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
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