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Learning Sanskrit - NABM (Hindi)
Names of Āsana-s, Bandha-s and Mudrā-s
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A
- अधोमुखश्वानासन -- Adhomukhaśvānāsana / adhomukhashvAnAsana / adhomukhazvAnAsana -- Sound
Dog (śvāna) posture (āsana) having the face (mukha) downward (adhas)
- अनन्तासन -- Anantāsana / anantAsana / anantAsana -- Sound
Posture (āsana) of the Infinite (ananta) - (Ananta is an ephithet for Lord Viṣṇu)
- अर्धचन्द्रासन -- Ardhacandrāsana / ardhacandrAsana / ardhacandrAsana -- Sound
Half-moon (ardha-candra) posture (āsana)
- अर्धनावासन -- Ardhanavāsana / ardhanavAsana / ardhanavAsana -- Sound
Half (ardha) boat (nau) posture (āsana)
- अर्धबद्धपद्मपश्चिमोत्तानासन -- Ardhabaddhapadmapaścimottānāsana / ardhabaddhapadmapashcimottAnAsana / ardhabaddhapadmapazcimottAnAsana -- Sound
Half (ardha) posture (āsana) that stretchs (uttāna) the rear region (of the body) (paścima) (together with) tied (baddha) lotus (padma) - ("Paścima" means the entire rear region of the body and not only the back) - अर्धमत्स्येन्द्रासन -- Ardhamatsyendrāsana / ardhamatsyendrAsana / ardhamatsyendrAsana -- Sound
Half (ardha) Matsyendra's (matsyendra) posture (āsana) - ("Matsyendra" means "chief of the fishes" and it is the name of one of the two sages who compiled the Haṭhayoga science during the Middle Ages)
Ā
- आकर्णधनुरासन -- Ākarṇadhanurāsana / AkarNadhanurAsana / AkarNadhanurAsana -- Sound
Bow (dhanus) posture (āsana) up to ear (ākarṇa) - (i.e. One foot is imagined to be an arrow reaching to the ear)
U
- उड्डीयानबन्ध -- Uḍḍīyānabandha / uDDIyAnabandha / uDDIyAnabandha -- Sound
Rising or flying (uḍḍīyāna) lock (bandha) - (It is so called because through the practice of this lock or bandha, the vital energy or prāṇa flies upward with ease in the subtle body) - उत्तानासन -- Uttānāsana / uttAnAsana / uttAnAsana -- Sound
Extended (uttāna) posture (āsana)
- उत्तानपादासन -- Uttānapādāsana / uttAnapAdAsana / uttAnapAdAsana -- Sound
Posture (āsana) with legs (pāda) extended (uttāna) - उत्थितत्रिकोणासन -- Utthitatrikoṇāsana / utthitatrikoNAsana / utthitatrikoNAsana -- Sound
Triangle (tri-koṇa) posture (āsana) in a standing position (utthita)
- उत्थितपार्श्वकोणासन -- Utthitapārśvakoṇāsana / utthitapArshvakoNAsana / utthitapArzvakoNAsana -- Sound
Angle (koṇa) posture (āsana) on one side (pārśva) (and) in a standing position (utthita)
- उत्थितहस्तपादाङ्गुष्ठासन -- Utthitahastapādāṅguṣṭhāsana / utthitahastapAdA~NguSThAsana / utthitahastapAdAGguSThAsana -- Sound
Standing (utthita) posture (āsana) (in which one grabs) a big-toe (pādāṅguṣṭha) with (his) hands (hasta)
- उपविष्टकोणासन -- Upaviṣṭakoṇāsana / upaviSTakoNAsana / upaviSTakoNAsana -- Sound
Angle (koṇa) posture (āsana) in a sitting position (upaviṣṭa)
- उष्ट्रासन -- Uṣṭrāsana / uShTrAsana / uSTrAsana -- Sound
Camel (uṣṭra) posture (āsana)
Ū
- ऊर्ध्वदण्डासन -- Ūrdhvadaṇḍāsana / UrdhvadaNDAsana / UrdhvadaNDAsana -- Sound
Stick (daṇḍa) posture (āsana), upward (ūrdhva) - ