Taptaloha, Tapta-loha: 5 definitions
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Taptaloha 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.
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchTaptaloha (तप्तलोह) refers to “molten iron”, according to the Yogabīja 125-26 and Gorakṣaśataka 79-84.—Accordingly, “Seated in Vajrāsana and having caused Kuṇḍalinī to stir, [the Yogin] should perform [the Prāṇāyāma known as] Bhastrā [so that] he quickly awakens Kuṇḍalinī. The knots in the spine are pierced with [this] rod of molten iron (taptaloha-śalākā)”.
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 dictionaryTaptaloha (तप्तलोह).—Name of different hells.
Derivable forms: taptaloham (तप्तलोहम्).
Taptaloha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tapta and loha (लोह). See also (synonyms): taptavāluka, taptaśūrmikuṇḍa, taptasurākuṇḍa, taptasūrmi.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryTaptaloha (तप्तलोह):—[=tapta-loha] [from tapta > tap] n. ‘glowing iron’, Name of a hell, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa ii, 6, 11] (cf. [Religious Thought and Life in India p.232]).
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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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Full-text: Molten iron, Iron, Loha, Tapta, Taptashurmikunda, Taptasurakunda, Taptasurmi, Salaka, Taptavaluka.
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