9. What is Sanskrit?
Yoga Studies in Five Minutes - Theodora Wildcroft
Corinna May Lhoir [+]
Universität Hamburg
Corinna May Lhoir is a contract lecturer for Sanskrit and for the history of yoga at
Universität Hamburg. Her PhD research focuses on yoga and meditation in Jainism, and she is currently preparing a critical edition of a mediaeval Jain text on yoga called the Yogapradīpa.
Description
Sanskrit is an ancient Indo-Aryan language which has played an influential role in the practice and development of yoga throughout the ages. Many yoga texts considered of significant importance have been composed in Sanskrit, such as the Pātañjalayogaśāstra or the Haṭhapradīpikā. Many of the terms and concepts used in yoga are still taken from Sanskrit.