Alternative spellings of this word include Yogachintamani.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)

Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India

Yogacintāmaṇī (योगचिन्तामणी) is the name of a Sanskrit book dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—It is a noticeable fact that Āyurveda and its tradition, stood as the champions for the development of critical notions of dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India. [...] Ravindra Kumar Panda states that Suṣeṇa has written a work on food science known as Vyañjanavarga. According to him, other works on food science are [for example]: Yogacintāmaṇī.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: Ancient Science of Life: Vaidyavallabha: An Authoritative Work on Ayurveda Therapeutics

Yogacintāmaṇi (योगचिन्तामणि) is the name of a text written by Harṣakīrti: a resident of Tapāgaccha, which was the place where teacher of Hastiruci i.e., Mahopādhyāya sage Hitaruci was residing. One verse of the text Yoga Cintāmaṇi of 17th century is similar with one verse of Vaidyavallabha.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: archive.org: Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali with Bhoja Vritti

1) Yogacintāmaṇi (योगचिन्तामणि) is the name of a work dealing with the Yoga system of Philosophy. It deals with—On Rājayoga. By Bālaśāstrī Gadge. O. P. C. I., Cf. North Western Provinces Catalogue. I., N. W. P. and Cf. Oudh Catalogue. VI.

2) Yogacintāmaṇi (योगचिन्तामणि) is another work dealing with Yoga. It deals with—On Rāja-yoga. By Sivananda Sarasvati. Cf. Buhler’s Guzarat Catalogue. IV., Cf. Hall’s Contributions

3) Yogacintāmaṇi (योगचिन्तामणि) is another work dealing with Yoga. It deals with—On Haṭha-yoga. By Godāvara Miśra. N.W. P. O.V., Cf. Kunte’s Punjab Report, 1881., 1881.

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

1) Yogacintāmaṇi (योगचिन्तामणि) represents a 16th-century text on Yoga by Godāvaramiśra.—in the Yogacintāmaṇi, Godāvaramiśra integrated the physical methods of Haṭhayoga with the auxiliaries of āsana and prāṇāyāma in Patañjali’s aṣṭāṅga system.

2) Yogacintāmaṇi (योगचिन्तामणि) or Śrīyogacintāmaṇi represents a 17th-century text on Haṭhayoga by Śivānandasarasvatī 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: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Yogacintāmaṇi (योगचिन्तामणि) by Śivānanda is a large compilation which has been estimated to have 3423 verses, comprising of extensive quotations from approximately ninety sources, including the Pātañjalayogaśāstra and its commentaries, early Haṭhayoga texts such as the Amṛtasiddhi, Dattātreyayogaśāstra, and Yogabīja, later Haṭha texts such as the Haṭhapradīpikā and Śivayogadīpikā and, as the author indicates, a selection of Śruti, Smṛti, Itihāsa and Purāṇas, including various Upaniṣads, the Mahābhārata, the Yājñavalkyasmṛti and so on.

The first chapter [of the Yogacintāmaṇi] begins with a long discussion on definitions and types of Yoga, followed by a general discussion on various methods of Yoga and then, at the beginning of the second chapter, what the Yogin should and should not do, the metaphysical body and the Ṣaṭkarmas and Hathayogic Mudrās. The remainder of the work is a long exposition on Aṣṭāṅgayoga.

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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).

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Yogacintāmaṇi (योगचिन्तामणि) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—yoga. Kāṭm. 5. Rādh. 17. NW. 418. Np. V, 198. Oppert. 6982.
—by Gorakṣa Miśra. Bhr. 220. Kāśīn. 30.
—by Bālaśāstrin Gorde. Np. Vi, 66.
—by Śivānanda Sarasvatī. Hall. p. 12. L. 2538. Khn. 58 (Ś. Haridīkṣita). B. 4, 2. Ben. 67. Bik. 568. Quoted by Sundaradeva W. p. 196.
—[commentary] by Bhavanīsahāya (on one or none of these). NW. 436.

2) Yogacintāmaṇi (योगचिन्तामणि):—med. Rādh. 32. 44. Burnell. 73^b. Proceed. Asb. 1870, 314.
—by Gaṇeśa. K. 214.
—attributed to Dhanvantari. Bhr. 371.
—Vaidyakasārasaṃgraha by Harshakīrti Sūri. K. 214. B. 4, 232. Bik. 666. Oudh. Iii, 20. Xi, 34. Np. V, 30. Peters. 3, 399.

3) Yogacintāmaṇi (योगचिन्तामणि):—yoga, by Śivānanda Sarasvatī. [Bhau Dāji Memorial] 66. 114. Cu. add. 1716 ([fragmentary]).
—[commentary] by Durgādāsa Vācaspati. Stein 132.

4) Yogacintāmaṇi (योगचिन्तामणि):—med. by Harshakīrti Sūri. Stein 186.

5) Yogacintāmaṇi (योगचिन्तामणि):—med. by Harshakīrti. Ulwar 1652.

Yogacintāmaṇi has the following synonyms: Vaidyakasārasaṃgraha.

6) Yogacintāmaṇi (योगचिन्तामणि):—yoga in 4 Paricheda, by Śivānanda Sarasvatī. Cs 3, 23. Tb. 74.

7) Yogacintāmaṇi (योगचिन्तामणि):—med. ascribed to Dhanvantari. L.. 1207.
—by Haripāla. As p. 155.
—Vaidyakasārasaṃgraha in 7 Adhikāra by Harshakīrti. Bd. 1402 (inc.). L.. 1208. 1209 (1-3). Tb. 165.
—from the Uttarakāṇḍa by Harshakīrti. L.. 1186, 5 (1-4, 82).

8) Yogacintāmaṇi (योगचिन्तामणि):—[tantric] by Pūrṇānanda. C. by Nandarāma Tarkavāgīśa. Hpr. 1, 381. C. Ṣaṭcakramadīpikā by Rāmabhadra Sārva-bhauma. Hpr. 1, 383. Cc. [anonymous] Hpr. 1, 384. C. by Rāmavallabha. Hpr. 1, 385. C. by Śaṅkara. Hpr. 1, 382.

Yogacintāmaṇi has the following synonyms: Ṣaṭcakrakrama.

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

Yogacintāmaṇi (योगचिन्तामणि):—[=yoga-cintāmaṇi] [from yoga] m.

[Sanskrit to German]

Yogacintamani in German

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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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Partial matches: Yoga, Cintamani.

Starts with: Yogacintamanitippana.

Ends with: Prayogacintamani, Sadyogacintamani, Shraddhaprayogacintamani, Shriyogacintamani.

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