Alternative spellings of this word include Gaganachara.

In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

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

Gaganacara (गगनचर) refers to “moving around in the atmosphere”, 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 seventh year, he can leave the earth and in the eighth [year], the [yogic] powers [such as minimization, etc.,] arise for him. In the ninth year, he can move in the atmosphere (gaganacara), travel in [all] directions and has a body [as hard as] a diamond. [...]”.

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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

Gaganacara (गगनचर) or Gagaṇacara (गगणचर).—(also [gaganecara]) a. moving in the air. (-raḥ) 1 a bird.

2) a planet.

3) a heavenly spirit.

4) a lunar mansion.

5) the zodiac (rāśicakra).

Gaganacara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gagana and cara (चर).

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

Gaganacara (गगनचर).—[gagana-cara], m. A bird, Mahābhārata 1, 1339.

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

Gaganacara (गगनचर):—[=gagana-cara] [from gagana] m. ‘moving in the air’, a bird, [Mahābhārata i, 1339.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Gaganacara 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

Gaganacara (ಗಗನಚರ):—[noun] = ಗಗನೇಚರ [gaganecara].

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Gagana, Cara.

Starts with: Gaganacarabhujaga.

Full-text: Gaganchar.

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