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What are the 50 most important Sanskrit words?

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Learn the most important 50 Sanskrit words with their English translations

This challenge is for learning the most commonly important Sanskrit words.

To join this challenge comment on this post every day until you memorize all 50 sanskrit words.

  1. Atman – Soul
  2. Dharma – Duty
  3. Karma – Action
  4. Yoga – Union
  5. Mantra – Sacred sound or phrase
  6. Om – Universal spiritual sound
  7. Guru – Spiritual teacher
  8. Shanti – Peace
  9. Moksha – Liberation
  10. Bhakti – Devotion
  11. Jnana – Knowledge
  12. Vedas – Sacred texts
  13. Upanishads – Philosophical texts
  14. Tantra – Esoteric practices
  15. Samsara – Cycle of birth and death
  16. Maya – Illusion
  17. Prana – Life force energy
  18. Chakra – Energy centers in the body
  19. Kundalini – Coiled energy at the base of the spine
  20. Ahimsa – Non-violence
  21. Satya – Truthfulness
  22. Brahma – Creator of the universe
  23. Vishnu – Preserver of the universe
  24. Shiva – Destroyer of the universe
  25. Devi – Goddess
  26. Sutra – Short aphorism
  27. Purusha – Male Supreme Being
  28. Prakriti – Nature
  29. Ayurveda – Vedic medicine
  30. Japa – Repetition of a mantra
  31. Puja – Worship
  32. Hatha – Physical yoga practices
  33. Asana – Yoga posture
  34. Pranayama – Breathing exercises
  35. Bandha – Energy lock
  36. Mudra – Symbolic gesture
  37. Sattva – Purity
  38. Rajas – Passion
  39. Tamas – Ignorance
  40. Kama – Desire
  41. Artha – Material wealth
  42. Moksha – Liberation
  43. Samadhi – State of meditative absorption
  44. Dhyana – Meditation
  45. Pratyahara – Withdrawal of the senses
  46. Dharana – Concentration
  47. Ishvara – Personal god
  48. Brahman – Impersonal universal spirit
  49. Atman – Soul
  50. Shakti – Divine feminine energy
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