Sanskrit · noun · Faith & Sacred History

Jogi

जोगी

said jo-gee

also written: Yogi

Meaning

A yogi or wandering Hindu ascetic devoted to spiritual discipline.

Literally: one who practises yoga, ascetic

Usage & notes

The wandering ascetic appears in Urdu verse as a figure of renunciation, often mirrored against the dervish.

Related words

A Hindu ascetic who has renounced worldly life in pursuit of liberation.

A wandering mendicant mystic who renounces worldly wealth; a poor man of God.

Spiritual poverty; the dervish's chosen detachment from wealth and power.