Sanskrit Words In Southeast Asian Languages
by Satya Vrat Shastri | 2005 | 125,218 words
This book, entitled "Sanskrit Words In Southeast Asian Languages", explores the profound influence of Sanskrit on Southeast Asian languages and cultures. It highlights India's extensive cultural and linguistic exchanges with Southeast Asia, beginning from ancient times when Indian rulers and religious envoys connected with countries like ...
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Y 639 YAMA Betara Yama, the Hindu Pluto; the god of death, Sg. Samb. Skt. Yama - the god of death, death personified, regarded as a son of the sun; he presides over the pitrs and rules the spirits of the dead YOGA - yoga i. e. the Hindu system of philosophy Skt. yoga -unite, join. The system of philosophy established by Patanjali, which is considered to be the second division of the Samkhya philosophy, which aims to teach the means by which the human soul may be completely united with the Supreme Spirit and elaborate rules are given for the proper practice of such yoga or concentration of mind YOGI - the person well versed in yoga, ascetic, Hindu ascetic who practices the yoga, a system of meditation combined with austerities , supposed to induce miraculous power over elementary matter. The word also means Indian dancers who dance (at certain seasons) in costumes with bells round their ankles. Variant - jogi, jugi Skt a yogi - connected or endowed with; possessed of magical powers; practising yoga; a contemplative saint, a devotee , an ascetic; a magician, sorcerer YOGIA -suitable, proper, necessary, fitting, appropriately, accordingly, in the regular course of events, verily , of a truth, as a matter of fact Variants - yogya, sayogia, sayoginya, saigianya, saigia , seyogiania , sigia Skt. yogya- fit, proper, suitable YOJANA- a measure of length said to be equal to four cose, and therefore about six geographical miles; some authorities making it more, and others reducing it to four miles Variants - saujana, sajauhana, sa-yojana, so'jana, yujana, wijana, sa-wijana, in Kedah Malay we find sajauhana and sojana also Skt. yojana - extensive, as far as, a measure of distance equal to four krosas or eight/nine miles