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Foot-soldier 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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Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchFoot-soldier are denoted by the Sanskrit term Pādāta, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] [The Yogin], whose foot-soldiers (pādāta) are his quietened senses and who is endowed with [a successful king’s] powers [in the form of] his higher faculty of discernment, becomes joyful when he has conquered the hostile mind-king who is accompanied by his [royal] vehicle, the breath. [...]”.
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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Partial matches: Soldier, Foot.
Full-text (+141): Padati, Patti, Padata, Padat, Payika, Sharavani, Padaga, Padaji, Padabhata, Patkashin, Padavika, Padika, Pyada, Padacarin, Padatika, Carin, Pattin, Kalapayaka, Kalupayaka, Padga.
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Nitiprakasika (Critical Analysis) (by S. Anusha)
Samrajya Lakshmi Pithika (Study) (by Artatrana Sarangi)
Description of Infantry and Foot-soldiers (Padati) < [Chapter 5 - Forts, Castrametation and the Royal Army]
Conclusion of chapter 5 < [Chapter 5 - Forts, Castrametation and the Royal Army]
Part 2: The Royal Army—Introduction < [Chapter 5 - Forts, Castrametation and the Royal Army]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Manasara (English translation) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 6: Birth of Cakrāyudha < [Chapter V - Twelfth incarnation as Śānti]
Part 7: War between Kūṇika and Ceṭaka < [Chapter XII - Omniscience and wandering of Mahāvīra]
Part 2: Sāhasagati as a false Sugrīva < [Chapter VI - Bringing news of Sītā]
Sanskrit Words In Southeast Asian Languages (by Satya Vrat Shastri)