Yoga Sanskrit Words & Definitions

Yoga Sanskrit - Ardo Muhka Svanasana

"When we learn Karate, we speak Japanese. When we learn Yoga, we speak Sanskrit." - tony eason

42 Sanksrit Words

quoted  from “Light on Yoga” by B.K.S. Iyengar
  • Sarvangasana = The whole body
  • Utthita = Raised up, extended, stretched.
  • Parsva = Lateral, side
  • Nava = Boat
  • Danda = Staff
  • Kona =   Angle
  • Mala = Wreath
  • Svana = Dog
  • Supta = Sleeping, lying down
  • Urdhva = Upward
  • Ut = Intensity
  • Parsarita = Spread/stretched out
  • Pachima = West
  • Pada = Foot or leg
  • Karna = Ear
  • Angusta = Big Toe
  • Muhka = Face
  • Ardha = Half
  • Sava = Corpse
  • Tan = Stretch, extend, lengthen
  • Parivrtta = Turned around, revolved,
  • Janu = Knee
  • Sirsa = Head
  • Baddha = Caught, restrained, bound
  • Padma = Lotus
  • Eka = One
  • Upavistha = Seated
  • Karna = Ear
  • Salamba = With support
  • Hasta = Hand
  • Parsva = Side or flank
  • Niralamba = Without support
  • Hala = Plough
  • Mayura = Peacock
  • Ubhaya = Both
  • Go = Cow
  • Paripurna = Entire or complete
  • Bhujangasana = Serpent
  • Chatur = Four
  • Ariga = Limb or part of
  • Vatayanasana =    Horse
  • Garuda = Eagle

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“Not only has there been a reversal of Hatha Yoga and Yoga, whereby Hatha Yoga (the “part”) has been labeled as “Yoga” (the “whole”), but the whole process and scope of Yoga has been effected in our collective perceptions of Yoga.” – Swami Jnaneshvara Bharati

  • Yoga is the whole, of which Kundalini is a part.
  • Yoga is the whole, of which Laya is a part.
  • Yoga is the whole, of which Mantra is a part.
  • Yoga is the whole, of which Nada is a part.
  • Yoga is the whole, of which Raja is a part.
  • Yoga is the whole, of which Tantra is a part.
  • Yoga is the whole, of which Bhakti is a part.
  • Yoga is the whole, of which Hatha is a part.
  • Yoga is the whole, of which Jnana is a part.
  • Yoga is the whole, of which Karma is a part.

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