtam amOtmè a nectar which was believed to bestow immortality
Anandam a;nNdmè bliss; the bliss of union with Brahman
annam aNnmè food, rice
Aranyakam a;r|yk mè vedic forest texts or writings
arati arit a state of no joy
Arati a;rit act of worship celebrating light
arjuna ajRun one of the sons of Pandu and the main (human) character of the
Bhagavad Gita
artha aqR worldly wealth, pursuit of wealth and social status
artham aqRmè worldly wealth, pursuit of wealth and social status
Asana a;sn yogic posture
Asanam a;snmè yogic posture
asat astè non-being
atharva vedam aqvRvedmè the fourth Veda
Atman a;Tmnè the presence of Brahman as the deepest essence of the self in all
entities; the Divine Self, a synonym of Brahman
avatAram avt;rmè literally 'descents', incarnation of God, usually the incarnations of
Visnu and his consort Laksmi
avidya aivœ; ignorance
Ayurvedam a;yuvRdmè Vedic Medicine
Azramam a;^mmè hermitage, retreat or place of quiet and solitude, often in a forest,
where a Hindu sage lives alone or with his disciples
Azramam a;^mmè the four stages of life in Hinduism
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azva-medham aXvme/mè probably the most prestigious of Vedic sacrificial rites, where a
horse is sacrificed in a yajna by the king whose supremacy has
been acknowledged by the neighbouring kings
bhagavad-gIta &gvdègIt; Hindu scripture of the avatar Krishna dated to approximately the
first two centuries b.c
bhajanam &jnmè hymns in praise of a deity
bhakta &Kt ardent devotee of a deity who expresses loving-devotion to the
divine
bhakti &iKt ecstatic loving-devotion to the Almighty
bhakti-mArgam &iKtm;gRmè the path / yoga of devotion
brahma b[Â; form of the Hindu trinity governing creation or the Creator God
brahma-cAri b[Â;c;ir young boy at the first of the four stages of life, the stage of the
student
brahma-carya b[Â;cyR control of sexual energy; state of life of learning and purity
brahman b[Â;nè the Absolute or ultimate reality
brAhmana b[;Â;\ vedic ritualistic texts or manuals of instruction on the Vedas
buddha bu˝ ninth avatar of Vishnu
bodha bo/ consciousness
buddhi bui˝ intelligence
cakra ck[ energy centers of the subtle body;
cArvAka c;vR;k materialistic philosophers of ancient India
cit ictè the Pure Consciousness equated with moksa when the egoistic
self is lost
darzana dxRn writings of the six philosophical schools of Hindu religious thought
darzana dxRn literally 'view' or 'sight of' referring to audience with a deity
dazA dx; planetary time periods
deva dev male deity; literally 'shining one'
devi devI female deity
dhAraNa /;r\ yogic concentration or attention
dharma /mR what is right for the self - moral piety, religion, honor, the clan,
karma or work, society and the universe
dharma-zAstra /mRx;S] Law Books forming part of the scriptures of Hinduism
dhAtu /;tu bodily tissues in Ayurvedic Medicine
dhyAna /;Ny meditation
doSa do<; principles that regulate our biology
duhkham du”%mè pain
durgA dugR; the Goddess as the destroyer of demons
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dvandam »Ndmè dualities; pairs of opposites
dvija i»j twice-born, referring to the Brahmins, (formerly even the Ksatriyas
and Vaisyas), who undergo initiation into the Hindu religion at a
sacred-thread ceremony
gaNeza g\ex elephant-headed god who removes obstacles
ganeza caturthi g\exctuiqR worship of god Ganesha in the month of September
garbha-grha g&RgOh literally 'womb-house', the central part of a temple where the main
deity is enshrined
gAyatri g;y]I Vedic chant for awakening the soul
gopI gopI cowherdesses (celebrated in the myths of Lord Krishna)
grhastha gOhSq person at the second of the four stages of life, the stage of the
householder
guNa gu\ three prime qualities of nature – satva, rajas and tamas
hanumAn hnum;nè the monkey god, son of lord vAyu
haTha yoga h#yog Yoga of the physical body
homa hom Vedic worship, Fire offerings
hum hu( great mantra of Agni and Shiva
indra ENd[ Vedic God of storm and thunder who was also king of the gods
iSTa-devatA EÏdevt; chosen deity
itihAsa Eith;s epics / scriptures of mythological tales
Izvara ER§vr supreme lord
IzvarapraNIdhAna ER§vrp[i\/;n staying in close proximity with a chosen god / goddess
jAti j;it birth and the caste system
jIvAtman jIv;Tmnè the personal self
jJAnam –;;nmè knowledge, wisdom
jJAna-mARga –;;nm;gRmè the path of knowledge
jJAna-yogam –;;nyogmè yoga of knowledge
jyotis Jyoitsè light
jyotis Jyoit<;mè vedic Astrology
kailAsa kw)l;s the world mountain
Kalazam k)lxmè brass pot containing water, representative of a goddess
kALi k);∑I the dark form of the Goddess, characterized by ferocious
appearance
kali yuga k)ilyug dark or iron age
kalki k)iLk tenth avatar of Vishnu
kAma k);m pursuit of desire and pleasure, particularly sexual pleasure
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kapha k)f biological water humor
kapila k)ipl great Hindu sage, founder of the Sankhya system of philosophy
karma k)mR law of cause and effect
kaRma mArgam k)mRm;gR the path of egoless action
kaRma yoga k)mR yog Yoga of Work or Service
karma yogi k)mR yogI person who is selflessly devoted to work
kIrtanam k)ItRnmè hymn in praise of a deity
klezam Klexmè difficulties, pain, suffering
kriya yogam ik[)y;yogmè Yoga of technique
kRSNa kO)<\ eighth avatar of Vishnu
kunDalini ku)|@ilin serpent power, power of subtle body
lakSmaNa l+m\ the brother of Lord Ram in the epic Ramayana
lakSmI l+mI goddess of prosperity
laLita li{t; Goddess of bliss
laya yoga lyyog Yoga of absorption of sound-current (nada)
liGgam ilÀmè phallic symbol associated with the God Shiva
lIlA lIl; fun, game
loka lok place; realm, as the deva loka, the realm of the gods
mahA-bhArata mh;&;rt the epic of Krishna, Pandavas & Kauravas
mahA-deva mh;dev 'Great God', one of the names of the deity Shiva
mahA-devi mh;devI 'Great Goddess', the Mother Goddess of Hinduism
mahA-vAkya mh;v;Ky great sayings of Vedantic knowledge
mahAyAna mh;y;n great vehicle, northern school of Buddhism
manas mnsè mind or emotion
mandira miNdr a Hindu temple
mantra mN] spiritual or sacred syllables or sounds which contain in their
essence divine cosmic power
marma mmR sensitive body zones in Ayurvedic medicine
mAtA m;t; mother, a compound often used in the names of female goddesses
material of five or six metres long which is draped around the body
mAyA m;y; illusion, magic
mAya-vAda m;y;v;d doctrine that the world is unreal
mImAmsa mIm;’s ritualistic form of Vedic philosophy
mokSa mo= a state of ʻcommittedʼ and ʻdetachedʼ
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mUrti mUitR the image and representation of a deity in a temple, shrine or in
the home
nadI ndI sound current of the subtle body
nAda n;d sound current of the subtle body
nADI n;@I nerves of the subtle body
namaskAra nmSk);r 'I bow to you', the greeting which acknowledges the atman in
another person
namaste nmSte 'I bow to you', the greeting which acknowledges the atman in
another person
nata-rAja n$r;j Shiva as lord of the cosmic dance
nava-rAtri nvr;i] a nine-day Hindu festival devoted to the goddess Durga
neti-neti neit neit literally 'not this, not this', the expression used to denote that
Brahman is beyond all dualities and human thought
nirAkAra inr;k);r 'without form', referring to Brahman as Unmanifest
nirguNa ingRu\ 'without gunas', without qualities, referring to Brahman as
Unmanifest
nirvANa invR;\ liberation, the state of peace
nitya inTy 'obligatory', referring to aspects of religious practice.
niyama inym yogic observances
nyAya Ny;y Hindu philosophy that deals with logics
om ao’ the sacred sound and symbol which represents Brahman in its
unmanifest and manifest aspects
paJcakarma pÔck)mR five Ayurvedic purification methods
parazu-rAma prxur;m sixth avatar of Vishnu
pARvatI p;vRtI goddess, the consort of God Shiva
