अपरिग्रह

Sanskrit

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Etymology

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अ- (a-) +‎ परिग्रह (parigraha)

Noun

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अपरिग्रह (aparigraha) stemm

  1. greedlessness
  2. aparigraha (renouncing of any possession besides the necessary utensils of ascetics)
    अपरिग्रहस्थैर्ये जन्मकथंतासंबोधः ॥३९॥
    aparigrahasthairye janmakathaṃtāsaṃbodhaḥ.39.
    With constancy of aparigraha, a spiritual illumination of the how and why of motives and birth emerges. - Patanjali, Yoga Sutra 2.39