"kriya" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kriyas [plural]
Etymology: From Sanskrit क्रिया (kriyā). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|sa|क्रिया}} Sanskrit क्रिया (kriyā) Head templates: {{en-noun}} kriya (plural kriyas)
  1. (yoga) A technique or practice within a yoga discipline. Categories (topical): Yoga
    Sense id: en-kriya-en-noun-lhx8nXvA
  2. (yoga) An outward physical manifestation of awakened kundalini, such as spontaneous body movement. Categories (topical): Yoga
    Sense id: en-kriya-en-noun-D6cCbRP4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 83 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 18 82

Inflected forms

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