pataJjali ptÔjil main teacher of classical Yoga system
pitta ipTt biological fire humor
prakRti p[kO)it great Nature, matter
prANa p[;\ breath or life-force
prAna yoga p[;\ yog Yoga of the life-force
prANayAma p[;\;ym yogic control of the breath
prasAda p[s;d the grace of the deity given to the worshipper in the form of food
after worship: see also jutha
pratyAhara p[Ty;h;r yogic control of mind and senses
pUjA pUj; Hindu honour, respect or worship of a deity, flower offerings
purANa pur;\ Hindu mythological texts
purohita puroiht a priest or guru
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puruSa puuªW literally 'person': the original, primeval being the sacrifice of which
was believed to create from its body the phenomenal world, in
particular the four classes. It is the pure consciousness, or the
spirit which is also synonymous of Brahman and therefore of
atman
rAdhA r;/; a cowherdess who was the favourite of Lord Krishna and an
incarnation of the Goddess Lakshmi, also a Goddess in her own
right
rAhu r;hu north node of the Moon; dragon's head
rAjayoga r;jyog integral or royal yoga path of Patanjali
rajas rjsè one of the three gunas or qualities in existence, associated with
the creator God Brahma and representing the active energy or
agitation in the universe
rAma r;m seventh avatar of Vishnu and hero of the epic The Ramayana
rAmAyaNa r;m;y\ Hindu epic scripture dealing with the heroic exploits of Lord Rama
rasAyana rs;yn Ayurvedic rejuvenation methods
rgveda rGved 'Royal Knowledge', Veda of chant, one of the four Vedas, the
major and oldest Aryan Hindu scripture
rSi ®iW ancient Vedic seers, enlightened men who composed Vedic
hymns and Upanishads
rta ®t the Vedic cosmic norm which regulated all existence and to which
all had to conform
rudra •d[ terrible or wrathful form of Shiva
saguNa sgu\ manifest, referring to manifest aspects of Brahman
sAkAra s;k);r 'with form', referring to the manifest aspects of Brahman
sAmaveda s;mved 'Knowledge of Chants', one of the four Vedas
samAdhi sm;i/ absorption, bliss, trance
samsAra sMs;r worldly life or reincarnation
samskAra sMSk);r rituals and rites in one's life cycle
sanAtanadharma sn;tn/mR the eternal teaching; traditional name for the Hindu religion
sAnkhya s;¯ Vedic philosophy of cosmic principles
sanyAsa sNy;s person at the last of the four stages of life, the stage of the
wandering ascetic, stage of life of renunciation and liberation
sarasvatI srSvtI goddess of speech, learning, knowledge and wisdom
satI stI consort of the God Shiva, also called Uma
satva sTv quality of truth or light; one of the three gunas
savitA sivt; Vedic Sun god as the guide of Yoga
sItA sIt; consort of Rama in the Hindu epic the Ramayana and an avatar of
the Goddess Lakshmi
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skanda Sk)Nd the God of war
smrti SmOit literally 'memory' or 'remembered'
so'ham soâhmè natural sound of the breath
soma som vedic god of bliss, moon, a relaxing herb
srotas s[otsè channel systems used in Ayurvedic medicine
sukham su%mè happiness
sUrya sUyR vedic Sun God or god of the enlightened mind
svadharma Sv/mR oneʼs own dharma
tantra tN] medieval yogic and ritualistic Indian texts; esoteric, mystical
teachings
tArA t;r; the goddess in her role as savior
tat-tvam-asi tTvmis 'That art thou', the equating of the atman and every being in total
identity with That, which is Brahman
tilaka itlk the mark (usually vertical) placed on the forehead of a devotee
during ritual worship
trimURti i]mUitR supreme lord in three forms, brahmA, viSNu and ziva
umA ‡m; consort of the male deity Shiva
upanayana ‡pnyn ceremony of the sacred thread undertaken by the top three
classes of the Hindu society
upAGga ‡p;À literature concerned with ritual and logical thought
upaniSad ‡pinWdè Vedic philosophical texts or scriptures occurring at the end of the
Vedas characterised by mystical and philosophical speculation on
the nature of the self and ultimate Reality
upaveda ‡pved sub veda
uSas ‡Wsè goddess of dawn
vaiSNava vw<\v devotee of the deity Vishnu
vaizeSika vwxeiWk the darzana that deals with ʻdifferentiationʼ
vaizya vwXy business class person
vAk v;kè divine word, the goddess
vAnaprastha v;np[Sq third of the four stages of life, hermitage or forest-dweller
varNa v\R literally 'colour', the word for the four social values or class system
in Hinduism,
varnAzramadhaRma v\R;^m/mRwhat is right for class and stage of life
varuNa vª\ vedic deity of cosmic order
vAta v;t biological unit - ʻairʼ
veda ved collection of ʻwisdomʼ namely the rg, sAma, yajur and atharva
vedAngA ved;À rules on ritual, astronomy, morals, grammar and phonetics
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vedAnta ved;Nt vedic philosophy of Self-knowledge
vidya ivœ knowledge
vijJAna iv–;;n intelligence
viSNu iv<\u god or form of the Hindu trinity governing preservation
yajJa y_ sacrifice, sacred ritual
yajurveda yjuvRed 'Knowledge of Sacrificial Ritual', one of the four Vedas
yama ym God of Death
yama ym yogic attitudes
yantra yN] geometrical designs
yAtrA y;] journey
yoga yog the art and science of union
yoga-sUtra yogsU] classical text of Patanjali on Yoga
yogI yoI practitioner of yoga
yuga yug world-ages
zakti xiKt the female active energy in the universe
zakti xiKt the power of consciousness and spiritual evolution
zaGkara x’k)r the great philsopher of non-dualistic Vedanta
ziva ixv one of the three trinities in Hinduism, the god of reform
zrAddha ^;˝ ceremonies for the deceased
zrauta ^;wt official sacrificial ritual of the Vedic period
zrI ^I the Goddess Lakshmi, consort of Lord Vishnu
zruti ^uit sacred scriptures that are 'heard' or cognized by the ancient seers
zUdra xUd[ the fourth of the Hindu four classes, traditionally the servant class
zUnyavAda xUNyv;d Buddhist philosophy that everything is void
AcArya ac;yR traditional teacher or theologian of Hindu doctrine, head of
sampradAya or school of religious thought.
adharma a/mR the opposite of dharma
artha aqR resources, meaning
asat astè opposite of sat, non-being, impermanent, false, evil or unreal
Atman a;Tmnè soul
bhagavAn &gv;nè ultimage god
bhakti &iKt love, devotion. One of the most common forms of yoga.
brahman b[Hmnè cosmic soul
brAhmaNa b[;Hm\ a member of the traditional priestly class
deva dev the shining one, god
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devanAgari devn;gir modern script in which Samskrtam and Hindi.
dharma /mR that which supports
guNa gu\ quality, positive attributes or virtues
IsA ERx; lord, master or controller
jJAna –;;n knowledge, wisdom
kAma k);m wish, desire, love
karma k)mR chain of cause and effect
kSatriya =i]y the warrior class
mokSa mo= freedom
nirvANa invR;\ freedom
pApa p;p that brings one down
prakrti p[kO)it primordial matter stuff
puNya pu|y merits
puruSa puªW man, male, supreme soul
puruSottama puªWoTtm supreme personality
rajas rjsè the second of the three gunas of matter.
saguNa sgu\ concept of qualified brahman
sankhya s;¯ darzana of Kapila.
zAstra x;S] branch of science
sat stè being
satva sTv the first of the three gunas of matter.
satyam sTymè truth.
zloka Xlok a hymn or verse
sUdra xUd[ a member of the traditional working class. The sudra was the
fourth varna in the system of varnasrama-dharma.
tamas tmsè the third of the three gunas of matter.
tyAga Ty;g abandonment, renunciation, the performance of actions
without attachment to the results of action.
vaizya vw§y a member of the traditional mercantile or business
community.
varNAzrama v\R;^m four stages of life
vijJAna iv–;n science, wisdom
yoga yog derived from the Samskrtam root yuj, to join, to unite, to
attach.
yogI yogI literally one possessed of yoga. A yogi is a practitioner of
yoga.
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Ayurveda Words
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Vital terms

