Sanskrit Yoga Glossary

Letter 'm'

maha - official itrans spelling: 'mahA'
1. Great
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maha mritunjaya mantra - official itrans spelling: 'mahA mRRityu~njaya ma^ntra'
1. The great mantra of conquest over death.
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mananam - official itrans spelling: 'mananaM'
1. Means contemplating or reflecting.
2. The second of the three main methods to reach jnana.
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mantra - official itrans spelling: 'maMtra'
1. A sacred power encased in a sound structure.
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marga - official itrans spelling: 'mArga'
1. Path.
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matsyasana - official itrans spelling: 'matsyAsana'
1. Fish posture.
2. Matsya means fish and asana means posture.
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maya - official itrans spelling: 'mAyA'
1. Maya sakti is the veiling power of God, which veils the truth from our eyes and creates individual ignorance or avidya.
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moksha - official itrans spelling: 'mokSa'
1. Spiritual liberation, emancipation.
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mudra - official itrans spelling: 'mudrA'
1. Seal.
2. The mudras seal the prana and constitute one of the practices of hatha yoga.
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mumukshutva - official itrans spelling: 'mumukSutva'
1. Intense longing for liberation.
2. The fourth of the four means to salvation.
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