Intl Sai Org aachamana. Sipping water fro m the palm o f the hand fo r purificatio n befo re rites.

Sri Sathya aagaami. Actio n (karma) in which o ne is no w engaged that is bo und to affect the future; impending; future. Sai Central aagama. The external o r ritual aspect o f Vedas. Trust main reference page Vahini glo ssary main do wnlo ad glo ssary A B C D E G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V Y Z Aagama. That which has co me o r o riginated. The primeval so urce o f kno wledge. A name fo r Vedas. aahithaya. Depo sited, placed, as o fferings in a sacrificial fire. aahuthi. Oblatio ns o ffered in the sacrificial fire. aahvaana. Invitatio n, invo catio n, welco ming. aajya. Clarified butter (ghee). aakaara. Fo rm. aalambana. Suppo rt, receptacle. Aamnaya (Aamnaaya). Sacred traditio n handed do wn by repetitio n. A name fo r Vedas. aapo -jyo thi. Splendo ur o f water. aaraadhaka. Wo rshiper. aaraadhya. Wo rshiped. Aarathi. Ritual wo rship in which lights are waved. aarjava. Ho nesty. Aarsha. Related to the sages (rishis). A name fo r Veda. aatta. Flo ur o f rice o r wheat. abhan-avarana (aabhaan-aavarana). Veiling with appearance. abhasa (aabhaasa). Appearance, superimpo sitio n o f false o ver real. abhasa-avarana (aabhaasa-aavarana). Superimpo sing the bo undaries o f individuality o n the Universal. abhava-pratheethi. No n-co gnitio n o f o bjects. a-bhaya. Fearless, no fear. a-bheda (a-bhedha). Integral; no n-differentiating. a-bhedha-jnana (-jnaana). Integral spiritual kno wledge. abhijith. Victo ry; eighth perio d o f the day (abo ut midday); an auspicio us co nstellatio n o f time.
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Abhimanyu. Arjuna's so n and Parikshith's father; slain in battle. abhisheka. Ablutio n, bathing. abyasa (abhyaasa). Systematic, steady practice. a-chara (-chaara). Unmo ving. achara (aachaara). Precept, behavio ur, rules o f go o d co nduct. a-chara-dharma (aachaara-dharma). Go o d behavio ur. acharya (aachaarya). Spiritual teacher, precepto r, spiritual guide. acharyo pasana (aachaaryo paasana). Reverential service to the precepto r. a-chetana (-chethana). No n-intelligent, unco nscio us, inert, senseless. a-chinthya. Incapable o f being co nceived. Adah (Adhah). That, Brahman. a-dambhithwam (-dhambhithvam). Absence o f vanity; sincerity. Adha. That, Brahman. adhama. Lo west, wo rst. adhara (aadhaara). Basis. a-dharma. Evil, injustice. adheya (aadheya). Being based, co ntained, sustained. a-dhika-ari. Wo rst enemy. adhwara (adhvara). Sacrifice. Adhwara Veda (Adhvara Vedha). A name fo r Yajur-veda. adi-atma (adhi-aathma). Pertaining to the individual so ul, spirit, o r manifestatio n o f supreme Brahman. adi-atmic (adhi-aathmika). Pertaining to adi-Atma. adi-bhauthika (adhi-bhauthika). Pertaining to the physical o r material wo rld; the fine spiritual aspect o f material o bjects. adi-butha (adhi-bhuutha). Who le perishable creatio n; the primo rdial fo rm o f matter; everything that has name and fo rm. adi-daiva (adhi-dhaiva). Divinity o r fate, the spiritual substratum o f the co smo s. adi-daivika (adhi-dhaivika). Pertaining to divinity o r fate, e.g. natural disasters. adi-kara-murthi (adhi-kaara-murthi). Manifestatio n o f a perso n o f autho rity.
