Brahmayoga, Brahman-yoga: 8 definitions
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Brahmayoga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBrahmayoga (ब्रह्मयोग).—cultivation or acquisition of spiritual knowledge.
Derivable forms: brahmayogaḥ (ब्रह्मयोगः).
Brahmayoga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brahman and yoga (योग).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrahmayoga (ब्रह्मयोग).—m.
(-gaḥ) Cultivation of spiritual knowledge. E. brahma and yoga addition to.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrahmayoga (ब्रह्मयोग).—[masculine] the application of prayer or devotion.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Brahmayoga (ब्रह्मयोग):—[=brahma-yoga] [from brahma > brahman] m. employment of devotion, binding power of devotion, [Atharva-veda]
2) [v.s. ...] cultivation of spiritual knowledge, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrahmayoga (ब्रह्मयोग):—[brahma-yoga] (gaḥ) 1. m. Devotion.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusBrahmayōga (ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಯೋಗ):—
1) [noun] employment of devotion; cultivation of spiritual knowledge.
2) [noun] (astrol.) one of the twenty seven conjugation of astrological planets.
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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Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 5.21 < [Chapter 5 - Karma-sannyāsa-yoga (Yoga through Renunciation of Action)]
Chapter 8 - Tāraka-brahma-yoga (the Yoga of Absolute Deliverance)
Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika) (by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat)
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 18 - The Creation of Gandharvas Etc. < [Book 3 - Bhavishya Parva]
Chapter 16 - The Great Brahman Described < [Book 3 - Bhavishya Parva]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter XII - Different aspects of yoga < [The yoga philosophy]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
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