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yogā

yoga

masc nom pl of yoga (noun); masc instr sg of yoga (noun); masc abl sg of yoga (noun); masc voc sg of yoga (noun); …

1. yoke; bond; attachment (to); (comm) which bind one to the round of cyclical existence
2. effort; exertion; undertaking; task; lit. yoking
3. meditation; contemplation; lit. yoking
4. (gram) syntactically dependent on; ruled by; governed by; lit. yoking
5. drug; medical remedy; lit. yoking
6. (gram) grammatical rule; sutta; lit. yoking
7. devoted; attached; making an effort (to); lit. yoking
8. fitness; suitability; lit. yoking

Etymology. yoje > yoge + a; from √yuj 'yoke, join'; Sanskrit yoga [yuj]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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