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adi-kari (adhi-kaari). Official, perso n o f autho rity. adi-kavi (aadhi-kavi). First amo ng po ets. adi-murthi (aadhi-muurthi). Primo rdial fo rce. adisesha (aadhishesha). Also sesha. Serpent, snake. Adisesha (Aadhishesha). Divine serpent with a tho usand heads upo n which the earth rests; used by demi-go ds and demo ns to gether to churn the o cean o f milk. Also , repo sing bed o f Vishnu. Aditi (Adhithee). Daughter o f Dhaksha and wife o f Kasyapa; sister o f Diti. aditya (aadhithya). Sun. Aditya (Aadhithya). So n o f Aditi; there were twelve o f them, o ne o f them being Surya, the sun, so Surya is so metimes called Aditya. aditya-varna (aadhithya-varna). Co mplexio n like the sun. adi-yajna (adhi-yajna). Pertaining to sacrificial aspects. a-drisya (a-dhrishya). Invisible to the eye. a-dwaitha (-dhvaitha). No ndualism o r mo nism, the Vedantic do ctrine that everything is Go d. a-dwaitha-ananda (a-dhvaitha-aanandha). Bliss o f being One and Only. a-dwaitha-bhavana (adhvaitha-bhaavana). No n-dual state. a-dwaitha-avastha (a-dhvaitha-avastha). Abiding in Brahman. a-dwaitha-jyo thi (a-dhvaitha-jyo thi). The light witho ut a seco nd. a-dwaitha-sthayi (a-dhvaitha-sthaayi). Staying in Brahman. a-dwaithic (a-dhvaithik). Of o r pertaining to no ndualism ( a-dwaitha). a-dwaithin (a-dhvaithin). One who pro po unds no ndualism (a-dwaitha). a-dwaitho pasana (a-dhvaitho paasana). Wo rship o f Go d as present in everything, spiritual effo rt to experience unity at all times. adya (adhya). Perso n receiving an o ffering, the o fferee. adyasa (adhyaasa). Superimpo sitio n. Adyatma (Adhyaathma). The individual so ul, spirit, o r manifestatio n o f supreme Brahman. Adyatmic (Adhyaathmik). Spiritual; pertaining to the individual so ul, spirit, o r manifestatio n o f supreme Brahman. Adyatmica Sabha (Adhyaathmika Sabha). Assembly o f Go d. Agastya (Agasthya). Sage and autho r o f several Vedic hymns; also the star Cano pus.
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aggi. Derived fro m "agni (fire)". agneyastra (agneya-asthra). Rama's fire weapo n. agni. Fire element. Agni. Go d o f Fire; name fo r Fire when it is o ut o f sight range. agni-astra (-asthra). Fire missile. Agni-Brahmana (-Braahmana). Wo rd fo r the Sectio n o n ho rse sacrifice. Agni-deva (-dheva). Go d o f fire. agni-ho tra (-ho thra). Ritual o f o ffering o blatio ns in the ho ly fireplace. Three kinds are: daily o bligatio n, o ccasio nal o bligatio n, and o ptio nal fire. Agni-varna. So n o f Sudarsana and father o f Sigraga. agra. Primal, primo rdial. Agri. First; a name fo r Agni when within the range o f sight. Ahalya (Ahalyaa). Princess o f the Puru dynasty, who was turned into a sto ne by the curse o f her husband, Gautama, fo r suspected adultery. She regained her fo rm when Rama to uched the sto ne with his divine feet. aham. The kno wer, the ' I '. Aham Brahmasmi (Brahmaasmi). I am Brahman, o r I am divine. aham-kara (-kaara). Ego , self-lo ve, selfish individuality. ahara (aahaara). Fo o d. ahavaniya (aahavaneeya). Co nsecrated fire taken fro m the perpetual fire and prepared fo r receiving o blatio ns, esp. the eastern o ne o f the three fires burning at a sacrifice. ahimsa. No nvio lence. Ahi-Ravana (Ahi-Raavana). A so n o f Ravana. Ahuka (Aahuka). King o f the Yadu dynasty, father o f Ugrasena, who in turn was the father o f Kamsa. aikshika-astra (asthra). Siva weapo n, the unfailing weapo n o f the third eye o pening o f Siva. aikya. Oneness with Go d, unio n o f the individual so ul (jiva) with Go d. aiswarya (aishvarya). Po wer and pro sperity. Aithareya Brahmana (Braahmana). A Brahmana texts o f the Veda. Aithareya Upanishad. (Upanishath). One o f the ten impo rtant Upanishads. It deals with the wo rld and the human as the creatio n o f Atma, the three-fo ld birth o f Atma, and the nature o f the Atma.
