# अनुयोग (anuyoga)

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अनुयोग (anuyoga) is a Sanskrit word meaning a question, an examination, censure, reproof, religious meditation, spiritual union, censure or reproof, religious meditation or spiritual union. Its 11 recorded definitions are grouped into 3 contexts, among them Questioning, Inquiry, or Solicitation, Censure or Reproof, Religious Meditation or Spiritual Union.

- **Etymology:** E. अनु with, and योग union — E. anu with, and yoga union
- **SLP1:** `anuyoga`  **IAST:** anuyoga  **Devanagari:** अनुयोग
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anuyoga
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/anuyoga/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Questioning, Inquiry, or Solicitation (9 definitions)
- 1. A question. 2. An examination.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 37,2] अनु - योग (anu-yoga) m. a question, examination [ ID=7055 ]
- 1. A question. 2. Asking or solicitation. 3. Censure or reproof. 4. Religious meditation or spiritual union.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अनु (anu) योग (yoga) (anuyoga) [Printed book page 034 ] अनु (anu) योग (yoga) (anuyoga) m. ( - गः (-gaḥ) ) 1 A question. 2 Asking, solicitation. 3 Censure, reproof. 4 Religious meditation, spiritual union. E. अनु (anu) with, and योग (yoga) union. [ ID=1598 ]
- 1. A question. 2. Reproof. 3. Religious meditation.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अनुयोग (anuyoga) [Printed book page 028-a ] अनु - योग (anu-yoga) ( गः ) ((gaḥ)) 1. m. A question; reproof; religious meditation. [ ID=1338 ]
- 1. A question. 2. Solicitation. 3. Censure or reproof. 4. Religious meditation. 5. Explanation or comment.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अनुयोग (anuyoga) [Printed book page 025-23 ] अनुयोग (anuyoga) m. 1. A question; 2. solicitation; 3. censure, reproof; 4. religious meditation; 5. explanation, comment. [ ID=1461 ]
- 1. A question. 2. Asking. 3. Censure or reproof. 4. Religious meditation.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अनु (anu) योग (yoga) (anuyoga) [Printed book page 029-a ] अनु (anu) योग (yoga) (anuyoga) m. ( - गः (-gaḥ) ) 1. A question. 2. Asking, solicitation. 3. Censure, reproof. 4. Religious meditation, spiritual union. E. अनु (anu) with, and योग (yoga) union. [ ID=1596 ]
- 1. Question. 2. Inquiry.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अनुयोग (anuyoga) [Printed book page 0023-b ] अनुयोग (anuyoga) anuyoga, i. e. anu-yuj-a, m. 1. Question, Śāk. 15, 17. 2. In- quiry, Daśak. in Chr. 193, 2; 195, 20. [ ID=443 ]
- 1. Question. 2. Censure.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अनुयोग (anuyoga) [Printed book page 022 ] अनुयोग (anuyoga) m. question, censure. [ ID=1496 ]
- 1. A question. 2. Asking or solicitation. 3. Censure or reproof. 4. Explanation or comment. 5. Religious meditation or spiritual union.  
  *Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अनुयोग (anuyoga) [Printed book page 099-a ] अनुयोग (anuyoga) Tatpur. m. ( - गः (-gaḥ) ) 1 A question. 2 Asking, solicitation. 3 Censure, reproof. 4 Explanation, comment. 5 Religious meditation, spiritual union. E. युज् (yuj) with अनु, (anu,) kṛt aff. घञ् (ghañ). [ ID=3237 ]
- 1. A question, examination, or solicitation. 2. Censure or reproof. 3. Religious meditation or spiritual union.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > अनुयोग (anuyoga) [Printed book page 0038-a ] Anu-yoga, as, m. a question, examination, asking, solicitation; censure, reproof; religious meditation, spiritual union. —Anuyoga-kṛt, t, m. an Ācārya or spiritual teacher. [ ID=2496 ]

### Censure or Reproof (1 definition)
- censure, reproof  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > censure, reproof, Nyāya (Literary category) [ ID=7056 ]

### Religious Meditation or Spiritual Union (1 definition)
- religious meditation, spiritual union  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > religious meditation, spiritual union. [ ID=7057 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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