Abhyasayoga, Abhyasa-yoga, Abhyāsayōga, Abhyāsayoga: 9 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Abhyāsayoga (अभ्यासयोग) refers to the “continual application” (of daily rites), according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 19.129-133, while describing daily rituals]—“[The Mantrin] performs daily fire rites for the prosperity of the kingdom of kings. The [king] enjoys the kingdom happily, there is no doubt. [His] enemies, etc., disappear, even through one pūjā. Overcome, they escape into to the ten directions like deer etc., from a lion. Poverty disappears from the [king's] family through the continual application (abhyāsayoga—satatābhyāsayogena) of the rites. [...]”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Abhyāsayoga (अभ्यासयोग) refers to “practicing (breath exercises)”, according to the Yogayājñavalkya, an ancient Sanskrit text from the 8th century dealing with the eight components of Yoga in over 500 verses.—Accordingly, [while describing a practice of breathing]: “Having drawn the breath in through the tongue [whose edges are curled up to form a tube], the man who constantly drinks [the breath this way] does not [suffer from] fatigue or [excessive] heat [in the body] and all [minor] diseases are cured. Having drawn in the breath at the junctures of the day or an hour before sunrise, he who drinks it [thus] for three months, good lady, [gains] eloquent speech and within six months of practice (abhyāsayoga), he is freed from all serious diseases”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
abhyāsayōga (अभ्यासयोग).—m Constant practice or study. Application.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Abhyāsayoga (अभ्यासयोग).—abstraction of mind resulting from continuous deep meditation; अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनञ्जय (abhyāsayogena tato māmicchāptuṃ dhanañjaya) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 12.9.
Derivable forms: abhyāsayogaḥ (अभ्यासयोगः).
Abhyāsayoga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms abhyāsa and yoga (योग).
Abhyāsayoga (अभ्यासयोग).—m.
(-gaḥ) The practice of frequent and repeated contemplation on any deity or abstract spirit, repeated recollection, &c. E. abhyāsa, and yoga religious exercise.
Abhyāsayoga (अभ्यासयोग):—[=abhy-āsa-yoga] [from abhy-āsa > abhy-as] m. the practice of frequent and repeated meditation on any deity or on abstract spirit, repeated recollection.
Abhyāsayoga (अभ्यासयोग):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-gaḥ) Deep meditation preceded by the effort to keep the mind in its unmodified condition or in that of goodness. See abhyāsa 6. b. and the instance p. 319b, 1. 30. Comp. adhyāsayoga. E. abhyāsa and yoga.
Abhyāsayoga (अभ्यासयोग):—[abhyāsa+yoga] (gaḥ) 1. m. Abstract contemplation of the Deity.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Abhyāsayōga (ಅಭ್ಯಾಸಯೋಗ):—[noun] a continuous, assiduous practice to make a thing used to or accustomed to.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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