1. Ayuh ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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2. vedam ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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3. Ayurvedam ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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4. zAstram ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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5. tantram ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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6. grantham ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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7. adhyAyam ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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8. sUtram ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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9. vaidyah ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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10. rogI ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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11. auSadham ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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12. paricAraka ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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13. azvini ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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14. azvinau ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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15. dhanvantari ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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16. indrah ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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17. muni ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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18. munayah ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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Body

19. deham ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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20. zrIram ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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21. vapuh ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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22. gAtram ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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23. kaLevaram ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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Mind

24. manas ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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25. mAnasam ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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26. cittam ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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27. cetana ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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28. satva ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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29. rajas ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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30. tamas ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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Masters

31. Atreya ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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32. caraka ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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33. suzruta ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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34. vAgbhaTa ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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Major works

35. caraka saMhitA ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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36. suzruta saMhitA ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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37. aSTAGga samgraham ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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38. aSTAGga hRdayam ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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39. bhAva prakazam ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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Chapters

40. sUtra sthAnam ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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41. zArIra sthAnam ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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42. nidAna sthAnam ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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43. cikitsA sthAnam ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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Technical

44. agni ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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45. jaThara agni ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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46. dhAtu agni ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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47. bhUta agni ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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48. doSa ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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49. vAta doSa ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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50. pitta doSa ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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51. kapha doSa ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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52. dhAtu ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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53. rasa dhAtu ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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54. rakta dhAtu ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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55. mAmsa dhAtu ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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56. medas ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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57. medo dhAtu ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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58. asthi dhAtu ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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59. majjA dhAtu ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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60. zukra dhAtu ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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61. mala ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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62. mUtra mala ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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63. zkRt mala ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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64. sveda mala ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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65. srotas ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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66. srotAmsi ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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67. dhAtu sAra puruSa ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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68. satva sAra puruSa ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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69. saRva sAra puruSa ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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70. tvak sAra puruSa ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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71. prANa vAta ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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72. udAna vAta ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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73. vyAna vAta ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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74. samAna vAta ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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75. apAna vAta ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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76. pAcaka pitta ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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77. raJjaka pitta ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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78. sAdhaka pitta ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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79. Alocaka pitta ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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80. bhrAjaka pitta ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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81. avalambaka kapha ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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82. taRpaka kapha ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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83. bodhaka kapha ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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84. kledaka kapha ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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85. zleSaka kapha ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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Health & Disease

86. rudra-kopam ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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87. sukham ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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88. duhkham ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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89. rogam ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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90. Arogyam ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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91. svasthah ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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First two sutras of

aSTAGga hrdayam
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Satutations to the eternal healter

rAgAdi rogAn satatAnuSaktAn

azeSa-kAya-prasrtAnazeSAn
autsukya-moha-arati-dAn jaghAna
yo/pUrva-vaidyAya namostu tasmai

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Why Ayurveda is respected

Ayuh-kAmaya-mAnena
dharmArtha-sukha-sAdhanam
Ayurvedo/padezeSu
vidheyah param-Adarah

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Importance of sleep

nidrAyattam sukham duhkham

puSTih kArzyam balAbalam
vrSatA kLIbatA jJAnam
ajJAnam jIvitam na ca

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How to be healthy

nityam hitAhAra vihAra sevI

samIkSya-kArI viSayeSvasaktah
data samah satyaparah kSamAvAn
aptopasevI ca bhavatyarogah

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mantrANi reading & writing

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Evocation to the pataJjali

om
yogena cittasya padena vAcAm ………………………………………………………………………………………………

malam zarIrasya ca vaidyakena ………………………………………………………………………………………………

yopAkarottam pravaram munInAm ………………………………………………………………………………………………

pataJjalim prAnjali-rAnatosmi ………………………………………………………………………………………………

I bow to the sage Patanjali, who cured the imperfections of the mind through yoga
the imperfections of speech through grammar and the imperfections of the body
through medicine.
(Sage Patanjali, author of the Yoga Sutras, is also reputed to have written on
Sanskrit grammar and on ayurvedic treatises)

om
vande gurUNAm caraNAravinde ………………………………………………………………………………………………

sandarzita svAtma sukhAva-bodhe ………………………………………………………………………………………………

nih-zreyase jaGgalikAyamAne ………………………………………………………………………………………………

samsAra hAlAhala mohazAntyai ………………………………………………………………………………………………

I pray to the Lotus feet of the supreme guru who teaches pure knowledge, showing
the way to knowing the self awakening great happiness; who is the doctor of the
jungle, able to remove the poison of the ignorance of conditioned existence.

AbAhu puruSAkAram ………………………………………………………………………………………………

zaGkhacakrAsi dhAriNam ………………………………………………………………………………………………

sahasra sirasam zvetam ………………………………………………………………………………………………

praNamAmi pataJjalim om ………………………………………………………………………………………………

To pataJjali, an incarnation of AdizeSa, white in color with 1000 radiant heads, in

his form as the divine serpent - ananta, human in form below the shoulders holding
a sword (discrimination), a wheel of fire (discus of light, representing infinite time),
and a conch (divine sound) - to him, I prostrate.
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yogen ic†;Sy pden v;c;’ ml’ xrISy c vwœke)n.

yoâp;k)roTt’ p[vr’ munIn’ ptÔjil’ p[;Ôjilr;ntoiSm.

vNde gu•\;’ cr\;rivNde sNdixRtSv;Tmsu%;vbo/e.

in”^eyse j;Àilk);ym;ne s’s;rh;l;hl mohx;NTyw.
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Spot the difference

sUrya namaskAra mantrANi

Normal script Harvard Kyoto script

1. Om mitraya namah 1. om mitrAya namah

2. Om ravaye namah 2. om ravaye namah
3. Om suryaya namah 3. om sUryAya namah
4. Om bhanave namah 4. om bhAnave namah
5. Om khagaya namah 5. om khagAya namah
6. Om pooshne namah 6. om pUSNe namah
7. Om hiranya-garbhaya namah 7. om hiraNya-garbhAya namah
8. Om marichaye namah 8. om marIcAya namah
9. Om adityaya namah 9. om AdityAya namah
10. Om savitre namah 10. om savitre namah
11. Om arkaya namah 11. om arkAya namah
12. Om bhaskaraya namah 12. om bhAskarAya namah
13. Om sri savitra surya narayanaya namah 13. om zrI savitra sUrya nArAyaNAya namah
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bIja mantrANi

haum h;w ( “h” is ziva and “au” is sadAziva.  

dam d( “da” is durgA, and “u” means to protect.

krIm k[)I ( “k” is kAli, “r” is brahman, and “I” is

mahAmAya.

hrIm h≤I ( “h” means ziva, “r” is prakriti, “I” means

mahAmAya.

zrIm ^I ( “z” is mahAlakShmI, “r” means wealth and

“I” is contentment.

aim Ae ( “ai” stands for sarasvatI, and bindu is the

dispeller of sorrow.

kLIm KlI ( “k” means kAmadeva or Lord Krishna. “L”

means Indra also lord of the senses.

haUm h;w ( “h” is ziva, and “U” is bhairava. nAda is the

Supreme, bindu means dispeller of sorrow.

gam g( gaNeza bIja. Ga means Ganesha.

glaum Gl;w ( This is also a Mantra of Ganesha. Ga

means Ganesha, la means that which
pervades, au means luster or brilliance,
and bindu is the dispeller of sorrow.

kSraum =≤;w ( bIja mantra of narasimha, a very fierce half

man half lion form of Lord Vishnu. “kSa” is
narasimha, “ra” is Brahma, au means with
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Mantras of Mother

asato mA sat gamaya ………………………………………………………………………………………………

tamaso mA jyotir gamaya ………………………………………………………………………………………………

mrtyor mA amrtam gamaya ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Oh Mother! From untruth, lead me to the Truth, From Darkness, Lead me towards the Light, From
Death, Lead me to Life Eternal.

om sarva maGgala mAngalye ………………………………………………………………………………………………

zive sarvArtha sAdhake ………………………………………………………………………………………………

zaraNye tryambake devI ………………………………………………………………………………………………

nArAyaNi namostu te ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Oh Gauri Ma!, consort of Lord ziva, You, who bestow auspiciousness on all, and fulfil everyone's'
wishes, I prostrate myself before Thee, take me under your care.

yA devI sarva bhUteSu ………………………………………………………………………………………………

zakti rUpeNa samsthitA ………………………………………………………………………………………………

namastasyai namastasyai ………………………………………………………………………………………………

namastasyai namo namah ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Prostrations unto Thee, O Devi (Ma) who dwells in all beings in the form of Shakti.

yA devI sarva bhUteSu ………………………………………………………………………………………………

buddhi rUpeNa samsthitA ………………………………………………………………………………………………

namastasyai namastasyai ………………………………………………………………………………………………

namastasyai namo namah ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Prostrations unto Thee O Devi (Ma) who resides in all beings as Intelligence (Wisdom)

yA devI sarva bhUteSu ………………………………………………………………………………………………

lakSmI rUpeNa samsthitA ………………………………………………………………………………………………

namastasyai namastasyai ………………………………………………………………………………………………

namastasyai namo namah ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Prostrations unto Thee O Devi (Ma) who resides in all beings in the form of Laxmi (abundance).
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Mantra For Prosperity

Ayur dehi dhanam dehi ………………………………………………………………………………………………

vidyAm dehi mahezvarI ………………………………………………………………………………………………

samastam akhilam dehi ………………………………………………………………………………………………

dehi me paramezvarI ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Give me long life. Give me wealth, Give me knowledge, O Maheshwari (Mother Goddess), O
Parmeshwari, give me also everything else that I desire.

Mantra to be chanted before you begin your studies:

sarasvati namastubhyam ………………………………………………………………………………………………

varade kAmarUpiNI ………………………………………………………………………………………………

vidyArambham kariSyAmi ………………………………………………………………………………………………

siddhir bhavatu me sadA ………………………………………………………………………………………………

My humble prostrations unto Thee, O Goddess Saraswati, you are the fulfiller of all my wishes, I
start my studies, with the request that I achieve perfection in them.

Mantra before you get up in the morning

karAgre vasate lakSmI ………………………………………………………………………………………………

karamadhye saravatI ………………………………………………………………………………………………

karamUle bhaved gaurI ………………………………………………………………………………………………

prabhAte karavandanam ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Laksmi resides on my fingers. Saravati lives in my palms. Gauri is situated in my wrists. I salute my
hands.

Mantra before you take the first step on the ground in the morning

samudra-vasane devI ………………………………………………………………………………………………

parvata-stana-maNDale ………………………………………………………………………………………………

viSNupatnI namas-tubhyam ………………………………………………………………………………………………

pAdasparsham kShamasva me ………………………………………………………………………………………………

O mountain-breasted, ocean-clad Goddess, you are the consort of Lord Vishnu. Please
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om gam gaNapataye namah ………………………………………………………………………………………………

This Mantra helps remove obstacles. 'Aum' and 'gam' (rhymes with 'sun') is a seed mantra.

aum zrIm lakSmi ………………………………………………………………………………………………

dhanam dehi dehi zrIm aum ………………………………………………………………………………………………

This Mantra grants wealth and prosperity. 'aum' and 'zrIm' are seed mantras.

om aim sarasvatyai namah ………………………………………………………………………………………………

This Mantra helps studies, knowledge.

om dam durgAyai namah ………………………………………………………………………………………………

'Aum' and 'Dum' are seed mantras. This mantra protects, encourages, gives confidence, removes
anxiety.

om sUryAya namah ………………………………………………………………………………………………

This Mantra protects, grants courage and confidence.

Gayatris

These are various gayatri mantras to the Lord and His different expansions, and to various demigods, for
particular purposes.

Lord Sri Krishna

om devkInandanAyA vidmahe ………………………………………………………………………………………………

vAsudAvAya dhImahi ………………………………………………………………………………………………

tanno kRSNah pracodayAt ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Radha

om vrSabhanujAyai vidmahe ………………………………………………………………………………………………

kRSNapriyayai Dhimahi ………………………………………………………………………………………………

tanno rAdhA pracodayAt ………………………………………………………………………………………………

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Vishnu

om nArAyaNAya vidmahe ………………………………………………………………………………………………

vAsudavAya dhImahi ………………………………………………………………………………………………

tanno Vishnu pracodayAt ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Lakshmi

om mahAlakSmyai ca vidmahe ………………………………………………………………………………………………

viSNupriyayai dhImahi ………………………………………………………………………………………………

tanno lakSmI pracodayAt ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Lord Rama

om dAzarathAya vidmahe ………………………………………………………………………………………………

sItA vallabhAya dhImahi ………………………………………………………………………………………………

tanno rAmah pracodayAt ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Srimati Sita

om janaka nandinyai vidmahe ………………………………………………………………………………………………

bhUmijAyai dhImahi ………………………………………………………………………………………………

tanno sItA pracodayAt ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Lord Narayana

om nArAyaNAya vidmahe ………………………………………………………………………………………………

vAsudevAya dhImahi ………………………………………………………………………………………………

tanno nArAyaNa pracodayAt ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Lord Narasimha

om ugra narsimhAya vidmahe ………………………………………………………………………………………………

vajra nakhAya dhImahi ………………………………………………………………………………………………

tanno narasimha pracodayAt ………………………………………………………………………………………………

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Hamsa

om parama hamsAyA vidmahe ………………………………………………………………………………………………

mahA hamsAya dhImahi ………………………………………………………………………………………………

tanno hamsah pracodayAt ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Hayagriva

om vanIzvarAya vidmahe ………………………………………………………………………………………………

hayagrIvAya dhImahi ………………………………………………………………………………………………

tanno hayagrIvah pracodayAt ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Lord Shiva

om paJcvaktrAya vidmahe ………………………………………………………………………………………………

mahAdevAya dhImahi ………………………………………………………………………………………………

tanno rudrah pracodayAt ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Goddess Durga

om girijAyai ca vidmahe ………………………………………………………………………………………………

ziva priyAyai ca dhImahi ………………………………………………………………………………………………

tanno durga pracodayAt ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Ganesh

om ekadantAya vidmahe ………………………………………………………………………………………………

vakratuNDAya dhImahi ………………………………………………………………………………………………

tanno dantih pracodayAt ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Brahma

om parmezvarAya vidmahe ………………………………………………………………………………………………

paratattvAya dhImahi ………………………………………………………………………………………………

tanno brahma pracodayAt ………………………………………………………………………………………………

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Goddess Saraswati

om sarasvatyai ca vidmahe ………………………………………………………………………………………………

brahma-putryai ca dhImahi ………………………………………………………………………………………………

tanno sarasvati pracodayAt ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Indra

