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Yoga (school of philosophy)

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

Aṅkagata (अङ्कगत) refers to “one’s lap”, according to the Parākhyatantra verse 14.8-9.—Accordingly, while discussing preliminary practices to make the Yogin ready to undertake the six auxiliaries of Śaiva yoga: “He should adopt one of these [four poses], placing his hands with the palms arranged [facing upwards] in his own lap (svakīya-aṅkagata), expanding his chest evenly. Slightly closing his two eyes, he should focus on the tip of his nose. Remaining thus he is fit for yoga and he should then begin its sequence”.

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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).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Aṅkāgata (अङ्कागत) or Aṅkagata (अङ्कगत).—a. [dvi. ta.] come within the grasp; सिंहत्वं °सत्त्ववृत्तिः (siṃhatvaṃ °sattvavṛttiḥ) R.2.18; श्रियं युवाप्यङ्कगतामभोक्ता (śriyaṃ yuvāpyaṅkagatāmabhoktā) R.13.67.

Aṅkāgata is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aṅka and āgata (आगत).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Aṅkagata (अङ्कगत):—[=aṅka-gata] [from aṅka > aṅk] mfn. lying in the lap, [Buddha-carita]

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Gata, Agata, Anka.

Full-text: Lap, Svakiya.

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