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pratyahara

UK/pɹatjəˈhɑːɹə/

pratyahara noun: the withdrawal of one's senses; focus on oneself as opposed to external stimuli.

Noun

pratyahara (uncountable)

  1. (yoga) The withdrawal of one's senses; focus on oneself as opposed to external stimuli.
    • By withdrawing our awareness from negative impressions, pratyahara strengthens the mind's powers of immunity.1999, David Frawley, Yoga and Ayurveda, page 262

pratyahara meaning in Sanskrit

pratyahara in Sanskrit

pratyahara
प्रत्याहार pratyāhāra

Origin of pratyahara

From Sanskrit प्रत्याहार (pratyāhāra, “withdrawal”).

Questions about pratyahara

What does pratyahara mean?
Pratyahara means the withdrawal of one's senses; focus on oneself as opposed to external stimuli.
What is pratyahara in Sanskrit?
Pratyahara in Sanskrit is प्रत्याहार (pratyāhāra). See Pratyahara meaning in Sanskrit.
What part of speech is pratyahara?
Pratyahara is a noun.
How do you pronounce pratyahara?
Pratyahara is pronounced /pɹatjəˈhɑːɹə/ (UK).

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pratyahara (page history and authors); प्रत्याहार (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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