Namaskar - Oct 2006

Namaskar • A Voice for Yoga in Asia
Tia’s Crossword
ACROSS
1. Inverted in Sanskrit. (8)
3. First word of Sanskrit for Sanskrit
for fierce one-pointed determination…
“I Should do it, I Have to do it, I Must do
it, I Can do it, I Will do it.” (6)
5. Bow down for this intense stretch.
(6)
7. Third word of “Sutra which defines
yoga as an end to the fluctuations of
the mind.” (8)
10. Language of yoga. (8)
11. Sanskrit for ‘inference’, one of the
three ways of arriving at right
knowledge. (7)
13. Sixth limb of Ashtanga yoga.
Concentrate your mind! (7)
14. Dangling asana! Hint, the movie,
‘Run … Run’. (4)
16. Faculty of the eyes or the mind to
look inwards. It’s a way of arriving at
right knowledge through direct
perception, through knowing and not
just knowledge. It’s a knowledge the
mind knows nothing of, the highest
form of knowledge there can be. (7)
19. Yoke, Union etc. (4)
20. Meditative Buddhism typically
associated with Japan. (3)
21. Universal language that can fire the
heart with devotion. (5)
23. Samsara, an eye-opening ….. on the
workings of a monk’s mind, set in
Laddakh. (4)
25. Second word of important yogic
text. (5)
26. Second word of “Sutra which
defines yoga as an end to the
fluctuations of the mind.” (6)
27. Kipling’s book that talks about a
quest for the river of deliverance. (3)
29. Manifestation of Purusha (the
soul), meaning ‘nature’ in Sanskrit. (8)
30. First word of Svatmarama’s text
on yoga. (5)
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2. Author of Yoga Sutra.
3. All in Sanskrit. (5)
4. ‘Who am I’ in Sanskrit. (5)
6. Crocodile asana. (5)
8. … Bai, Indian princess who devoted
her life to singing songs in praise of her
beloved Lord Krishna, much to the
discomfort of her husband. (4)
9. Jumble ‘I mash a chap’ for Sanskrit
prefix meaning west and referring to
the back of the body. (9)
10. The eight supernatural powers that
could be acquired by yogis, but if
acquired, they could become obstacles
on the path to God. (6)
12. Hindu goddess of dawn. (3)
14. Padma in Padmasana and Padme in
Om Mani Padme Hum both refer to this
flower that usually grows in muck. (5)
15. Third word of Svatmarama’s text on
yoga. (9)
17 Second word of Sanskrit for Sanskrit
for fierce one-pointed determination…
“I Should do it, I Have to do it, I Must do
it, I Can do it, I Will do it.” (6)
18. Jumble ‘hug amok’ for this asana
named after the source of River Ganga
or the face of a cow. (7)
22. Second word of “Sutra that defines
yoga as an end to the fluctuations of
the mind.” (6)
24. Reclining in Sanskrit. (5)
26. Heroic asana. (4)
28. Initials of Indian freedom fighter
who passionately followed the two
yamas of non-violence (ahimsa) and
truth (satya). (3)
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