Category: healthPart of speech: nounDifficulty: CommonRecommended for ★ UPSC
योगः
/yogaḥ/Roman
English meaning: yoga, union, discipline
Sanskrit Definition
(संस्कृतम्)मनसः शरीरस्य च संयोगः साधना च।
English Definition
A spiritual and physical discipline uniting mind, body, and breath.
Example
“नित्यं योगः स्वास्थ्यं ददाति।”
In English: “Daily yoga gives health.”
Synonyms
- साधना
- ध्यानम्
Antonyms / Opposites
- वियोगः
Literary Heritage
“मन्दः कवियशः प्रार्थी गमिष्याम्युपहास्यताम्। प्रांशुलभ्ये फले लोभादुद्बाहुरिव वामनः।।”
/Mandah kaviyashah prarthhi gamishyamyupahasytam. Pramshu-labhe phale lobhadud-bahur iva vamanah./
“Feeble-minded yet aspiring to a poet's fame, I go to be ridiculed — like a dwarf reaching for high fruit.”
“रामो विग्रहवान् धर्मः साधुः सत्यपराक्रमः”
/Ramo vigrahavan dharmah sadhuh satya-parakramah/
“Rama is righteousness incarnate — virtuous and true in valour.”
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- Language
- संस्कृतम्
- Sanskrit
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
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