Yogananda: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Yogananda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraYogananda (योगनन्द) is the name of King Nanda after his body was taken over by Indradatta, through the power of his yoga, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara chapter 2. In this city lived two brothers, named Varṣa, and Upavarṣa whose story was told in the aforementioned book.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Yogananda, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryyōgānanda (योगानंद).—m S The fifth of the five classes of ānanda. The delight or gratification arising from the exercises of yōga.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishyōgānanda (योगानंद).—m The fifth ānanda-in philosophy.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Yogānanda (योगानन्द) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Sāṃkhyakārikāvyākhyā. Sāṃkhyasūtravivaraṇa.
2) Yogānanda (योगानन्द):—son of Kālidāsa: Krīḍāvalī kāvya.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Yogananda (योगनन्द):—[=yoga-nanda] [from yoga] m. the false Nanda, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
2) Yogānanda (योगानन्द):—[from yoga] m. ‘delight of the Y°’, Name of two authors, [Catalogue(s)]
3) [v.s. ...] [wrong reading] for yoga-nanda, [Vāsavadattā, [Introduction]]
[Sanskrit to German]
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)
Starts with: Yoganandaprahasana.
Ends with: Somavalliyogananda.
Full-text: Yoganandaprahasana, Somavalliyogananda, Kridavali, Yukteswar Giri, Ananda, Paramahamsa, Narasimha Shalagrama, Kalidasa, Samkhyasaptati, Yoga, Samkhyakarika, Pata.
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Search found 12 books and stories containing Yogananda, Yōgānanda, Yogānanda, Yoga-nanda; (plurals include: Yoganandas, Yōgānandas, Yogānandas, nandas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Paramahansayogananda’s “Whispers from < [July – September, 1995]
Spiritualism Vs Materialism in < [July – September, 1995]
The Rhetoric of Science in Paramahansa Yogananda’s < [July – September, 1998]
Dvisahasri of Tembesvami (Summary and Study) (by Upadhyay Mihirkumar Sudhirbhai)
Centres of the Avadhūta sect in India < [Introduction]
Biography of H. H. Ṭembesvāmī < [H. H. Ṭembesvāmī: Life, Date & Works]
Yoga-sutras (Ancient and Modern Interpretations) (by Makarand Gopal Newalkar)
Sūtra 2.1-2 [Kriyāyoga] < [Book II - Sādhana-pāda]
Part 7 - Comparative analysis of commentaries on Pātañjala Yogasūtra < [Conclusion]
Jain Science and Spirituality (by Medhavi Jain)
3. Modern Books on Science, Spirituality and Philosophy < [Chapter 2 - Review of Literature]
3.1. Time (Introduction) < [Chapter 5 - Science in Jainism]
Mudrarakshasa (literary study) (by Antara Chakravarty)
4. The source of the Mudrārākṣasa < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)