Glossary to the Record of Yoga

Introductory Note Status. Work on this glossary is in progress. Some definitions are provisional and will be revised before the glossary is published. Scope. Most words from languages other than English (primarily Sanskrit), and some English words used in special senses in the Record of

Yoga, are included.

Transliteration. Words in italics are Sanskrit unless otherwise indicated. Sanskrit words are spelled according to the standard international system of transliteration. This has been adopted because the same Sanskrit word is often spelled in more than one way in the text. The spellings that occur in the text, if they differ from the transliteration (ignoring any diacritical marks over and under the letters), are mentioned in parentheses. The sounds represented by c,r. , and s ors. in the standard transliteration are commonly represented by ch, ri, and sh in the anglicised spellings normally used in the Record of

Yoga.
Order. All entries, regardless of language, are arranged in English alphabetical order. Words and phrases are alphabetised letter by letter, disregarding diacritics, spaces and hyphens. Compounds and phrases. A compound or phrase composed of words that do not occur separately in the text is normally listed as a unit and the words are not defined individually. Compound expressions consisting of words that also occur by themselves, and thus are defined separately, are listed in the glossary only if they occur frequently or have a special significance. Definitions. The definition of each term is intended only as an aid to understanding its occurrences in the Record of Yoga. Itmay not include all the meanings a word has in the original language. On the other hand, it may include meanings that are not found in dictionaries of the language, since Sri Aurobindo adaptedmanywords to his own needs in referring to his yogic experiences. The definitions take into account Sri

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Aurobindos own explanations, the contexts in which the terms occur, and the relations between the Record of Yoga and his other writings. Quotations. Direct quotations from Sri Aurobindos writings are indicated by quotation marks. Cross-references. Words in bold type in the definitions are defined in the glossary. Searching. When searching for a definition, enter the term in either of two ways: 1. Type the term as it is spelled in the text. This should find either (a) the definition you are looking for, or (b) an entry that will show the transliteration of the term under which the definition can be found using the next method. 2. Type a period / full stop (.) and the transliterated spelling without diacritical marks. Typing a period / full stop before the transliteration