The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1934 page)

(Skt.). A ruler or revered (because authoritative) figure, also used of a dancer, musician, sculptor, etc., who is skilled in his art or craft.

 
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(Skt., ‘royal’)
or a
ga-
(Skt., ‘eight-limbed’) yoga. Classical yoga as developed in
Patañjali's
Yoga S
tra
and in the commentarial literature.
Patañjali defines yoga as the ‘cessation of mental fluctuations’ (cittav
tti
nirodha
) (Yoga S
tra 1. 2). This cessation is the distinguishing of ordinary awareness (
citta
) from the real conscious self (
puru
a
). This is achieved by practising the ‘eight limbs’ (a
ga) of yoga: restraint (
yama
), discipline (
niyama
), posture (
sana
), breath-control (
pr
y
ma