Sanskrit Yoga Glossary

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Letter 's'

• sadhaka - official itrans spelling: 'sAdhaka'
  1. Spiritual aspirant.
  2. One who practices sadhana.
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• sadhana - official itrans spelling: 'sAdhana'
  1. Spiritual practice
  2. Discipline
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• sadhana chatushtaya - official itrans spelling: 'sAdhana catuSTaya'
  1. The four means to salvation.
  2. The required qualifications of a jnani.
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• sakhyam - official itrans spelling: 'sakhyam'
  1. Friendship with God's bhava.
  2. It is the eigth of the nine modes of bhakti.
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• sakshatkar - official itrans spelling: 'sAkSAtkAr'
  1. Realization.
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• sakshi - official itrans spelling: 'sAkShi'
  1. Literally means witness.
  2. This is a technique of jnana yoga and the feeling that you are the silent witness within - the atman.
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• sama - official itrans spelling: 'sama'
  1. Calmness, tranquility, control of the mind.
  2. The first of the six virtues of jnana yoga (shad sampat).
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• samadhana - official itrans spelling: 'samAdhAnam'
  1. Concentration, one-pointedness of the mind.
  2. The sixth of the six virtues of jnana yoga (shad sampat).
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• samadhi - official itrans spelling: 'samAdhi'
  1. Superconscious state.
  2. When the mind is totally under control, there are no more thoughts and oneness of consciousness is experienced.
  3. The eighth and last limb of raja yoga.
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• samskara - official itrans spelling: 'saMskAra'
  1. Latent impression.
  2. When an event stored in the subconscious mind cannot be recalled to one's consciousness, it still leaves a dormant impression in our mind.
  3. Upon being triggered, it will generate a pre-determined thought pattern, desire or behavior.
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• sanatana dharma - official itrans spelling: 'sanAtana dharma'
  1. The universal path.
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• sankaracharya, sri - official itrans spelling: 'shrI shaMkara'
  1. Sometimes called Adi Sankara.
  2. He was the exponent of advaita vedanta and lived in 788 - 820 AD.
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• santosha - official itrans spelling: 'saMtoSa'
  1. Contentment.
  2. The second of the niyamas of raja yoga.
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• saraswati - official itrans spelling: 'sarasvatI'
  1. The Goddess of knowledge and arts.
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• sarvangasana - official itrans spelling: 'sarvAMgAsana'
  1. Shoulderstand posture.
  2. Sarva means all, anga means limbs and asana means posture.
  3. This points to the benefits of the posture which affect all the parts and organs of the body.
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• sat - official itrans spelling: 'sat'
  1. Existence pure and absolute.
  2. The true nature of each individual.
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• satchidananda - official itrans spelling: 'saccidAnanda'
  1. Existence, knowledge and bliss pure and absolute.
  2. The true nature of each individual.
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• sattva - official itrans spelling: 'sattva'
  1. Purity, light, lightness.
  2. One of the three gunas.
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• satya - official itrans spelling: 'satya'
  1. Truthfulness.
  2. The second of the yamas of raja yoga.
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• saucha - official itrans spelling: 'shauca'
  1. Purity, cleanliness.
  2. The first of the niyamas of raja yoga.
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• seva - official itrans spelling: 'seva'
  1. Service.
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• shadsampat - official itrans spelling: 'SaTsaMpad'
  1. The six virtues.
  2. The third of the four means to salvation.
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• shakti - official itrans spelling: 'shakti'

  Sometimes spelled 'sakti' en English

  1. Literally means power.
  2. This is the dynamic power of God, the Divine Mother.
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• shanti (shantih) - official itrans spelling: 'Not Done Yet'
  1. Peace.
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• shastra - official itrans spelling: 'shAstra'
  1. Sacred scripture.
  2. The whole system of yogic teachings revolves around an immense body of shastras.
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• shraddha - official itrans spelling: 'shraddhA'
  1. Faith in god, guru, self and scriptures.
  2. The fifth of the six virtues of jnana yoga (shad sampat).
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• shreya - official itrans spelling: 'not done yet'
  1. good
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• sirshasana - official itrans spelling: 'shIrSAsana'
  1. Headstand posture.
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• sivananda, swami - official itrans spelling: 'svAmI shivAnanda'
  1. One of the great yoga masters and saints of the 20th century.
  2. The inspiration behind this web site.
  3. All the teachings found here come from Swami Sivananda.
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• smaranam - official itrans spelling: 'smaraNam'
  1. Constantly remembering God's presence and name.
  2. It is the third of the nine modes of bhakti.
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• smritti - official itrans spelling: 'smR^iti'
  1. Memory.
  2. When an event stored in the subconscious mind can be recalled to one's consciousness, it is called a smritti.
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• sravanam - official itrans spelling: 'shravaNaM'
  1. Means listening.
  2. The first of the three main methods to reach jnana.
  3. In that case it is listening to the truth of vedanta.
  4. Sravanam is also the first of the nine modes of bhakti.
  5. There it is listening to lilas of the Lord.
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• subramanya - official itrans spelling: 'subrahmaNya'
  1. The chief of the army of the Gods which vanquished the demons.
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• sutra - official itrans spelling: 'sUtra'
  1. Aphorism, short verse.
  2. Some of the yoga scriptures are written in aphorisms.
  3. Most well-known are the yoga sutras of Patanjali and the Brahma Sutras of Veda Vyasa.
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• swadhyaya - official itrans spelling: 'svAdhyAya'
  1. Self-study.
  2. Study of the holy scriptures.
  3. The fourth of the niyamas of raja yoga.
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• swami - official itrans spelling: 'svAmI'
  1. A renunciate or monk.
  2. One who renounces all possessions and desires, even one's own ego in order to realize the atman.
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