Gentile from the south in charge of Hindu philosophy (5)
I believe the answer is:
yogic
'gentile from the south in charge of hindu philosophy' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'gentile from the south in charge of' is the wordplay.
'gentile' becomes 'goy' (synonyms).
'from the south' says the letters should be written in reverse (in a down clue, letters go up).
'in charge of' becomes 'ic'.
'goy' backwards is 'yog'.
'yog'+'ic'='YOGIC'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for yogic that I've seen before include "posturing?" , "-- flying is TM method" , "of meditation" , "Relating to a Hindu system of philosophy" , "Related to Hindu philosophy" .)