योग

See also: युग

Hindi

Etymology

  • Borrowed from Sanskrit योग (yoga).

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /joːɡ/
    • (Yoga) (Delhi) IPA(key): /joː.ɡɑː/, [joː.ɡäː], /joː.ɡᵊ/
    • Rhymes: -oːɡ

    Noun

    योग • (yogm (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism)

    1. yoga (discipline aiming to train the consciousness)
      मैं प्रतिदिन प्रातः योग करता हूँ।
      ma͠i pratidin prātaḥ yog kartā hū̃.
      I do yoga every morning.
      अमृत योगamŕt yog"Immortal Yoga"; kind of yoga
      • Manish Verma (2017), योग से जीवन को स्वस्थ बनाएं [yog se jīvan ko svasth banāẽ]
        भारतीय दर्शन में योग एक अति महत्वपूर्ण शब्द है।
        bhārtīya darśan mẽ yog ek ati mahatvapūrṇ śabd hai.
        In the Indian context, yoga is a very important word.
      1. meditation
        Synonym: ध्यान (dhyān)
      2. oneness with Brahma; enlightenment
    2. use, utilization
      Synonyms: उपयोग (upyog), प्रयोग (prayog), इस्तेमाल (istemāl)
      1. benefit
        Synonym: लाभ (lābh)
    3. combination, mixture
      Synonyms: जोड़ (joṛ), मेल (mel), संयोग (sãyog), मिलन (milan)
    4. (mathematics) total, sum
      ४ और ३ का योग ७ है।4 aur 3 kā yog 7 hai.4 + 3 = 7
      Synonym: जोड़ (joṛ)
    5. method, way, path
      ज्ञान योगjñān yogpath to knowledge; concept in Advaita Vedanta school of Hinduism
    6. contribution, help
    7. (astrology) auspicious occasion

    Declension

    Declension of योग (masc cons-stem)
    singular plural
    direct योग
    yog
    योग
    yog
    oblique योग
    yog
    योगों
    yogõ
    vocative योग
    yog
    योगो
    yogo

    Derived terms

    Sanskrit

    Alternative scripts

    Etymology

  • From Proto-Indo-Aryan *yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-European *yówgos, from *yewg- (to yoke, harness, join). Compare the verbal root युनक्ति (yunákti, to yoke), युग (yugá) (< *yugóm), योगस् (yógas) (< *yéwgos). Cognate with English yoke.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    योग • (yóga) stemm

