Samkalpana, Saṃkalpanā, Saṃkalpana, Saṅkalpana, Saṅkalpanā, Sankalpana: 8 definitions
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In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchSaṅkalpanā (सङ्कल्पना) refers to “imaginings”, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise which deals absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—The Amanaska referred to (or qualified) Samādhi with several terms, which are all negative; [e.g., it is devoid of all imaginings (sarva-saṅkalpanā);] [...] The fact that such terminology is found in the Amanaska indicates that descriptions of Śiva and the void-like meditative states in Mantramargic Śaivism, were the basis of the descriptions of Samādhi and Paratattva (the highest reality) in this treatise. The Amanaska Yoga was consistent with the Pātañjala Yogaśāstra’s definition of Yoga, yet it described Samādhi in terms different to those of Pātañjalayoga; such as Acala—“that which is devoid of all imaginings (sarva-saṅkalpanā)”.
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 dictionarySaṃkalpana (संकल्पन).—Purpose, wish, desire.
Derivable forms: saṃkalpanam (संकल्पनम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySaṃkalpana (संकल्पन).—[neuter] nā [feminine] wishing, desiring.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySaṃkalpana (संकल्पन):—[=saṃ-kalpana] [from saṃ-kalpaka > saṃ-kḷp] n. (or f(ā). ) purpose, wish, desire, [Śvetāśvatara-upaniṣad; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
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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 dictionarySaṃkalpanā (संकल्पना) [Also spelled sankalpana]:—(nf) concept; (v) to make a resolve; to conceive (of); ~[vācī] conceptual; ~[vācī śabda] a conceptual word.
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionarySankalpana in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) concept; (v) to make a resolve; to conceive (of); ~[vaci] conceptual; ~[vaci shabda] a conceptual word..—sankalpana (संकल्पना) is alternatively transliterated as Saṃkalpanā.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kalpana, Sam.
Starts with: Samkalpanamaya, Sankalpanatita.
Ends with: Sarvasankalpana.
Full-text: Samkalpanamaya, Samkalapana, Imagining.
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