Shivananda sarasvati, Śivānanda sarasvatī, Śivānandasarasvatī, Shivanandasarasvati: 3 definitions

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Shivananda sarasvati means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit terms Śivānanda sarasvatī and Śivānandasarasvatī can be transliterated into English as Sivananda sarasvati or Shivananda sarasvati or Sivanandasarasvati or Shivanandasarasvati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

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Śivānandasarasvatī (शिवानन्दसरस्वती) or Śivānanda is the author of the Yogacintāmaṇi, a 17th-century text on Haṭhayoga consisting of 3423 verses.—The approximate number of verses is given in a scribal comment at the end of a manuscript of the Yogacintāmaṇi held at the Kaivalyadhama Yoga Institute (ms. No. 9785 p. 257, line 14).

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (yoga)
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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).

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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Śivānanda sarasvatī (शिवानन्द सरस्वती) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—pupil of Rāmacandrasadānanda Sarasvatī: Yogacintāmaṇi, yoga.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Śivānandasarasvatī (शिवानन्दसरस्वती):—m. Nomen proprium eines Autors [HALL 12.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch
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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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