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Yoga (school of philosophy)

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

Saṅkalpamūla (सङ्कल्पमूल) refers to “that which is grounded in desire”, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] Some who are full of pride because they know a multitude of scriptures, do not know the [true] teaching, not even by [studying] hundreds of texts. [Because their minds] are agitated by hundreds of conceptual processes consisting of meditation and so forth, [all of which are] grounded in desire (saṅkalpamūla) [for some particular reward], they do not find the desired state that is to be obtained, however hard they torture [themselves]. [...]”.

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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).

Dharmashastra (religious law)

Source: Google Books: Manusmṛti with the Manubhāṣya

Saṅkalpamūla (सङ्कल्पमूल) refers to “that which roots in thought”, according to the Manusmṛti verse 2.3ff. Accordingly:—“Desire has its root in Thought; Sacrifices proceed from Thought; Vows and Restraints—all these have been described as originating in Thought. No action is ever found in this world to be done by a man entirely without desires; whatever a man does is. the outcome of desire. [...]”.

Note: Thought (saṅkalpa) is the root (mūla) of sacrifice and other acts, as also of desire; when a man is going to perform a sacrifice, or any act, he must think of it: and when the thinking has been done, there must follow, from the said Thinking, Desire,—however undesirable this latter may be; for instance, when a man, going to cook, lights fire, there arises, from the fire, the undesirable smoke also. Thus it is impossible that sacrifices should be performed and there should be no desire at all. [Question.]—“What is this Thought (saṅkalpa), which is the root (mūla) of all action?”; [Answer.]—We explain it as follows:—Thought is that function of the mind which precedes Desire and Resolution; all these three are functions of the mind, and they are at the root of all activity. As a matter of fact, no physical activity is possible without Thought. [...]

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Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Yoga Vasishtha Maharamayana

Saṃkalpamūla (संकल्पमूल) refers to the “tree of desire”, as mentioned in the Yogavasistha 6.33 (“Resolution of duality into unity”).—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vasiṣṭha: “[...] It is the thought or imagination, that makes the false world appear as true; and it depends upon the thought also, that the world vanishes into nothing. It is the net work of our thoughts and desires, that is interwoven with the threads of our repeated births; but the winds of our apathy and indifference blow off this web, and settle us in the state of supreme felicity. Avarice is a thorny plant, that has taken deep root in the human heart; it is fostered under the shade of the arbor of desire, root out this tree of desire (saṃkalpamūla-uddharaṇa), and the thorny bush of avarice will fade away of itself. [...]”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Saṃkalpamūla (संकल्पमूल).—a. based on some idea or desire; संकल्पमूलः कामो वै यज्ञाः संकल्पसंभवाः (saṃkalpamūlaḥ kāmo vai yajñāḥ saṃkalpasaṃbhavāḥ) Manusmṛti 2.3.

Saṃkalpamūla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms saṃkalpa and mūla (मूल). See also (synonyms): saṃkalpasaṃbhava.

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

Saṃkalpamūla (संकल्पमूल):—[=saṃ-kalpa-mūla] [from saṃ-kalpa > saṃ-kḷp] mfn. rooted or based on some idea or desire of advantage, [Manu-smṛti ii, 3.]

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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: Samkalpa, Mula.

Full-text: Samkalpasambhava, Uddharana.

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