The Sanskrit term Niścalatva can be transliterated into English as Niscalatva or Nishcalatva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Nishchalatva.

In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

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

Niścalatva (निश्चलत्व) refers to the “stillness (of the mind)”, according to the Mānasollāsa verse 9.30-31.—Accordingly, while discussing the practice of meditation is called Samādhi: “The inactivity of the mind through [the practice of] meditation is called Samādhi. Samādhi without mind is free from all thought. When the mind goes to the state of stillness, the breath becomes still. By means of stillness (niścalatva) of the mind, [the Yogin] should practise [this] yoga, [which is endowed] with meditation”.

Synonyms of Niścalatva: Niścalatā.

context information

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

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Niścalatva (ನಿಶ್ಚಲತ್ವ):—[noun] = ನಿಶ್ಚಲತೆ [nishcalate].

context information

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: Nishcala, Tva.

Full-text: Stillness, Nishcalata.

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