om sahasra-netrAya vidmahe ………………………………………………………………………………………………

vajra hastAya dhImahi ………………………………………………………………………………………………

tanno indrah pracodayAt ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Hanuman

om anjalI-sutAya vidmahe ………………………………………………………………………………………………

vAyu putrAya dhImahi ………………………………………………………………………………………………

tanno mArutih pracodayAt ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Surya

om bhAskarAya vidmahe ………………………………………………………………………………………………

divAkrarAya dhImahi ………………………………………………………………………………………………

tanno sUryah pracodayAt ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Chandra

om kSIrputrAya vidmahe ………………………………………………………………………………………………

amrtatatvAya dhImahi ………………………………………………………………………………………………

tanno candrah pracodayAt ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Yama

om sUrya-putrAya vidmahe ………………………………………………………………………………………………

mahAkAlAya dhImahi ………………………………………………………………………………………………

tanno yamah pracodayAt ………………………………………………………………………………………………

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Varuna

om jalbimbAya vidmahe ………………………………………………………………………………………………

nIla-puruZAya dhImahi ………………………………………………………………………………………………

tanno varunah pracodayAt ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Agni

om mahA-jvAlAya vidmahe ………………………………………………………………………………………………

agni-devAya dhImahi ………………………………………………………………………………………………

tanno agnih pracodayAt ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Prithvi

om prthvI-devyai ca vidmahe ………………………………………………………………………………………………

sahasra-mUrtayai ca dhImahi ………………………………………………………………………………………………

tanno prthvI pracodayAt ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Kamadeva

om kAmdevAya vidmahe ………………………………………………………………………………………………

puSpabAnAya dhImahi ………………………………………………………………………………………………

tanno kAmah pracodayAt ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Sri Tulasi Gayatri

om tulasI-devyai ca vidmahe ………………………………………………………………………………………………

viSnu-priyayai dhimahi ………………………………………………………………………………………………

tanno vrindah pracodayAt ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Sri Gayatri Mantra

om bhUr bhuvah svah ………………………………………………………………………………………………

tat savitur vareNyam ………………………………………………………………………………………………

bhargo devasya dhImahi ………………………………………………………………………………………………

dhIyo yo nah pracodayAt ………………………………………………………………………………………………

rg-veda 3.62.10
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gAyatrI devi
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More Mantras

Invocation to Ganesh:

gajAnanam bhUtgaNadi-sevitam ………………………………………………………………………………………………

kapittha jamboo-phalcAru bhakSaNam ………………………………………………………………………………………………

umA-sutam zoka-vinaza-kAraNam ………………………………………………………………………………………………

namAmi vighnezvara pAda-paGkajam ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Oh elephant-faced, worshiped by all living beings, enjoying the pink apple, the son of umA,
destroyer of grief, I bow to the lotus feet of gaNez who is lord of all.

To overcome any impediments

om gam gaNapataye namah ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Wealth and prosperity

om lakSmI-gaNapataye namah ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Another to Ganesh

om gaG gaNapataye Namah om. ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Goddess Lakshmi

om zrIm hrIm klIm zrIm ………………………………………………………………………………………………

lakSmI-ragaccha-agaccha ………………………………………………………………………………………………

mama mandire tiSTha- tiSTha svAha ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Shri Rigveda MahaLakshmi Devi

om zrIm hrIm zrIm ………………………………………………………………………………………………

kamale kamalAlaye ………………………………………………………………………………………………

prasIda prasIda ………………………………………………………………………………………………

zrIm hrIm zrIm om ………………………………………………………………………………………………

zrI mahAlakASmI-devyai namah ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Shri Soubagya Mahalakshmi

om zrIm hrIm klIm aim

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kamala-vAsinyai svAha

Lakshmi

sarva maGgala mAngalye ………………………………………………………………………………………………

zive sarvArtha sAdhike ………………………………………………………………………………………………

zaraNye tryambake devI ………………………………………………………………………………………………

nArAyaNI namostu te ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Goddess Sarasvati

aum aing sarasvatyai namah, om. ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Sarasvati

om aim zrIm hrIm ………………………………………………………………………………………………

sarasvati-devyai namah ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Shiva Panchakshari Mantra

om namah shivaya ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Shiva Shakti Panchakshari Mantra

om hrim namah shivaya ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Lord Shiva

om tryambakam yajAmahe ………………………………………………………………………………………………

sugandhim puSti vardhanam ………………………………………………………………………………………………

UrvArukamiva bandhanAt ………………………………………………………………………………………………

mrityor-mukSIya-mAmrtAt ………………………………………………………………………………………………

We worship the Three-eyed One (Lord ziva) who is fragrant and who nourishes well all beings, even
as the cucumber is severed from bondage to the creeper.
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A mantra to Durga

om daG durgAyai namah, om ………………………………………………………………………………………………

The Shri Durga Mantra is:

om hrIm dhum durgA devyai namah ………………………………………………………………………………………………

A mantra for Kali

om krIng kalikAyai namah, om ………………………………………………………………………………………………

The Shri Annapurna Mantra is:

om annapUrnAyai namah ………………………………………………………………………………………………

om sadApUrnAyai namah ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Shri Chakra Mantra

om zrI cakravAsinyai namah ………………………………………………………………………………………………

om zrI lalitAmbikAyai namah ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Mantras for the Planets

Sun

japA kusuma-saGkazam ………………………………………………………………………………………………

kAzyapeyam mahA-dyutim ………………………………………………………………………………………………

tamo-rim sarva-pApa-ghnam ………………………………………………………………………………………………

pranato/smi divAkaram ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Let us chant the glories of the Sun, whose beauty rivals that of a flower. I bow to Him, the greatly
effulgent, son of kazyapa, the enemy of darkness and destroyer of all sins.

Moon

dadhi-zankha-tuSArAbham ………………………………………………………………………………………………

kSIrodArNava-sambhavam ………………………………………………………………………………………………

namAmi zazinam somam ………………………………………………………………………………………………

zambhor makuta-bhUSaNam ………………………………………………………………………………………………

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I offer my obeisance to the Moon God, whose complexion resembles yoghurt, the whiteness of
conch shells, and snow. He is the ruling deity of the soma-rasa born from the milky ocean, and he
serves as the ornament on top of the head of Lord zambhu.

