Hinduism a cosmic or divine energy in human beings located at the base of the spine and released upward by means of yogic techniques
Origin of kundalini
from Sanskrit ku??alini, literally , coiled, snakekundalini
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kundalini
noun
HinduismEnergy that lies dormant at the base of the spine until it is activated, as by the practice of yoga, and channeled upward through the chakras in the process of spiritual perfection.
Origin of kundalini
Sanskrit ku&nlowdot;&dlowdot;alinī from feminine of ku&nlowdot;&dlowdot;alin- coiled, spiral from ku&nlowdot;&dlowdot;alam ring, coil perhaps of Dravidian originTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Origin
From Sanskrit कुण्डलिनी (kuṇḍalinī, “coiled”).
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