The Sanskrit terms Dhṛtātman and Dhṛtātmā can be transliterated into English as Dhrtatman or Dhritatman or Dhrtatma or Dhritatma, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

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

Dhṛtātman (धृतात्मन्) refers to “one of steady mind”, according to the Śivayogadīpikā, an ancient Sanskrit text dealing with Yoga possibly corresponding to the Śivayoga quoted in Śivānanda’s Yogacintāmaṇi.—Accordingly, [while describing a sequence of Haṭhayoga practices]: “Thus, by means of this Haṭhayoga which has eight auxiliaries, those [students who are] life-long celibates obtain the Siddhis of the [best of Sages] because of their untiring practice. [...] In the twelfth year, he is an equal to Śiva and he himself is the creator and destroyer [of the universe]. Thus, within twelve years, he easily becomes a perfected one of steady mind (dhṛtātman) because of his devotion at the feet of the true lord of gurus. This is well attested. [...]”.

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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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dhṛtātman (धृतात्मन्).—a. firm minded, steady, calm, collected. (-m.) an epithet of Viṣṇu.

Dhṛtātman is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dhṛta and ātman (आत्मन्).

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

Dhṛtātman (धृतात्मन्).—mfn. (-tmā-tmā-tma) Firm, steady, calm, collected. E. dhṛta, and ātman self.

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

Dhṛtātman (धृतात्मन्).—[adjective] firm-minded, constant.

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

Dhṛtātman (धृतात्मन्):—[from dhṛta > dhṛ] mfn. firm-minded, steady, calm, [Kāvya literature]

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

Dhṛtātman (धृतात्मन्):—[dhṛtā+tman] (tmā-tmā-tma) a. Firm, steady.

[Sanskrit to German]

Dhritatman 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Dhrita, Atman.

Full-text: Steady mind.

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