pratyahara

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UK/pɹatjəˈhɑːɹə/

noun

The withdrawal of one's senses; focus on oneself as opposed to external stimuli.

OriginSanskrit प्रत्याहार →
First used 19th c.Scrabble 18
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Meanings

nounpratyahara (uncountable)
  1. uncountableyogaThe withdrawal of one's senses; focus on oneself as opposed to external stimuli.First known use 19th c.

    By withdrawing our awareness from negative impressions, pratyahara strengthens the mind's powers of immunity.

    1999, David Frawley, Yoga and Ayurveda, page 262

Origin

  1. Sanskritप्रत्याहार“withdrawal”
  2. Englishpratyahara

From Sanskrit प्रत्याहार (pratyāhāra, “withdrawal”).

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