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a-ja. Birthless. Aja. King o f the So lar Dynasty; so n o f Rahu and father o f Dasaratha. a-jah. Unbo rn. Ajamukhi (Aja-mukhee). A demo ness. a-jara. Decline, diminutio n. a-jnana (a-jnaana). Igno rance, stupidity. a-jnana-avrithi (a-jnaana-aavritthi). Obscuring o r deluding po wer. a-jnana-sakthi (a-jnaana-shakthi). Po wer o f igno rance. a-jnani (a-jnaani). Igno rant perso n. Akampa. Also Akampana. One o f Ravana's mighty demo n warrio rs. a-karma. No n-actio n; detached actio n who se co nsequences do no t leave a binding impressio n. a-kartha. Undesigned, no human agent. akasa (aakaasha). Sky, space, ether. akasavani (aakashavani). Vo ice fro m the sky. a-keerthi-karam. Quality that causes disgrace o r decline o f reputatio n. akhanda (akhandha). Eternal; co ntinuo us. akhandaika-rasa. Unbro ken uniflo w o f sweetness. Akhanda-jyo thi. The eternal, unbro ken light. a-kro dha. No n-anger. a-kshara. Imperishable, indestructible. akshara. Syllable, letter. akshauhini (akshauhinee). A fighting unit co nsisting o f 10 9 350 fo o t-so ldiers, 6 56 10 ho rses and ho rsemen, 218 70 elephants and elephant warrio rs, and 218 70 chario ts and their human equipment. a-kshaya. Undecaying, never-ending. Akshayakumara. Ravana's so n. a-kshaya-pathra (-paathra). Never ending plate; vessel given by Lo rd Sun to the Pandavas. Alamba Devi (Alambuushaa Dhevi). Celestial go ddess, mo ther o f Visala by Ikshvaku.
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Alarka. King in the state o f Kasi (Benares), who gave his eyes upo n the request o f a brahmin. alatha-santhi (alaatha-shaanthi). Extinctio n o f the firebrand circle; refers to analo gy o f the gleam o f the wo rld with circle made by the fast swinging o f a fiery stick alaya (aalaya). Ho use, dwelling. Allah. Go d, in the Islam religio n. alo chana. Planning, co nsidering. alpa-buddhi. Dull-witted. a-maanithwa (-maanithva). Humility, lack o f pride, vanity. a-mala. Absence o f impurity. a-manaska. Blissful state o f realizatio n when seer realizes that entire creatio n is created by Self; mindless; free fro m all mental activity. a-mano bhava. Mindless state. a-mara. Witho ut death. Amaravathi (Amaraavathee). Residence o f Indra. Also , a city thro ugh which Rama passed o n the way to exile in the fo rest. Ambarisha (Ambareesha). Pio us king o f the Ikshvaku dynasty. So n o f Prasusruka and father o f Nahusha. a-mritha. Divine nectar (literally, no death o r immo rtal). a-mritha-dharma. Immo rtal dharma. a-mritha-putra (-puthra). So n o f eternal divinity. a-mritha-sanyasa (-sanyaasa). Bliss-filled renunciatio n. a-mritha-swarupa (-svaruupa). Immo rtal nature. a-mrithathwam (-mrithathvam). Immo rtality. amritha-vidya (-vidhyaa). Educatio n fo r immo rtality. a-mritho padesa (a-mritho padhesha). Immo rtality-besto wing o r nectarine teaching. amsa (amsha). Part. Amsumanta (Amshumantha). King o f the so lar dynasty; virtuo us so n o f Aswamanja and grandso n o f Sagara. a-mulam (a-muulam). Witho ut suppo rt, baseless, ro o tless. an-aadi (-aadhi). Witho ut beginning. an-aahatha-dhwani (-dhvani). Unstruck, primeval so und; Om; mystic so und heard by yo gis. an-aarya-jushtam (-jushtham). Igno ble nature o r behavio ur.
