Sanskrit Test 2

Test your knowledge of Yoga words in Sanskrit.

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Click one or more selections below to view the correct answer(s).

yama

(a) control -correct-

(b) discipline -correct-

(c) restraint -correct-

(d) God of Death -correct-

niyama

(a) discipline -correct-

(b) restraint -correct-

(c) fixed rule -correct-

(d) Female God of Death incorrect

yâna

(a) discipline incorrect

(b) vehicle -correct-

(c) self-control -correct-

âsana

(a) posture -correct-

(b) seat -correct-

(c) sitting -correct-

(d) throwing incorrect

vâsanâ

(a) pose incorrect

(b) dwelling -correct-

(c) subconscious impression -correct-

(d) habit pattern -correct-

prânâyâma

(a) breath observation incorrect

(b) breath control -correct-

(c) lengthening of the breath -correct-

(d) protraction of life energy -correct-

pratyaksha

(a) cosmos incorrect

(b) cognition incorrect

(c) perception -correct-

pratyâhâra

(a) introspection incorrect

(b) sense withdrawal -correct-

(c) sensory inhibition -correct-

manas

(a) self/ego -correct-

(b) mind -correct-

(c) pathway incorrect

indriya

(a) sense object -correct-

(b) sense faculty -correct-

(c) sense organ -correct-

(d) Vedic God of War incorrect

bodha

(a) mind incorrect

(b) enlightenment -correct-

(c) wakefulness -correct-

(d) understanding -correct-

buddha

(a) awakened -correct-

(b) enlightened -correct-

(c) enlightenment incorrect

cit (sometimes written chit/chid in English)

(a) transcendental Consciousness correct

(b) mind incorrect

(c) thought incorrect

nirvâna

(a) extinction -correct-

(b) annihilation incorrect

(c) blowing out -correct-

(d) Self-realization incorrect