As a deity name
Name 861 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
As a Hindi name
योगविद् · noun · masculine
योगशास्त्र का ज्ञाता · महादेव · ओषधियों को मिलाकर औषध बनानेवाला — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a follower of the Y˚ doctrines
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Gender counterpart
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Dictionary citations
yoga—vid mfn. knowing the right means or proper method, knowing what is fit or suitable, Hariv.; R. &c.
conversant with the Yoga, MBh.; BhP. &c.
yoga—vid m. N. of Śiva, Śivag.
a follower of the Y˚ doctrines
a practiser of abstract meditation
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