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an-aasakthi. No n-attachment, absence o f yearning. an-achara (-aachaara). Impro per behavio ur o r co nduct. an-aham-kara (-aham-kaara). Absence o f ego tism. ananda (aanandha). Supreme bliss, unending jo y. ananda-lo ka (aanandha-lo ka). Regio n o f heavenly bliss; also Brahma regio n. ananda-maya (aanandha-maya). Spiritual bliss. ananda-maya ko sa (aanandha-maya ko sha). The sheath o f bliss, the innermo st sheath o f the bo dy. ananda-nilaya (aanandha-nilaya). Abo de o f supreme bliss. ananda-praapti (aanandha-praapthi). Attainment o f spiritual bliss. ananda-swarupa (aanandha-svaruupa). The embo diment o f supreme bliss. an-anga. Limbless. an-antha. Endless, eternal, unending; infinity. an-anya-bhaava. Thinking o nly o f Divinity and no thing else. an-anya-bhaktha. Devo tee with o ne-po inted devo tio n. an-anya-bhakthi. One-po inted devo tio n, admitting no distractio n. an-anya-chintha (-chinthaa). Undivided co ntemplatio n (o f the Lo rd). Anaranya. So n o f Bana and father o f Trisanku. an-asana (-ashana). Fasting to death. Anasuya (Anasuuyaa). Wife o f sage Athri and mo ther o f Dattatreya; an incarnatio n o f the Trinity. an-atma (an-Aathma). No t Atma, o r no t-Self. anda-anda. Basic living cell o f creatio n. andaja. Egg-bo rn. Andhaka. A king in the Yadu dynasty. an-eka-bhakthi. Devo tio n to vario us things o r states. anga. Limb, part, fact, feature, "earth bit". Anga. A kingdo m in Eastern Bihar, adjo ining Bengal. Angada (Angadha). Vali's so n, cro wn-prince.
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anga-vathi. Manifestatio n based. Angiras. A sage-hermit bo rn fro m the mind o f Brahma. Indra gave him the name Atharvangiras when Angiras paid him ho mage by reciting the hymns o f Atharva-veda. Angiro Veda (Vedha). A name fo r Atharva-veda. See Angiras. Angulimala (Anguleemaala). Thief refo rmed by devo tio n to the Buddha. angushtra-matra (angushtha-maathra). Thumb-sized. a-nir-desya (dheshya). Incapable o f descriptio n. Aniruddha. So n o f Pradyumna and grandso n o f Krishna. a-nir-vachaneeya. Beyo nd descriptio n. a-nithya. Impermanent, transient. anna. Fo o d. anna-maya ko sa (ko sha). Sheath o f the bo dy co mpo sed o f fo o d; the physical sheath. anna-purna (-puurna). Besto wer o f fo o d; go ddess; a fo rm o f Durga (go ddess o f destructio n o f evil o bstacles). ano r-aneeyaan. Subtler than the subtle. anritha. No t true, false. anritha-putra (-puthra). So n o f falseho o d; child o f futility. antar (anthar). Inner. antara-prapancha (anthara-prapancha). Inner wo rld. antar-atma (anthar-aathma). The Atma within; the inner Self. antar-jagath (anthar-jagath). Inner universe. antar-mukha (anthar-mukha). Inward fo cus. antar-vimarsha (anthar-vimarsha). Inner quest. antar-yamin (anthar-yaamin). Inner ruler o r Being that guides all creatures. anthah-chathushtaya. The fo ur internal senses o f mind, intellect, memo ry, and ego . anthah-karana. Inner psycho -so matic fo urfo ld instruments o f mind, intellect, memo ry, and ego . anubhava-jnana (-jnaana). Self-experience; kno wledge fro m perso nal experience. anumaana. Inferential perceptio n. anuraaga. Affectio n.
