Yati
यतिपुंल्लिङ्ग (masculino) · यम् धातु (yam — controlar) + क्तिन् प्रत्यय
yati
Tradition and Teaching
AI translationAscetic; one who has controlled the senses
Yati is the renunciant who has practiced complete control over the senses. Usually associated with sannyāsin, but with specific emphasis on self-control (yama). In the Advaita tradition, the yati is a central figure: one dedicated exclusively to the search for liberation, free from the distractions of life in society. It is not external status (robe, order) — it is interior quality.
Occurrence in the corpus
॥ ५८ ॥ 【भाष्यम्】 यदा संहरते सम्यगुपसंहरते अयं ज्ञाननिष्ठायां प्रवृत्तो यतिः कूर्मः अङ्गानि इव यथा कूर्मः भयात् स्वान्यङ्गानि उपसंहरति सर्वशः सर्वतः एवं ज्ञाननिष्ठः इन्द्रियाणि इन्द्रियार्थेभ्यः सर्वविषयेभ्यः उपसंहरते तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता इत्युक्तार्थं वाक्यम्
|| 58 || 【bhāṣyam】 yadā saṃharate samyagupasaṃharate ayaṃ jñānaniṣṭhāyāṃ pravṛtto yatiḥ kūrmaḥ aṅgāni iva yathā kūrmaḥ bhayāt svānyaṅgāni upasaṃharati sarvaśaḥ sarvataḥ evaṃ jñānaniṣṭhaḥ indriyāṇi indriyārthebhyaḥ sarvaviṣayebhyaḥ upasaṃharate tasya prajñā pratiṣṭhitā ityuktārthaṃ vākyam
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Vishva Vidya (2026). Yati (यति). Vishva Vidya — Vedanta. https://vedanta.com.br/en/glossary/yati
Vishva Vidya. "Yati (यति)." Vishva Vidya — Vedanta, January 1, 2026, https://vedanta.com.br/en/glossary/yati.
Vishva Vidya. "Yati (यति)." Vishva Vidya — Vedanta, January 1, 2026. https://vedanta.com.br/en/glossary/yati.
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