Glossary
Sanskrit terms used in Ayurveda, Jyotish, and Yoga. Click any term for a full definition and related articles.
A
- Abhyasa (अभ्यास) Practice; repeated effort; discipline Yoga
- Agni (अग्नि) Fire; the digestive and transformative fire Ayurveda
- Ama (आम) Undigested material; metabolic toxins Ayurveda
- Asana (आसन) Seat; posture; pose Yoga
- Atmakaraka (आत्मकारक) Soul significator; indicator of the self Jyotish
B
- Bhava (भाव) House; state of being; condition Jyotish
C
- Chitta (चित्त) Mind-stuff; consciousness; the field of awareness Yoga
D
- Dasha (दशा) Planetary period; state; condition of life Jyotish
- Dharana (धारणा) Concentration; holding; fixing attention Yoga
- Dhatu (धातु) Tissue; that which supports the body Ayurveda
- Dhyana (ध्यान) Meditation; continuous flow of attention Yoga
- Dinacharya (दिनचर्या) Daily routine; daily regimen Ayurveda
- Dosha (दोष) That which can go out of balance; the three functional principles Ayurveda
G
- Gochara (गोचर) Transit; wandering of planets Jyotish
- Graha (ग्रह) That which seizes; planet Jyotish
- Guna (गुण) Quality; strand; attribute of nature Yoga
K
- Kapha (कफ) Phlegm; the principle of structure and cohesion Ayurveda
- Karaka (कारक) Significator; that which causes Jyotish
- Klesha (क्लेश) Affliction; cause of suffering; obstacle Yoga
L
- Lagna (लग्न) Ascendant; rising sign; that which attaches Jyotish
N
- Nakshatra (नक्षत्र) Lunar mansion; star; that which does not decay Jyotish
- Niyama (नियम) Observance; personal discipline; positive duty Yoga
O
- Ojas (ओजस्) Vital essence; immunity; vigor Ayurveda
P
- Panchakarma (पञ्चकर्म) Five actions; the five purification therapies Ayurveda
- Pitta (पित्त) Bile; the principle of transformation Ayurveda
- Prakriti (प्रकृति) Original nature; constitutional type Ayurveda
- Prakriti (Samkhya) (प्रकृति) Primordial nature; material cause of the universe Yoga
- Prana (प्राण) Life force; vital energy; breath Shared
- Pranayama (प्राणायाम) Breath control; expansion of vital energy Yoga
- Pratyahara (प्रत्याहार) Sense withdrawal; drawing inward Yoga
- Purusha (पुरुष) Pure consciousness; the Self; the witness Yoga
R
- Rasa (रस) Taste; essence; plasma Ayurveda
- Rasayana (रसायन) Rejuvenation therapy; that which improves rasa Ayurveda
- Rashi (राशि) Sign; heap; zodiacal sign Jyotish
- Ritucharya (ऋतुचर्या) Seasonal routine; seasonal regimen Ayurveda
S
- Samadhi (समाधि) Absorption; integration; cognitive union Yoga
- Shamana (शमन) Palliation; pacification therapy Ayurveda
- Shodhana (शोधन) Purification; cleansing therapy Ayurveda
- Srotas (स्रोतस्) Channels; systems of circulation Ayurveda
- Sutra (सूत्र) Thread; aphorism; condensed teaching Yoga
T
- Tejas (तेजस्) Inner radiance; transformative fire Ayurveda
U
- Upaya (उपाय) Remedy; method; skillful means Jyotish
V
- Vairagya (वैराग्य) Non-attachment; dispassion; renunciation Yoga
- Vata (वात) Wind; the principle of movement Ayurveda
- Vikriti (विकृति) Current imbalance; deviation from nature Ayurveda
- Vritti (वृत्ति) Fluctuation; modification; mental activity Yoga
Y
- Yama (यम) Restraint; ethical discipline; self-control Yoga
- Yoga (योग) Union; to yoke; connection Yoga
- Yoga (Jyotish) (योग) Combination; planetary configuration Jyotish