Varahopanishad, Varāhopaniṣad, Varāhopaniṣat: 3 definitions
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Varahopanishad 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 Varāhopaniṣad and Varāhopaniṣat can be transliterated into English as Varahopanisad or Varahopanishad or Varahopanisat or Varahopanishat, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (yoga)Varāhopaniṣad (वराहोपनिषद्) represents one of the various 18th-century Yoga-Upaniṣads from the 18th-century (dealing with Yoga).—These so-called Yoga Upaniṣads are part of a recent recension compiled in South India in the first half of the eighteenth century and commented on by Upaniṣadbrahmayogin (See Bouy 1994). They include [e.g., the Varāhopaniṣad].
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Varāhopaniṣad (वराहोपनिषद्) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Io. 3183. Rādh. 4. Haug. 44. Brl. 64. Bhr. 487. Oppert. 8231. Ii, 9201.
2) Varāhopaniṣad (वराहोपनिषद्):—ibid.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVarāhopaniṣad (वराहोपनिषद्):—[from varāha] f. Name of an Upaniṣad.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Upanishat, Varaha, Upanishad.
Full-text: Yama, Niyama, Dhyana, Vriddhi, Paripaka, Rasavriddhi, Asana, Pratyahara, Yogopanishad, Dharana, Samadhi, Rasa, Cakrasana.
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