saṃyamaḥ

Dictionary meanings for saṃyamaḥ from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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saṃyamaḥ

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Restraint, check, control; śrotrādīnīṃdriyāṇyanye saṃyamāgniṣu juhvati Bg. 4. 26, 27; so saṃyamadhanaḥ &c.

2 Concentration of mind, a term ap- plied to the last three stages of Yoga; dhāraṇādhyānasamādhitrayamaṃtaraṃgaṃ saṃ- yamapadavācyaṃ Sarva. S., Ku. 2. 59.

3 A religious vow.

4 Religious devotion, practice of penance; Ś. 4. 16.

5 Humanity, feeling of compas- sion.

6 Any religious act on the day...

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