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Yoga (school of philosophy)

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

Āgamāpāya (आगमापाय) refers to the “coming and going (of the Ages)”, according to the Mokṣopāya.—Accordingly: “[He is] known as Bhuśuṇḍa [because] his long life is known throughout the world. He is strong-minded because he has seen the coming and going (āgamāpāya) of the Ages [of the world], and he is exhausted counting the successions of cycles in each cosmic period”.

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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).

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: University of Cambridge Repository: A hypertext critical edition of Bhartṛhari's Dravyasamuddeśa, with the commentary of Helārāja

Āgamāpāya (आगमापाय) refers to the “ephemerality” (of delimiters).—Cf. Vākyapadīya 3.2.2: “The real entity is determined through its unreal forms; only the real is denoted by words, which have unreal delimiters, [...]”.—[Commentary:] In this [doctrine], [although] all words are unable to directly touch absolute reality, [and although] their basis is fixed in objects which have numerous delimiters, in the world, it is observed that they manifest [absolute reality] by its characteristics. Because the ability of delimiters—whose own [independent] nature is suppressed because of their ephemerality (āgamāpāya)—to completely fulfill the wishes of multitudes of people is impeded, [the operation of words] does not cease at the level [of the delimiter]; thus, words are established as dependent on the object that is marked [by the delimiter].

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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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Partial matches: Apaya, Agama.

Full-text: Agamapayin.

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