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Siddhi (Devanagari सिद्धि) is a Sanskrit word that can be translated as "perfection", "accomplishment", "attainment", or "success".
 
In Indian religions the word specifically refers to psychic or occult powers such as clairvoyance, levitation, materialization, etc. In the Yogasutras of Patanjali the following siddhi-s are listed:
 
Aṇimā: reducing one's body even to the size of an atom
 
Mahima: expanding one's body to an infinitely large size
 
Garima: becoming infinitely heavy
 
Laghima: becoming almost weightless
 
Prāpti: having unrestricted access to all places
 
Prākāmya: realizing whatever one desires
 
Iṣṭva: possessing absolute lordship
 
Vaśtva: the power to subjugate all.

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Siddhi (Devanagari सिद्धि) is a Sanskrit word that can be translated as "perfection", "accomplishment", "attainment", or "success".

In Indian religions the word specifically refers to psychic or occult powers such as clairvoyance, levitation, materialization, etc. In the Yogasutras of Patanjali the following siddhi-s are listed:

Aṇimā: reducing one's body even to the size of an atom

Mahima: expanding one's body to an infinitely large size

Garima: becoming infinitely heavy

Laghima: becoming almost weightless

Prāpti: having unrestricted access to all places

Prākāmya: realizing whatever one desires

Iṣṭva: possessing absolute lordship

Vaśtva: the power to subjugate all.