In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

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

Ayatna (अयत्न) means “effortlessly”, according to Jayaratha’s Tantrālokaviveka 4.257.—Accordingly, while discussing the lower and higher teachings of Śaivism: “[...] For in this [system] is taught a method of realizing one’s identity with Śiva easily, without effort, even while one is immersed in [the enjoyment of] the objects of the senses, as taught in [Svabodhodayamañjarī v. 12]: ‘The ancients taught cessation by means of the repeated practice of detachment. But I teach now that this cessation may come about effortlessly (ayatna)’”

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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

Ayatna (अयत्न).—a. Not requiring any effort; तद्योधवारणानामयत्नपटवासताम् (tadyodhavāraṇānāmayatnapaṭavāsatām) R.4.55. cf. also अयत्नशीतलं वारि सुखं च स्वेद- वर्जितम् (ayatnaśītalaṃ vāri sukhaṃ ca sveda- varjitam) Udb.

-tnaḥ Absence of effort or exertion;

-ayatnena, -tnāt, -tnataḥ without effort or exertion, easily, readily.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ayatna (अयत्न).—m.

(-tnaḥ) Absence of effort or exertion. E. a neg. yatna effort.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ayatna (अयत्न).—m. absence of hardship; instr. and abl. sing. without hardship, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 5, 47; easily, [Pañcatantra] 201, 16.

Ayatna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a and yatna (यत्न).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ayatna (अयत्न).—[masculine] no effort, no pains; °—, ayatnena & ayatnatas [adverb] without effort, easily, gently.

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

Ayatna (अयत्न):—[=a-yatna] [from a-yatat] m. absence of effort or exertion

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ayatna (अयत्न):—[a-yatna] (tnaḥ) 1. m. Inactivity.

[Sanskrit to German]

Ayatna 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

Ayatna (ಅಯತ್ನ):—[adjective] (happening) without cause or effort.

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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.

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Partial matches: Yatna, A.

Starts with: Ayatnabalavyajanibhu, Ayatnaja, Ayatnakarin, Ayatnakrita, Ayatnalabhya, Ayatnasiddha, Ayatnasukha, Ayatnat, Ayatnatah, Ayatnatas, Ayatnavalavyajani, Ayatnavat.

Ends with (+19): Abhyantaraprayatna, Akritaprayatna, Aprayatna, Asyaprayatna, Atiprayatna, Atmaprayatna, Avirataprayatna, Bahyaprayatna, Bhagirathaprayatna, Dirghaprayatna, Dvamdvaprayatna, Ekaprayatna, Haraprayatna, Kritaghatayatna, Kritaprayatna, Kritayatna, Laghuprayatna, Manushyaprayatna, Mriduprayatna, Niprayatna.

Full-text: Ayatnakrita, Ayatnakarin, Ayatnaja, Ayatnat, Ayatnatas, Ayatnavat, Ayatnabalavyajanibhu, Ayattinam, Ayatnena, Ayatnalabhya, Effortless, Yatna.

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Hari-bhakti-kalpa-latikā (by Sarasvati Thkura)

Text 52 < [Second Stabaka]

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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)

Verse 10.2 - The annihilation of all karmas is liberation (mokṣa) < [Chapter 10 - Liberation]

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