Yogakalpalata, Yoga-kalpalata, Yogakalpalatā: 3 definitions

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Yogakalpalata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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)

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

Yogakalpalatā (योगकल्पलता) is the name of a work dealing with the Yoga system of Philosophy. It deals with—Explanations of various Yoga tenets. By Mathurānātha Śukla. Cf. North Western Provinces Catalogue. I.

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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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India history and geography

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Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature (history)

Yogakalpalatā (योगकल्पलता) is the name of a work ascribed to Mathurānātha (17th century), a dynamic scholar contributed to the study of Sanskrit prosody through his four metrical compositions. Also see the “New Catalogus Catalogorum” VIII. p. 114-16.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Yogakalpalatā (योगकल्पलता) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—yoga, by Mathurānātha Śukla. NW. 426. 428.

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

Yogakalpalatā (योगकल्पलता):—[=yoga-kalpa-latā] [from yoga] f. Name of [work]

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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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