    1. yoga, a group of mental and physical practises
    2. the act of yoking, joining, attaching, harnessing, putting to (of horses)
      • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.39.12:
        आ तेन॑ यातं॒ मन॑सो॒ जवी॑यसा॒ रथं॒ यं वा॑मृ॒भव॑श्च॒क्रुर॑श्विना।
        यस्य॒ योगे॑ दुहि॒ता जाय॑ते दि॒व उ॒भे अह॑नी सु॒दिने॑ वि॒वस्व॑तः॥
        ā́ téna yātaṃ mánaso jávīyasā ráthaṃ yáṃ vāmṛbhávaścakrúraśvinā.
        yásya yóge duhitā́ jā́yate divá ubhé áhanī sudíne vivásvataḥ.
        Come on that chariot which the Rbhus made for you, the chariot Aśvins, that is speedier than thought, at harnessing whereof heaven's daughter springs to birth and from Vivasvat come auspicious night and day.
    3. yoke, team, vehicle, conveyance
    4. employment, use, application, performance
    5. equipping or arraying (of an army)
    6. fixing (of an arrow on the bow-string)
    7. putting on (of armour)
    8. remedy, cure
    9. means, expedient, device, way, manner, method
    10. supernatural means, charm, incantation, magical art
    11. trick, stratagem, fraud, deceit (compare yoga-nanda)
    12. undertaking, business, work
    13. acquisition, gain, profit, wealth, property
    14. occasion, opportunity
    15. any junction, union, combination, contact with (+instrumental with or without सह (sahá), or compound)
      योगम् (yogam) एति (eti)to agree, consent, acquiesce in anything
    16. mixing of various materials, mixture
    17. partaking of, possessing (instrumental or compound)
    18. connection, relation (योगात् (yógāt), योगेन (yógena) and योगतस् (yógatas) at the end of a compound: in consequence of, on account of, by reason of, according to, through)
    19. putting together, arrangement, disposition, regular succession
    20. fitting together, fitness, propriety, suitability
      योगेन (yógena) and योगतस् (yógatas)suitably, fitly, duly, in the right manner
    21. exertion, endeavour, zeal, diligence, industry, care, attention
      योगतस् (yógatas)strenuously, assiduously
      पूर्णेन योगेन (pūrṇena yogena)with all one's powers, with overflowing zeal
    22. yoga: application or concentration of the thoughts, abstract contemplation, meditation, (especially) self-concentration, abstract meditation and mental abstraction practised as a system
    23. any simple act or rite conducive to yoga or abstract meditation
    24. Yoga personified (as the son of Dharma and Kriya)
    25. a follower of the yoga system
    26. (in samkhya) the union of soul with matter (one of the 10 मूलिकअर्था (mūlikaarthā)s or radical facts)
    27. (with पाशुपत (pāśupata)s) the union of the individual soul with the universal soul
    28. (with पाञ्चरात्र (pāñcarātra)s) devotion, pious seeking after God
    29. (with जैन (jaina)s) contact or mixing with the outer world
    30. (astronomy) conjunction, lucky conjuncture
    31. (astronomy) a constellation, asterism (these, with the moon, are called चान्द्रयोगाः (cāndrayogāḥ) and are 13 in number; without the moon they are called खयोगाः (khayogāḥ), or नाभसयोगाः (nābhasayogāḥ))
    32. (astronomy) the leading or principal star of a lunar asterism
    33. (astronomy) name of a variable division of time (during which the joint motion in longitude of the sun and moon amounts to 13 degrees 20 minutes; there are 27 such yogas beginning with विष्कम्भ (viṣkambha) and ending with वैधृति (vaidhṛti))
    34. (arithmetic) addition, sum, total
    35. (grammar) the connection of words together, syntactical dependence of a word, construction (at the end of a compound = dependent on, ruled by)
    36. (grammar) a combined or concentrated grammatical rule or aphorism
    37. the connection of a word with its root, original or etymological meaning (as opposed to रूढि (rūḍhi))
    38. violator of confidence, spy
    39. name of a scholiast or commentator on the परमार्थसार (paramārthasāra)

    Declension

    Masculine a-stem declension of योग
    singular dual plural
    nominative योगः (yógaḥ) योगौ (yógau)
    योगा¹ (yógā¹)
    योगाः (yógāḥ)
    योगासः¹ (yógāsaḥ¹)
    accusative योगम् (yógam) योगौ (yógau)
    योगा¹ (yógā¹)
    योगान् (yógān)
    instrumental योगेन (yógena) योगाभ्याम् (yógābhyām) योगैः (yógaiḥ)
    योगेभिः¹ (yógebhiḥ¹)
    dative योगाय (yógāya) योगाभ्याम् (yógābhyām) योगेभ्यः (yógebhyaḥ)
    ablative योगात् (yógāt) योगाभ्याम् (yógābhyām) योगेभ्यः (yógebhyaḥ)
    genitive योगस्य (yógasya) योगयोः (yógayoḥ) योगानाम् (yógānām)
    locative योगे (yóge) योगयोः (yógayoḥ) योगेषु (yógeṣu)
    vocative योग (yóga) योगौ (yógau)
    योगा¹ (yógā¹)
    योगाः (yógāḥ)
    योगासः¹ (yógāsaḥ¹)
    • ¹Vedic

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Assamese: যো ()
    • English: yoga
    • Old Javanese: yoga, yuga (see there for further descendants)
    • Hindi: योग (yog)
    • Odia: ଯୋଗ (joga)
    • Tamil: யோகம் (yōkam) (learned)
    • Telugu: యోగము (yōgamu) (learned)

    References

    • Monier Williams (1899), “योग”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 856/2.
    • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 417