Venus

hima-kunda-mrnAlAbham ………………………………………………………………………………………………

daityAnam paramam gurum ………………………………………………………………………………………………

sarva-zAstra-pravaktAram ………………………………………………………………………………………………

bhargavam pranamamyaham ………………………………………………………………………………………………

I offer my obeisance to the descendant of bhrgu, whose complexion is white like a pond covered
with snow. He is the supreme spiritual master of the demoniac enemies of the demigods, and has
spoken to them all the revered scriptures.

Mars

dharaNI-garbha-sambhUtam ………………………………………………………………………………………………

vidyut-kAnti-samaprabham ………………………………………………………………………………………………

kumAram zakti-hastam ………………………………………………………………………………………………

ca maGgalam praNamAmy-aham ………………………………………………………………………………………………

I offer my obeisance to maGgala, who was born from the womb of the earth. His brilliant effulgence
is like that of lightening, and he appears as a youth carrying a spear in his hand.

Mercury

priyaGgu kalikA-zyAmam ………………………………………………………………………………………………

rupeNA-pratimam budham ………………………………………………………………………………………………

saumyam saumya-guNopetam ………………………………………………………………………………………………

tam budham praNamAmy-aham ………………………………………………………………………………………………

I bow down to Lord Budha, whose face is like a fragrant globe of the priyaGgu tree and whose
beauty matches that of a lotus flower. He is most gentle, possessing all attractive qualities.

Jupiter

devAnam ca rSINAm ca ………………………………………………………………………………………………

gurum kaJcana-sannibham ………………………………………………………………………………………………

buddhi-bhUtam tri-lokezam ………………………………………………………………………………………………

tam namAmi brhaspatim ………………………………………………………………………………………………

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I bow down to brhaspati, the spiritual master of all the demigods and sages. His complexion is
golden, and he is full of intelligence. He is the controlling lord of all three worlds.

Saturn

nIlaJjana-samAbhAsam ………………………………………………………………………………………………

ravi-putram yamAgrajam ………………………………………………………………………………………………

chAya-mArtaNDa-sambhUtam ………………………………………………………………………………………………

tam namami zanaizcaram ………………………………………………………………………………………………

I bow down to slow moving zani, whose complexion is dark blue like nIlAJjana ointment. His elder
brother of Lord yamarAja, born from the Sun-god and his wife chAya.”

Rahu

ardha-kAyam mahA-vIryam ………………………………………………………………………………………………

candrAditya-vimardanam ………………………………………………………………………………………………

simhikA-garbha-sambhUtam ………………………………………………………………………………………………

tam rAhum praNamAmy-aham ………………………………………………………………………………………………

I offer my obeisance to rAhu, born from the womb of simhikA, who was only half a body yet
possesses great power, being able to subdue the Sun and Moon.

Ketu

palAza-puSpa-saGkAsam ………………………………………………………………………………………………

tarakA-graha-mastakam ………………………………………………………………………………………………

raudram raudrAtmakam ghoram ………………………………………………………………………………………………

tam ketum praNamAmy-aham ………………………………………………………………………………………………

I offer my obeisance to the violent and fearsome ketu, who is endowed with the potency of Lord
ziva. Resembling in his complexion the flower of a palAza plant, he serves as the head of the stars
and planets.
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Mantras for chanting (saguNa type)

om zri mahA gaNapataye namah

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

om namah zivAya
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

om namo nArAyaNAya
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

om namo bhagavate vAsudevAya

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

hari om
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

om viSNave namah
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

om zrI rAmAya namah

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

om zrI durgayai namah

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

om zrI mahA lakSmyai namah

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

om aim sarasvatyai namah

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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om zrI mahA kalikAyai namah
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

om zrI hanumate namah

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

hare rAma hare rAma, rAma rAma hare hare;

hare krSNa hare krSNa krSNa krSNa hare hare
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

om zrI rAma jaya rAma jaya jaya rAma

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

zrI rAma rAma rAmeti rame rAme manorame

sahasranAma tattulyam rAma nAma varAnane
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Abstract mantras (Nirguna type)

so/ham
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

I am That: The meditator is existence itself. He is without form, without quality, without
past, present or future. No bonds or limitations restrict the aspirant who has Soham firmly
fixed in his hand.

aham brahmA-smi
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

I am Brahman: This is a great vedAntic formula. The meditator asserts himself to be One
with the ever-present Brahman. In doing so, he denies confinement to the body and mind,
and affirms unity with the Absolute.

tat tvam asi

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

That Thou Art: "That" is the eternal Brahman, and "thou" is the meditator. Tat Twam Asi, is
one of the greatest of the Vedantic statements, identifies the individual as one and the same
with Brahaman, the Absolute Substratum of Creation.

aum
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

It consists of: a, u and m. It signifies the three periods of time, the three states of
consciousness and all of existence. A is the waking state, U is the dreaming state, and M is
the deep sleep state. OM contains nada and bindu. Nada is the prolonged vowel sound and
bindu is the humming sound, made with closed lips, with which the Mantra ends.
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Writing mantras, phrases

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om namah zivAya

 nm” ixv;y
ao’ nm” ixv;y . ao’ nm” ixv;y .
ao’ nm” ixv;y . ao’ nm” ixv;y .
ao’ nm” ixv;y . ao’ nm” ixv;y .
ao’ nm” ixv;y . ao’ nm” ixv;y .
ao’ nm” ixv;y . ao’ nm” ixv;y .
ao’ nm” ixv;y . ao’ nm” ixv;y .
aum =

namah =

ziva =

zivAya =
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suprabhAtam

sup[&;tmè
su p [ & ;tmè su p [ & ;tmè su p [ & ;tmè
su p [ & ;tmè su p [ & ;tmè su p [ & ;tmè
su p [ & ;tmè su p [ & ;tmè su p [ & ;tmè
su p [ & ;tmè su p [ & ;tmè su p [ & ;tmè
su p [ & ;tmè su p [ & ;tmè su p [ & ;tmè
su p [ & ;tmè su p [ & ;tmè su p [ & ;tmè
su p [ & ;tmè su p [ & ;tmè su p [ & ;tmè
su =

prabhA =

prabhAtam =
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lokAh samasthAh sukhino bhavantuh

