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See also: युग



From Sanskrit योग (yoga) from युनक्ति (yunakti, to yoke). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm.



योग (yogam

  1. Yoga (meditative practice)
  2. total, sum
  3. combination
  4. contribution, help

Derived terms[edit]



From Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-European *yéwgos, from *yewg- (to yoke, harness, join). Compare the verbal root युनक्ति (yunakti, to yoke), युग (yugá) (< Proto-Indo-European *yugóm).


योग (yógam

    • RV 10.39.12c
      आ तेन यातं मनसो जवीयसा रथं यं वां रभवश्चक्रुरश्विना |
      यस्य योगे दुहिता जायते दिव उभे अहनीसुदिने विवस्वतः ||
      ā tena yātaṃ manaso javīyasā rathaṃ yaṃ vāṃ ṛbhavaścakruraśvinā |
      yasya yoghe duhitā jāyate diva ubhe ahanīsudine vivasvataḥ ||
  2. yoke, team, vehicle, conveyance
  3. employment, use, application, performance
  4. equipping or arraying (of an army)
  6. putting on (of armour)
  7. remedy, cure
  9. supernatural means, charm, incantation, magical art
  11. undertaking, business, work
  12. acquisition, gain, profit, wealth, property
  13. occasion, opportunity
  14. any junction, union, combination, contact with (+instrumental with or without सह (sahá), or compound)
    योगम् (yogam) एति (eti)to agree, consent, acquiesce in anything
  15. mixing of various materials, mixture
  16. partaking of, possessing (instrumental or compound)
  17. connection, relation (योगात् (yogāt), योगेन (yógena) and योगतस् (yóga-tas) at the end of a compound: in consequence of, on account of, by reason of, according to, through)
  18. putting together, arrangement, disposition, regular succession
  19. fitting together, fitness, propriety, suitability
    योगेन (yógena) and योगतस् (yóga-tas)suitably, fitly, duly, in the right manner
    पूर्णेन योगेन (pūrṇena yogena)with all one's powers, with overflowing zeal
  24. a follower of the yoga system
  25. (in samkhya) the union of soul with matter (one of the 10 मूलिकअर्था (mūlika-arthā)s or radical facts)
  26. (with पाशुपत (pāśupata)s) the union of the individual soul with the universal soul
  27. (with पाञ्चरात्र (pāñcarātra)s) devotion, pious seeking after God
  28. (with जैन (jaina)s) contact or mixing with the outer world
  29. (astronomy) conjunction, lucky conjuncture
  30. (astronomy) a constellation, asterism (these, with the moon, are called चान्द्रयोगाः (cāndra-yogāḥ) and are 13 in number; without the moon they are called खयोगाः (kha-yogāḥ), or नाभसयोगाः (nābhasa-yogāḥ))
  32. (astronomy) name of a variable division of time (during which the joint motion in longitude of the sun and moon amounts to 13 degrees 20 minutes; there are 27 such yogas beginning with विष्कम्भ (viṣkambha) and ending with वैधृति (vaidhṛti))
  33. (arithmetic) addition, sum, total
  36. the connection of a word with its root, original or etymological meaning (as opposed to रूढि (rūḍhi))
  37. violator of confidence, spy
  38. name of a scholiast or commentator on the परमार्थसार (paramārthasāra)


Masculine a-stem declension of योग
Nom. sg. योगः (yogaḥ)
Gen. sg. योगस्य (yogasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative योगः (yogaḥ) योगौ (yogau) योगाः (yogāḥ)
Vocative योग (yoga) योगौ (yogau) योगाः (yogāḥ)
Accusative योगम् (yogam) योगौ (yogau) योगान् (yogān)
Instrumental योगेन (yogena) योगाभ्याम् (yogābhyām) योगैः (yogaiḥ)
Dative योगाय (yogāya) योगाभ्याम् (yogābhyām) योगेभ्यः (yogebhyaḥ)
Ablative योगात् (yogāt) योगाभ्याम् (yogābhyām) योगेभ्यः (yogebhyaḥ)
Genitive योगस्य (yogasya) योगयोः (yogayoḥ) योगानाम् (yogānām)
Locative योगे (yoge) योगयोः (yogayoḥ) योगेषु (yogeṣu)

