śarīra

Devanāgarī: शरीर Translation: any solid body; bodily frame; one's body Similar words:kāya

Appears in

Yoga Sūtra:

Chapter 3: 38

Sāṃkhya Kārikā:

Bhagavad Gītā:

Chapter 18: 15

Yoga Rahasya:

Chapter 4: 31
Chapter 1: 31

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Commentaries around

“If Śarīra leads Ātma, there is Kleśa.
The cause of this is Karma Vāsana and Mithyā Indriya.”
– T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 2

“When the body is disordered,
make use of the body to reduce.
When thought is agitated,
make use of Prāṇāyāma to reduce.”
– From T Krishnamacharya’s composition,
The Yoga Rahasya Chapter Four verse 31

“Śarīrika Sādhana – Keeping the body fit and well.
In the language of Patañjali Āsana is mostly Śarīrika Sādhana.”
– TKV Desikachar France 1983

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