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Sanskrit Dictionary: Dictionary Of Commonly Used Sanskrit Terms (L-O)

A dictionary Of Commonly Used Sanskrit terms. From Lac to Omkarasana.

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Sanskrit Dictionary: Dictionary Of Commonly Used Sanskrit Terms (L-O)

By Luke Roberts

Dictionary Of Commonly Used Sanskrit (L-O)

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Lac 100,000
Laghava	lightness
Laghu	handsome, small
Lakini	the goddess in manipuraka
Lakshmi	goddess of beauty and luck
Lalata	the forehead
Lanka	the kingdon of Ravana, Ceylon
Lauliki	a movement of the abdominal muscles and organs
Laya	absorption of the mind
Laya-yoga	yoga using the latent power of kundalini
Lingam	the phallus
Lobha	greed
Loka	a habitat
Lola	swinging
Lolasana	the swing posture
Loma	hair


Madhyama	average
Maha	mighty
Mahabandha/mahamudra	types of mudra
Mahadeva	the great god, Shiva
Mahat	cosmic consciousness
Maitri	friendliness
Maithuna	sacramental intercourse
Makara	a crocodile
Makarasana	the crocodile posture
Mala	a wreath
Malasana	the garland posture
Man	to think
Manana	pondering
Manas	the reasoning ability of the mind
Manasika	of the mind
Mandala	circle
Mandara	mountain used by the gods to stir the cosmic ocean
Manduka	a frog
Mandukasana	the frog posture
Mani	a jewel
Manipura	navel
Manomani	samadhi
Mantra	a prayer or sacred thought
Manu	father of the human race
Marga	a path
Matsya	a fish
Matsyasana	the fish posture
Matsyendrasana	the posture of Matsyendra
Maya	illusion
Mayura	a peacock
Mayurasana	the peacock posture
Meru-danda	the spinal column
Mimansa	one of the schools of Indian philosophy
Mirdu	soft, gentle
Mirta	a corpse
Mirtasana	the corpse posture
Moha	infatuation or delusion
Moksha	emancipation of the soul from rebirth
Mudha	foolish, stupid
Mudra	a seal
Mudita	delight
Mudras	muscular contractions that include the bandhas
Mukha	the mouth
Mukta	liberated
Muktasana	the liberated posture
Mukta Hasta Sirsasana	the freehand headstand posture
Mula	root
Mulabandhasana	the ankle-twist posture
Mulashodhana	cleansing the rectum
Murcha	mind-fainting


Nabhipedasana	the upward ankle-twist posture
Nada	an internal sound
Nadi	a channel within the subtle body
Nadi-shodhana	the purification of the nadis
Naga	the vital air that causes burping
Naishkaramya Karma	actionless action
Nakra	a crocodile
Namah	a salute
Nara	a man
Narasimha	the man-lion, fourth incarnation of Vishnu
Narayana	the supporter of life, Vishnu
Nataraja	Lord of the dancers, a name of Shiva
Natarajasana	the Lord of the Dance posture
Nauli	an abdominal exercise (lauliki)
Nava	a boat
Navasana	the boat posture
Neti	not so
Neti-yoga	cleansing of the nostrils
Niddhyasana	meditation and contemplation
Nilimpa	a pictured one: a god
Niralamba	unsupported
Niralamba Sarvangasana	the balancing shoulderstand posture
Niranjana	pure, free from falsehood
Nirlipta	unstainedness
Nirodha	control or restraint
Nirvana	freedom of the personal soul from the physical world
Nirvichara	non-investigational meditation
Nirvitarka	non-inspectional meditation
Niyama	self-purification through discipline
Nyaya	one of the schools of Indian philosophy


Ojas	concentrated psychic power
Omkarasana	the OM posture

The Sanskrit Dictionary is compiled by Luke Roberts. Other Spiritual Dictionaries including Yoga Dictionary, Hindu Dictionary and Dictionary on Hinduism can be found at: Dictionaries.

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