योगक्षेम
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬬᭀᬕᬓ᭄ᬱᬾᬫ (Balinese script)
- যোগক্ষেম (Assamese script)
- যোগক্ষেম (Bengali script)
- 𑰧𑰺𑰐𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰸𑰦 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀬𑁄𑀕𑀓𑁆𑀱𑁂𑀫 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌮 (Grantha script)
- યોગક્ષેમ (Gujarati script)
- ꦪꦺꦴꦒꦏ꧀ꦰꦺꦩ (Javanese script)
- យោគក្ឞេម (Khmer script)
- ಯೋಗಕ್ಷೇಮ (Kannada script)
- ໂຍຄກ຺ເຩມ (Lao script)
- 𑘧𑘻𑘐𑘎𑘿𑘬𑘹𑘦 (Modi script)
- ယောဂက္ၑေမ (Burmese script)
- 𑧇𑧜𑦰𑦮𑧠𑧌𑧚𑧆 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐫𑑀𑐐𑐎𑑂𑐲𑐾𑐩 (Newa script)
- ଯୋଗକ୍ଷେମ (Oriya script)
- ꢫꣂꢔꢒ꣄ꢰꢾꢪ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆪𑆾𑆓𑆑𑇀𑆰𑆼𑆩 (Sharada script)
- 𑖧𑖺𑖐𑖎𑖿𑖬𑖸𑖦 (Siddham script)
- యోగక్షేమ (Telugu script)
- โยคกฺเษม (Thai script)
- ཡོགཀྵེམ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒨𑒼𑒑𑒏𑓂𑒭𑒹𑒧 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
योग (yoga, “yoking, effort”) + क्षेम (kṣema, “welfare, safety, prosperity”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /jɐw.ɡɐk.ʂɐj.mɐ́/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /joː.ɡɐkˈʂeː.mɐ/
Noun
योगक्षेम • (yogakṣemá) m
- the secure possession of what has been acquired; the acquisition of property and the security thereof
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.166.5:
- यो॒ग॒क्षे॒मं व॑ आ॒दाया॒हं भू॑यासमुत्त॒म आ वो॑ मू॒र्धान॑मक्रमीम् ।
- yogakṣemáṃ va ādā́yāháṃ bhūyāsamuttamá ā́ vo mūrdhā́namakramīm.
- May I be highest [among you rivals], having gained your secured possessions, my feet have trodden on your heads.
- यो॒ग॒क्षे॒मं व॑ आ॒दाया॒हं भू॑यासमुत्त॒म आ वो॑ मू॒र्धान॑मक्रमीम् ।
- c. 400 BCE, Bhagavad Gītā Chapter IX.22:
- अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जना: पर्युपासते ।
तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम् ॥- ananyāścintayanto māṃ ye janā: paryupāsate .
teṣāṃ nityābhiyuktānāṃ yogakṣemaṃ vahāmyaham . - [And the Lord said:] "But those who always worship Me with exclusive devotion, meditating on My transcendental form – to them I carry what they lack, and preserve what they have."
- ananyāścintayanto māṃ ye janā: paryupāsate .
- अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जना: पर्युपासते ।
- the charge for securing property against accidents; insurance
- c. 200 BCE – 200 CE, Manusmṛti क्रयविक्रयं अध्वानं भक्तं च सपरिव्ययम् ।
योगक्षेमं च संप्रेक्ष्य वणिजो दापयेत्करान् ॥:- Having well considered [the rates of] purchase and sale, [the length of] the road, [the expense for] food and condiments, the charges of securing the goods, let the king make the traders pay duty.
- welfare, peace, prosperity
- c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda (Taittirīya Saṃhitā) VII.5.18:
- आऽस्मिन् राष्ट्रे राजन्य इषव्यः शूरो महारथो जायताम् । दोग्ध्री धेनुः । वोढाऽनड्वान् आशुः सप्तिः पुरंधिर्योषा जिष्णू रथेष्ठाः सभेयो युवा । आऽस्य यजमानस्य वीरो जायताम् । निकामेनिकामे नः पर्जन्यो वर्षतु फलिन्यो न ओषधयः पच्यन्ताम् । योगक्षेमो नः कल्पताम् ॥
- ā́smín rāṣṭré rājanyà iṣavyàḥ śū́ro mahārathó jāyatām. dógdhrī dhenúḥ. vóḍhānaḍvā́n. ā́śuḥ sáptiḥ. púraṃdhiryóṣā. jiṣṇū́ ratheṣṭhā́ḥ. sabhéyo yúvā. ā́syá yájamānasya vīró jāyatām. nikāménikāme naḥ parjányo varṣatu phalínyo na óṣadhayaḥ pacyantām. yogakṣemó naḥ kalpatām.
- In this kingdom may a prince [who is bent on ruling] be born, an archer [who is able to shoot arrows], a hero [who is bent on excelling in battle], and a great chariot-fighter [who is bent on fighting]; a milk cow who will yield milk; a draught ox [who is bent on plowing]; a swift racer [who is bent on running]; a young woman who is fertile; a victorious warrior [who is bent on winning]; a youth fit for the assembly [who is bent on speaking well]. To this worshipper be a hero born. May Parjanya rain for us whensoever we desire. May our plants ripen with fruit. May peace and prosperity be ours.
- आऽस्मिन् राष्ट्रे राजन्य इषव्यः शूरो महारथो जायताम् । दोग्ध्री धेनुः । वोढाऽनड्वान् आशुः सप्तिः पुरंधिर्योषा जिष्णू रथेष्ठाः सभेयो युवा । आऽस्य यजमानस्य वीरो जायताम् । निकामेनिकामे नः पर्जन्यो वर्षतु फलिन्यो न ओषधयः पच्यन्ताम् । योगक्षेमो नः कल्पताम् ॥
- rest after labour
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of योगक्षेम (yogakṣemá) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | योगक्षेमः yogakṣemáḥ | योगक्षेमौ yogakṣemaú | योगक्षेमाः / योगक्षेमासः¹ yogakṣemā́ḥ / yogakṣemā́saḥ¹ |
| Vocative | योगक्षेम yógakṣema | योगक्षेमौ yógakṣemau | योगक्षेमाः / योगक्षेमासः¹ yógakṣemāḥ / yógakṣemāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | योगक्षेमम् yogakṣemám | योगक्षेमौ yogakṣemaú | योगक्षेमान् yogakṣemā́n |
| Instrumental | योगक्षेमेण yogakṣeméṇa | योगक्षेमाभ्याम् yogakṣemā́bhyām | योगक्षेमैः / योगक्षेमेभिः¹ yogakṣemaíḥ / yogakṣemébhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | योगक्षेमाय yogakṣemā́ya | योगक्षेमाभ्याम् yogakṣemā́bhyām | योगक्षेमेभ्यः yogakṣemébhyaḥ |
| Ablative | योगक्षेमात् yogakṣemā́t | योगक्षेमाभ्याम् yogakṣemā́bhyām | योगक्षेमेभ्यः yogakṣemébhyaḥ |
| Genitive | योगक्षेमस्य yogakṣemásya | योगक्षेमयोः yogakṣemáyoḥ | योगक्षेमाणाम् yogakṣemā́ṇām |
| Locative | योगक्षेमे yogakṣemé | योगक्षेमयोः yogakṣemáyoḥ | योगक्षेमेषु yogakṣeméṣu |
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Descendants
- Pali: yogakkhema (“rest after work”)