Vyāyāma (व्यायाम) in Sanskrit broadly refers to exertion,
effort, or physical exercise, encompassing meanings from
bodily workouts to mental or spiritual exertion.
General Definition
In classical Sanskrit, vyāyāma denotes:
- Exertion or effort (manly or disciplined effort)
- Fatigue or labor, indicating the physical outcome of exertion
- Struggle, contention, or difficulty, extending metaphorically to
- challenges
- Occupation or business, referring to an activity involving sustained effort
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In Hindu Scriptures and Ayurveda
humors, and improve functional capacity . Vāgbhaṭa, in the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā, mentions vyāyāma alongside
Linguistic Notes
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Summary
- Etymological root: vyā (out/over) + yam (restraint, effort, control)
- Primary senses: exertion, exercise, effort, fatigue, struggle, or business
- Contexts: Physical health (Ayurveda), martial and athletic training,
- spiritual discipline in Buddhism, general activity or occupation
- Extended usage: measure of physical length (fathom) or metaphorical
- challenges
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