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anurakthi. Deep attachment to o r affectio n fo r Go d. anusaasitha (anushaasitha). Independent master, o ne who directs. Anusasanaparva (Anushaasanaparva). Famo us sectio n o f mo ral principles in the Mahabharatha. anushtana (anushthaana). Undertaking, perfo rmance, actio n; spiritual o r go o d disciplined co nduct. Anusrava (Anushrava). That which was heard serially. A name fo r the Vedas. anuvaka (anuvaaka). Sectio n. anveekshakee. Lo gical philo so phy; metaphysics. anveshana. Seeking, enquiry. anya-vathi. Symbo lized divinity. a-nyaya (-nyaaya). Injustice. apana (apaana). The do wnward air, which go es o ut thro ugh the anus. a-para (a-paraa). Immanent, materialised, lo wer, o rdinary. a-para-prakriti (-paraa-prakrithi). Lo wer nature, wo rld. a-para-vidya (-paraa-vidhyaa). Secular science, western kno wledge. a-parichchinna. Indivisible; witho ut parts; witho ut limit o r break. a-parigraha. No n-acceptance o f gifts, renunciatio n. a-parinami (-parinaami). Mo dificatio nless. a-paro ksha. Inner kno wledge; direct spiritual kno wledge. a-paro ksha-brahma-jnana (-jnaana). Direct perceptio n, kno wledge o f Brahman. a-paro ksha-jnana (-jnana). Direct spiritual kno wledge. a-po urusheya. No n-perso nal, superhuman. a-prameya. Beyo nd all po ssibilities o f being described by catego ries, immeasurable. apsaras. Wives o f the Gandharvas, celestial nymphs. a-purna (-puurna). No t full. arabhimatha. Dearest and mo st pleasurable. arani. Stick o f hardwo o d used in ritual. aranya (aaranya). Fo rest.
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Aranyakas (Aaranyakas). Religio us o r philo so phical texts clo sely co nnected with the brahmins, either co mpo sed in the fo rest o r studied there. They deal with inner significances and internal disciplines. Aranyaparva (Aaranyaparva). First sectio n o f the third bo o k o f the Mahadhundhumara; co ntains predictio ns o f the Kali-yuga. archaka. Wo rshiper. archana. Wo rship, ado ratio n. archi. Fire. archi-radi-marga (-raadhi-maarga). Path o f Go ds, beginning with fire o r the Sun's rays, taken by spiritual so uls after death. ardhanga (ardhaanga). Half o f the bo dy. arishadvarga (arishadhvarga). Six inner enemies o f man, viz. lust, anger, greed, delusio n, pride, and hate. Arishta. Demo n in fo rm o f an o x sent by Kamsa to kill Krishna, but Krishna destro yed him. Arishtanemi. So n o f Vinatha and sage Kasyapa. arjuna. Pure, unsullied, unblemished, white. Arjuna. Krishna's disciple, in the Bhagavad Gita; third o f five Pandava bro thers. See Mahabharatha. Arjuna mo untain. White mo untain. artha (aartha). The distressed, suffering. artha. Wealth, pro sperity, material o bject, thing, aim, purpo se, desire. artha-arthi (-aarthi). One who lo ngs fo r wealth; the po o r. Arundathi (Arundhathee). Wife o f sage Vasishta; regarded as the highest mo del o f wifely devo tio n and chastity. a-rupa-laya (-ruupa-laya). Disso lutio n o f the fo rmless. a-rupa-naasa (-ruupa-naasha). Destructio n o f the fo rmless o r mental agitatio ns. Aryan (Aaryan). (a) Literally no ble. (b) Fo llo wer o f Vedic o r spiritual path. (c) Ancient dwellers o f India who co mpo sed the Rig-veda; the chief tribe was that o f the Bharathas. a-sahaja. Assumed, unnatural. a-sakthi. Absence o f desire o r yearning; detachment. a-samsakthi. Indifferent, no n-attachment. a-samsari (-samsaari). No t bo und by wo rldly illusio n. asana (aasana). Yo ga po sture o r sitting po sture. a-sanga. No n-attachment.
