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Yoga (school of philosophy)

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

Ekatama (एकतम) refers to “one out of various” (Yogic poses), 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 (ekatama) [four poses], placing his hands with the palms arranged [facing upwards] in his own lap, 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ekatama (एकतम).—a. (n. °mat f.. °mā)

1) One of many.

2) One (used as an indefinite article).

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

Ekatama (एकतम).—mfn.

(-maḥ-mā-maṃ) One of many. E. eka and ḍatamac affix of the superlative.

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

Ekatama (एकतम).—[eka + tama] adj., f. mā n. mad, 1. One of many, [Pañcatantra] 169, 15. 2. One of two, [Pañcatantra] 92, 5. 3. A, an, [Rāmāyaṇa] 5, 14, 2.

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

Ekatama (एकतम).—[adjective] one of many.

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Ekatama (एकतम).—[adjective] one of many.

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

Ekatama (एकतम):—[=eka-tama] [from eka] mfn. (n. -at) one of many, one (used sometimes as indef. article), [Pāṇini 5-3, 94; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata etc.]

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

Ekatama (एकतम):—[eka-tama] (maḥ-mā-maṃ) a. One of many.

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Ekatama 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.

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Partial matches: Eka, Tama.

Starts with: Ekatamasa, Ekatamasako.

Full-text: Ekatara.

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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)

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