Patanjali

[ puh-tuhn-juh-lee ]

noun

1. flourished late 2nd century b.c., Indian scholar and philosopher: sometimes regarded as the founder of yoga.

Example Sentences

In 2006, he started Patanjali, a company making ayurvedic products.

From Quartz

The mystical school of Yogis was established by Patanjali, the founder of one of the six philosophical systems of ancient India.

From Project Gutenberg

With the sage Patanjali, he held the universe to have the power of perpetual progression.

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He has expertly mastered the various pranayamas 7-1 of the ancient eightfold yoga outlined by Patanjali.

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An opportune memory came to me of one of Patanjali's yoga aphorisms-that on ahimsa (harmlessness).

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The ancient rishi Patanjali defines "yoga" as "control of the fluctuations of the mind-stuff."

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