kundalini
Syllables: kun·da·li·ni
kundalini noun: an energy said to lie coiled at the base of the spine and to be released by yoga.
Noun
kundalini (countable and uncountable, plural kundalinis)
- An energy said to lie coiled at the base of the spine and to be released by yoga.
- For us it is, of course, a symbol of the caduceus of Aesculapius, of the spinal column, of the kundalini-serpent of the Indians – you will be able to trace the ancestry of the idea through many continents and many religions.1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 131
- The physiology of Tantra yoga focuses on the magical numinosity of the male semen, but the experience of the awakening of kundalini is not an exclusively male phenomenon.1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 19
kundalini meaning in Sanskrit
kundalini in Sanskrit
- kundalini
- कुण्डलिनी kuṇḍalinī
Forms of kundalini
| plural | kundalinis |
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Origin of kundalini
From Sanskrit कुण्डलिनी (kuṇḍalinī, “coiled”).
Words formed from kundalini
Questions about kundalini
- What does kundalini mean?
- Kundalini means an energy said to lie coiled at the base of the spine and to be released by yoga.
- What is kundalini in Sanskrit?
- Kundalini in Sanskrit is कुण्डलिनी (kuṇḍalinī). See Kundalini meaning in Sanskrit.
- What part of speech is kundalini?
- Kundalini is a noun.
- What is the plural of kundalini?
- The plural of kundalini is kundalinis.
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