Paramapurushartha, ±Ê²¹°ù²¹³¾²¹±è³Ü°ù³Üá¹£Är³Ù³ó²¹, Paramapurusha-artha: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term ±Ê²¹°ù²¹³¾²¹±è³Ü°ù³Üá¹£Är³Ù³ó²¹ can be transliterated into English as Paramapurusartha or Paramapurushartha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch±Ê²¹°ù²¹³¾²¹±è³Ü°ù³Üá¹£Är³Ù³ó²¹ (परमपà¥à¤°à¥à¤·à¤¾à¤°à¥à¤¥) refers to the “goal of the supreme spiritâ€�, according to the Goraká¹£asiddhÄntasaá¹…graha, a text dealing with Yoga quoting from approximately seventy-two sources including the Amanaska Yoga treatise.—Accordingly, [while describing the state of emancipation]: “It is said, ‘the goal of the supreme spirit (±è²¹°ù²¹³¾²¹±è³Ü°ù³Üá¹£Är³Ù³ó²¹) is liberationâ€�. And it is the state [achieved through] the essence of Åšiva. His essence [is described] in the Goraká¹£opaniá¹£at, ‘the deity of constant bliss is above the non-dual stateâ€�. [...] In the Amanaska, [it is said]: ‘That is declared as the highest Brahma which is free from existence and non-existence, without cessation and arising and beyond all imaginings [of the mind]â€�.â€�.

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 Äsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
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Partial matches: Artha, Paramapurusha.
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