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Narayanashrama Tapovanam Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| āpah | |
| apriya | Sanskrit : अप्रिय; unpleasant, disagreeable , disliked. |
| arghya | Sanskrit : अर्घ्य ; water and other items offered at the respectful reception of a guest. |
| ārjava | Sanskrit: आर्जव ; straightforwardness. |
| artha | sanskrit : अर्थ ; wealth |
| asakta | sanskrit : असक्त; without attachment for eg. working without attachment to the fruits or results of the act. |
| āsaktah | sanskrit : आसक्त: ; attached to |
| āsana | Sanskrit : आसन ; seat, place, stool. |
| asanga | sanskrit : असंग ; dis-attachment |
| ashrama | Sanskrit : आश्रम ; A stage of life. The four stages are 1st, Brahmacārin, ‘student of the Veda’; 2nd, Gṛha-stha, ‘householder’; 3rd, Vānaprastha, ‘anchorite’; and 4th, Sannyāsin. |
| Ashwamedha | Sanskrit: अश्वमेध;the horse-sacrifice, a celebrated ceremony, the antiquity of which reaches back to the Vedic period. |
| ātmā | Sanskrit : आत्मा; Soul |
| ātmā-jñāna | sanskrit : आत्मज्ञान; knowledge of the Soul |
| atṛpti | sanskrit : अतृप्ति ; unquenched-ness, dis-satisfaction |
| avadhāritam | sanskrit : अवधारितम् ; Sufficiently understood. |