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a-santhi (-shaanthi). Lack o f peace; agitated mind; restlessness. A-sarira (-shareera). Bo dyless; name fo r the Go dhead. a-sat (-sath). False, unreal, no n-existent, bad. a-sat-avarana (-sath-aavarana). Veiling with untruth. a-sathya. Falseho o d. A-sathya-narayana (-sathya-naaraayana). Lo rd o f untruth. ashram (aashrama). Hermitage o r mo nastery; residence fo r saints and spiritual aspirants. ashram-vasis (aashrama-vaasis). Residents o f ashrams, hermitages, o r mo nasteries. ashta-akshari. Eight syllables. ashtanga (ashtaanga). Eight parts. ashtanga-yo ga (ashtaanga-yo ga). Eight-fo ld discipline o f yoga to destro y igno rance and reach state o f co mmunio n with Self, as taught by Sage Patanjali. ashvatta. Banyan tree, impermanent. Asitha. So n o f King Bharatha; father o f Sagara. aso ka (asho ka) tree. Tree o f mo derate size belo nging to the legumino us class, with magnificent red flo wers. Aso kavana (Asho kavana). Gro ve o f Aso ka trees. asrama (aashrama). A stage o f life: o ne o f student, ho useho lder, hermit, and renunciate. asraya (aashraya). That o n which a thing depends; suppo rt, refuge. asritha (aashritha). Dependent; taking refuge. a-stheya. No n-stealing. asthi. Being, existence; is-ness; syno nym fo r sat. asthika (aasthika). Believer; theist; Go d-revering perso n. asthikya-buddhi (aasthikya-buddhi). Piety, belief in Go d. Asthinapura. City o f bo nes. a-sthira. Unsteady, unstable. astra (asthra). Missile, weapo n, swo rd, bo w. a-subha (a-shubha). Inauspicio us, maleficent. a-sura. Demo n; term aro se when Diti's so ns refused to drink the liquo r ( sura) o ffered by Varuni, daughter o f Varuna.
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a-suric (aasurik). Demo nic. a-suri-sampathi (aasuri-sampatthi). Demo nic existence, tendencies. Asurtharajasa (Asuurtha-rajasa). One o f the fo ur so ns o f King Kusa; also , a so n o f Rama. a-suya (a-suuya). Jealo usy. Aswa-Brahmana (Ashva-Braahmana). Brahmana relating to ho rse sacrifice. Aswalayana (Aashvalaayana). Vedic scho o l fo unded by So unaka. Aswamanja (Ashvamanja). King o f so lar dynasty; wicked so n o f Sagara and Kesini; driven away by his father because o f his cruelty. aswamedha yaga (Ashvamedha yaga). Ho rse sacrifice to abso lve a king o f all sins. A ho rse is marked with a victo ry card and allo wed to ro am abo ut freely. If anyo ne sto ps the ho rse, the king sho uld go and defeat him in battle and bring back the ho rse. Aswapathi (Ashvapathi). Lo rd o f ho rses, bro ther-in-law o f Dasaratha, Rama's father. a-swargyam (-svargyam). Quality that destro ys the divine in man. Aswathama (Ashvatthaama). So n o f Dro na. Aswija (Aashvayuja). A Vedic mo nth, generally falling between September and Octo ber. Aswini (Ashvini). Twin deities who appear in the sky befo re dawn in a go lden chario t drawn by ho rses; physicians o f the heavens. atha (athhaa). Thereafter. athah. Fo r this reaso n. athala. Bo tto mless regio n; first o f the lo wer wo rlds beneath the Earth. a-thanu. Witho ut a bo dy. Atharvan. So n o f Vasishta and autho r o f Atharva-veda. Atharvana-veda (-vedha). The fo urth Veda. After Atharvan, the co llato r, seer. Atharvangiro Veda (Vedha). A name fo r Atharva-veda. See Angiras. Atharva-samhitha. Atharva-veda. Samhitha means "co llectio n". Atharva-veda. The fo urth Veda. Atharva means "fo urth". A steady, unmo ved perso n, o f stable nature. athibala. Super strength. Athri. A sage; father o f Dattatreya. Also , o ne o f 10 mental so ns o f Hiranyagarbha. Atikaya (Athikaaya). One o f Ravana's so ns, a minister and general. Atma (Aathma). The real Self, o ne's divinity, Go d, the substance o f everything, the unseen basis, the spark o f Go d within. The Atma is unchanging and immo rtal; It
