Glossary

• saaSTaaMga-namaskaara: 'urasaa s'irasaa dRSTyaa manasaa vacasaa tathaa padbhyaaM karabhyaaM karNaabhyaaM praNaamooSTaaMga ucyate'. Salutaion/prostration with the chest (touching the ground, meaning heart-felt), head (touching the ground, bent low in all humbleness), thought, word, feet, hands (so, in deed as well). Body should lie full flat on the ground. A good exercise for the body too.


• suutra (Aphorism): 'alpaakSaramasaMdigdhaM saaravadvis'vatoomukhaH astoobhamanavadyaMca suutraM suutravidoo viduH' - a Cryptic/Brief Statement or Formula - Precise/Unambiguous, Summary/Gist/Essence, Considering all Viewpoints/Broad/Universal, without any Extra/Non-Essential stuff, Error-Free/Flawless/Free of any kind of Defect.


• sapta RSayaH (7 Great Sages): atri, gautama, jamadagni, bharadvaaja, vasiSTha, kas'yapa, vis'vaamitra