Trisapta, Tri-sapta, Trishapta: 6 definitions

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Yoga (school of philosophy)

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

Trisapta (त्रिसप्त) refers to “twenty-one (generations)” (of one’s family), according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “The point of focus is internal, [yet] the gaze is outward and free from closing and opening the eyes. Indeed, this is Śāmbhavī Mudrā, which is hidden in all the Tantras [...]. From seeing and venerating that [person who knows this Mudrā], people along with twenty-one generations (trisapta-kula) [of their families], proceed to the state of liberation. How much more will those who are devoted to that [Mudrā]? [...]”.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Trisapta (त्रिसप्त).—a. (pl.) three times 7, i. e. 21.

Trisapta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tri and sapta (सप्त). See also (synonyms): trisaptan.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Triṣapta (त्रिषप्त).—[adjective] [plural] three times seven, twenty one; an indef. number i.[grammar]

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Trisapta (त्रिसप्त).—[adjective] [plural] = triṣapta.

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

1) Triṣapta (त्रिषप्त):—[=tri-ṣapta] [from tri] m(ās)fn. [plural] = -sapta, [Atharva-veda i, xiii; Kāṭhaka xxxvii]

2) Trisapta (त्रिसप्त):—[=tri-sapta] [from tri] mfn. [plural] [3 x 7; Ṛg-veda i, 133, 6 and; Taittirīya-saṃhitā v] ([instrumental case] ptais), [Mahābhārata ix] ([instrumental case] ptabhis)

3) [v.s. ...] (in [compound]), [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi i, 6, 331]

4) [v.s. ...] See triḥ-s.

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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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