lok);” smSt;” sui%no &vNtu

lok);” smSt;” su i %no &vNtu
lok);” smSt;” su i %no &vNtu
lok);” smSt;” su i %no &vNtu
lok);” smSt;” su i %no &vNtu
lok);” smSt;” su i %no &vNtu
lok);” smSt;” su i %no &vNtu
lok);” smSt;” su i %no &vNtu
Contextual words

lok = sukhi =

locana = sukhinau =

su = sukhinah =

duh = bhavati =

kham = bhu =

sukham =

duhkham =
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om namo nArayaNAya

a;e’ nmo n;r;y\;y

a;e ’ nmo n;r;y\;y a;e ’ nmo n;r;y\;y
a;e ’ nmo n;r;y\;y a;e ’ nmo n;r;y\;y
a;e ’ nmo n;r;y\;y a;e ’ nmo n;r;y\;y
a;e ’ nmo n;r;y\;y a;e ’ nmo n;r;y\;y

om dam durgAyai namah

ao' d( dugR;yw nm
ao' d( du g R ; yw nm” ao' d( du g R ; yw nm”
ao' d( du g R ; yw nm” ao' d( du g R ; yw nm”
ao' d( du g R ; yw nm” ao' d( du g R ; yw nm”
ao' d( du g R ; yw nm” ao' d( du g R ; yw nm”
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om gam gaNapataye namah

ao' g( g\ptye nm”

ao' g( g\ptye nm” ao' g( g\ptye nm”
ao' g( g\ptye nm” ao' g( g\ptye nm”
ao' g( g\ptye nm” ao' g( g\ptye nm”
ao' g( g\ptye nm” ao' g( g\ptye nm”

om zrI dhanvantarye namah

ao' ^I /NvNtrye nm”

ao' ^I /NvNtrye nm” ao' ^I /NvNtrye nm”
ao' ^I /NvNtrye nm” ao' ^I /NvNtrye nm”
ao' ^I /NvNtrye nm” ao' ^I /NvNtrye nm”
ao' ^I /NvNtrye nm” ao' ^I /NvNtrye nm”
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om gam gurubhyo namah

ao' g( guª>yo nm”

ao' g( gu ª >yo nm”. ao' g( gu ª >yo nm” .
ao' g( gu ª >yo nm”. ao' g( gu ª >yo nm” .
ao' g( gu ª >yo nm”. ao' g( gu ª >yo nm” .
ao' g( gu ª >yo nm”. ao' g( gu ª >yo nm” .
ao' g( gu ª >yo nm”. ao' g( gu ª >yo nm” .
ao' g( gu ª >yo nm”. ao' g( gu ª >yo nm” .
ao' g( gu ª >yo nm”. ao' g( gu ª >yo nm” .
ao' g( gu ª >yo nm”. ao' g( gu ª >yo nm” .
ao' g( gu ª >yo nm”. ao' g( gu ª >yo nm” .
ao' g( gu ª >yo nm”. ao' g( gu ª >yo nm” .
guru =

laghu =

gurave =

gurubhyo =

guruh gurU guravah

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Writing yogasUtrANi
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atha yogAnuzAsanam

aq yog;nux;snmè.
a q y yo g g; n nu x x; s n m mè .
a q y yo g g; n nu x x; s n m mè .
a q y yo g g; n nu x x; s n m mè .

aq yog;nu x ;snmè . aq yog;nu x ;snmè .

aq yog;nu x ;snmè . aq yog;nu x ;snmè .
aq yog;nu x ;snmè . aq yog;nu x ;snmè .
aq yog;nu x ;snmè . aq yog;nu x ;snmè .
aq yog;nu x ;snmè . aq yog;nu x ;snmè .
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yogah cittavrtti nirodhah

yog” icTtvOiTtinro/”.
yo g g” c ic T t Tt v vO iTt in ro /”
yo g g” c ic T t Tt v vO iTt in ro /”
yo g g” c ic T t Tt v vO iTt in ro /”

yog” icTtvO i Ttinro/”. yog” icTtvO i Ttinro/”.

yog” icTtvO i Ttinro/”. yog” icTtvO i Ttinro/”.
yog” icTtvO i Ttinro/”. yog” icTtvO i Ttinro/”.
yog” icTtvO i Ttinro/”. yog” icTtvO i Ttinro/”.
yog” icTtvO i Ttinro/”. yog” icTtvO i Ttinro/”.
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tadA draSToh svarUpe avasthAnam

td; d[<$o” SvrUpe avSq;nmè

t d; d[ <$o” Sv • pe a v Sq; n mè
t d; d[ <$o” Sv • pe a v Sq; n mè
t d; d[ <$o” Sv • pe a v Sq; n mè

td; d[ < $o” Sv•pe avSq;nmè

td; d[ < $o” Sv•pe avSq;nmè
td; d[ < $o” Sv•pe avSq;nmè
td; d[ < $o” Sv•pe avSq;nmè
td; d[ < $o” Sv•pe avSq;nmè
td; d[ < $o” Sv•pe avSq;nmè
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vrtti sArUpyam itaratra

vOiTts;rUPyimtr].
vO it iTt s; rU Py im t r ]
vO it iTt s; rU Py im t r ]
vO it iTt s; rU Py im t r ]

vO i Tts;•Pyimtr]. vO i Tts;•Pyimtr].
vO i Tts;•Pyimtr]. vO i Tts;•Pyimtr].
vO i Tts;•Pyimtr]. vO i Tts;•Pyimtr].
vO i Tts;•Pyimtr]. vO i Tts;•Pyimtr].
vO i Tts;•Pyimtr]. vO i Tts;•Pyimtr].
vO i Tts;•Pyimtr]. vO i Tts;•Pyimtr].
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vrttayah paJcatayya - kLiSTA/kLiSTAh

vOTty” pÔctYy iKl<$;âiKl<$;.

vO Tt y” p Ôc t Yy iKl <$; â aiKl<$;
vO Tt y” p Ôc t Yy iKl <$; â aiKl<$;
vO Tt y” p Ôc t Yy iKl <$; â aiKl<$;

vO T ty” pÔctYy iKl<$;âiKl<$;.

vO T ty” pÔctYy iKl<$;âiKl<$;.
vO T ty” pÔctYy iKl<$;âiKl<$;.
vO T ty” pÔctYy iKl<$;âiKl<$;.
vO T ty” pÔctYy iKl<$;âiKl<$;.
vO T ty” pÔctYy iKl<$;âiKl<$;.
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