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Smallness 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.
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchSmallness (i.e., 鈥渢he state of becoming extremely small鈥�) is denoted by the Sanskrit term A峁噓tva, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.鈥擜ccordingly, as 莫艣vara says to V膩madeva: 鈥淸...] [Now], I shall define the nature of that highest, mind-free absorption which arises for those devoted to constant practice. [...] If [the Yogin] who abides in absorption remains [in it] up to the end of fourteen days, he [gains] the Siddhi called A峁噄m膩, by which the state of being extremely small (补峁嘘迟惫补) is obtained. [...]鈥�.
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 膩sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
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Brahma Sutras (Shankaracharya) (by George Thibaut)
I, 3, 21 < [First Adhy膩ya, Third P膩da]
I, 3, 14 < [First Adhy膩ya, Third P膩da]
I, 2, 1 < [First Adhy膩ya, Second P膩da]
Vaisheshika-sutra with Commentary (by Nandalal Sinha)
S奴tra 7.1.12 (Above continued) < [Chapter 1 - Of Colour, Taste, Smell, and Touch, and Magnitude]
S奴tra 7.1.11 (In what sense the same thing appears both small and large) < [Chapter 1 - Of Colour, Taste, Smell, and Touch, and Magnitude]
S奴tra 7.1.8 (Non-cognition of Minuteness and cognition of Magnitude) < [Chapter 1 - Of Colour, Taste, Smell, and Touch, and Magnitude]
Brihat Jataka by Varahamihira [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 2.9 < [Chapter 2 - Planets]
Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2230-2233 < [Chapter 24a - The case for the reliability of the Veda (the Revealed Word)]
Verse 2730 < [Chapter 24b - Arguments against the reliability of the Veda (the Revealed Word)]
Verse 3206 < [Chapter 26 - Examination of the 鈥楶erson of Super-normal Vision鈥橾
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 3.13.25 < [Book 3 - Pada-k膩峁囜笉a (13): Li峁単a-samudde艣a (On Gender)]
Verse 1.103 < [Book 1 - Brahma-k膩峁囜笉a (or 膧gama-samuccaya)]
Verse 2.207 < [Book 2 - V膩kya-k膩峁囜笉a]
Yoga-sutras (with Vyasa and Vachaspati Mishra) (by Rama Prasada)
S奴tra 4.33 < [Book 4 - Absolute Independence (Kaivalya)]
S奴tra 3.51 < [Book 3 - Attainment (Vibh奴ti or Siddhi)]
S奴tra 1.25 < [Book 1 - Trance (Sam膩dhi)]