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do es no t die. Atma-abhyasa (Aathma-abhyaasa). Practice o f remembrance o f the Atma. Atma-ananda (Aathma-aanandha). Atmic bliss, bliss o f Self-realizatio n. Atma-anubhava (Aathma-anubhaava). Atmic experience. Atma-bhava (Aathma-bhaava). The tho ught o f divine Self itself. Atma-chaithanya (Aathma-chaithanya). Co nscio usness. Atma-chinthana (Aathma-chinthana). Co ntemplatio n o n the Atma. Atma-dharma (Aathma-dharma). Atmic duty, divine duty. Atma-dro ha (Aathma-dhro ha). Self-to rmenting, treaso n to the higher Self. Atma-jnana (Aathma-jnaana). Kno wledge o f Self-realizatio n; awareness o f Atma. Atma-jnani (Aathma-jnaani). Self-kno wer. Atma-jyo thi (Aathma-jyo thi). Atmic effulgence. Atma-hathya (Aathma-hathya). Self-destructio n. Atma-linga (Aathma-linga). Oval sto ne symbo lizing the divine Atma. Atma-rama (Aathma-raama). Eternal bliss; Rama in the heart. Atma-rupa (Aathma-ruupa). Embo diment o f Atma. Atma-sakshathkara (Aathma-saakshathkaara). Direct visio n o f Atma; Self realisatio n. Atma-samyama (Aathma-samyama). Perfect restraint o f all senses; balance and repo se. Atma-santhi (Aathma-shaanthi). Individual peace. Atma-sanyasa (Aathma-sanyaasa). Atmic renunciatio n. Atma-shatka (Aathma-shatka). The Atmic Six, referring to the six sectio ns o f the Aithareya Upanishad. Atma-sthithi (Aathma-sthithi). The characteristic o f the Atma; stage o f permanent awareness o f o ne's divinity. Atma-suddhi (Aathma-shuddhi). Self-purificatio n. Atma-swarupa (Aathma-svaruupa). Embo diment o f the all-pervading divine Self. Atma-thathwa (Aathma-thatthva). True nature o f the Atma, the Atmic Principle. Atma-vichara (Aathma-vichaara). Inquiry into the nature o f Atma. Atma-vidya (Aathma-vidhyaa). Kno wledge o f supreme reality o r Atma.
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Atma-yajna (Aathma-yajna). Self-sacrifice. Atmic (Aathmik). Of o r pertaining to the Atma. Atreya (Aathreya). Relating to the great sage Athri, o r Atreya. Classical Indian medical kno wledge is called ayur-veda (science o f health and lo ng life), the two chief traditio ns being tho se o f Atreya and Dhanvantari. Later presented by Charaka in the Charaka Samhitha (text stressing diagno sis and pro gno sis). attha. Offering, bo iled rice. Aum. Om; Designatio n o f the Universal Brahman; sacred, primo rdial so und o f the universe. Avaang-mano go chara. Ungraspable by wo rd o r tho ught, Go dhead. avadhana (avadhaana). Co ncentratio n. avadhutha (avadhuutha). One who is immersed in spiritual bliss, ever jo yo us, o blivio us o f the wo rld; a renunciate. Avanthi. One o f the seven sacred cities o f Bharath (India) o n the banks o f the Sipra river. avarana (aavarana). Veiling. avarana-sakthi (aavarana-shakthi). Veiling po wer. avastha. State, co nditio n. a-vastu. The unreal. Avatar (Avathaar). An incarnatio n o f Go d, taking a fo rm acco rding to the age in which the incarnatio n o ccurs. Special manifestatio n o f Go d o n Earth. Avatar-murthi (Avathaar-murthi). Fo rm o f the Avatar. avayava. Limb, part, member. a-vibhaktha. Undivided, no n-separate. a-vidya (-vidhyaa). Igno rance. a-vidya-maya (-vidhyaa-maayaa). Igno rance-based illusio n. a-vinaasi (-vinaashi). Witho ut decline and extinctio n. avina-bhava (avinaabhaava) sambandha. Inseparable relatio nship; essential characteristic. a-vyaktha. Unmanifest, imperceptible. a-vyapadesa (-vyapadesha). Beyo nd deno tatio n. a-vyavaahaarya. Witho ut wo rldly actio n. a-vyaya. Indestructible, unchanging. ayah (aayah). Child's nurse.
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Ayo dhya. City where Rama was bo rn and ruled. ayur-veda (-vedha). Classical Indian medical kno wledge; science o f health and lo ng life.

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