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NCCPT Yoga Terms Sanskrit
Sanskrit terms for yoga
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05/06/2016
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Term
yoga
 Definition
union
Term
kona
 Definition
angle
Term
bala
 Definition
child
Term
bhjanga
 Definition
snake
Term
chatur
 Definition
4
Term
anga
 Definition
limb
Term
dhanura
 Definition
bow
Term
nava
 Definition
boat (think Navy)

navasana - boat pose
Term
pada
 Definition
foot

padahastasana - forward bend
Term
urdhva
 Definition
upward
Term
pashima
 Definition
back
Term
uttana
 Definition
intense stretch or side
Term
sava
 Definition
corpse
Term
tada
 Definition
mountain
Term
trikona
 Definition
triangle
Term
ushtra
 Definition
camel
Term
utthita
 Definition
extended
Term
parsva
 Definition
side
Term
virabhadra
 Definition
mythological warrior

vira - hero bhahadra- friend
Term
vriksa
 Definition
tree
Term
surya
 Definition
sun
Term
tadasana
 Definition
tree pose
Term
apana vayu
 Definition
downward energy
Term
utkatasana
 Definition
chair pose
Term
adho mukha svanasana
 Definition
downward dog
Term
utthita trikonasana
 Definition
Extended triangle
Term
utthita parsvakonasana
 Definition
Extended side angle
Term
chandrasana
 Definition
Crescent Pose
Term
padangusthasana
 Definition
hand to toe pose
Term
uttanasana
 Definition
standing forward bend
Term
paschimottanasana
 Definition
Seated Forward Bend
Term
Prasarita padotanasana
 Definition
Standing Wide Legged Forward Bend
Term
prasarita
 Definition
spread, with outstretched limbs
Term
upavista konasana
 Definition
Seated Wide Legged Forward Bend
Term
upavista
 Definition
Seated, sitting
Term
bhujangasana
 Definition
Cobra
Term
setu bandha sarvangasana
 Definition
Bridge
Term
setu
 Definition
bridge
Term
ustrasana
 Definition
Camel pose
Term
dhanurasana
 Definition
Bow pose
Term
urdvha dhanurasana
 Definition
Wheel
Term
Vasisthasana
 Definition
One arm balance

Vasistha -Sage, wrote hymns
Term
vrksasana
 Definition
Tree pose
Term
savasana
 Definition
Corpse pose
Term
virabhadrasana
 Definition
Warrior poses
Term
Bhardvajasana
 Definition
Seated twist both legs same direction

Bhardvajasa- One of the 7 seers
Term
maricyasana
 Definition
Seated one knee into chest twist

Marcia - one of the 7 seers
Term
jathara parivartanasana
 Definition
Belly laying down twist
Term
jathara
 Definition
belly
Term
parivarta
 Definition
revolved
Term
agnistambhasana
 Definition
Fire Log or Double Pigeon
Term
balasana
 Definition
Child's pose
Term
hanumasana
 Definition
splits

hanuman was a messenger god, or a monkey god
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