Alternative spellings of this word include Achalya.

In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Acālya (अचाल्य) refers to “being immovable”, according to the Svacchandatantra verse 12.85.—Accordingly, “Having meditated [on the earth element, the Sādhaka] obtains its Siddhi. [Thus,] he can prevent poisonous creatures [from moving] and he [himself] is immovable (acālya) [even if pushed] by everyone; he is just as [solid] as the earth”.

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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

Sanskrit dictionary

[Sanskrit to German]

Acalya in German

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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

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Acālya (ಅಚಾಲ್ಯ):—

1) [adjective] not to be or that cannot be, shaken; firm; steady.

2) [adjective] not to be removed or destroyed; permanent.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Calya, A.

Ends with: Mantracalya.

Full-text: Immovable.

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