(from the Sanskrit
word yam, which means "to restrict") The word yati has been used to
identify an ascetic, as someone who has attained control over oneself, from the
time of the Vedas, the oldest Hindu holy books.
Since the storm-god Indra is reported to have battled with
the yatis during the period of the Vedas, there seems to be some ambiguity
about the yatis, but later on the name takes on an absolutely good sense.
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