In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

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

Riktī (रिक्ती) [cf. rikta] refers to “empty”, according to the Mokṣopāya (verse 5.54.4-5, 9 and 16).—Accordingly, “When the first part of Om whose [entire] length consists of three and a half parts, was [articulated] as a clear sound by which the body quivered because the vital airs were slightly agitated, the process of expelling the vital airs, [which is] called Recaka, made the whole body empty (riktī) [riktīcakāra], just as Agastya drank [all] the water [and made] the ocean [empty]...”.

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

Riktī (रिक्ती):—[from ric] in [compound] for rikta.

[Sanskrit to German]

Rikti 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Rikti (रिक्ति):—(nf) a vacancy; vacuum, void.

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Riktikar, Riktikri, Riktikritahridaya.

Ends with: Apavrikti, Namovrikti, Parivrikti, Prikti, Supravrikti, Suvrikti, Svavrikti, Udrikti, Virikti, Vrikti.

Full-text: Riktikritahridaya, Virikti, Suvrikti, Riktikri.

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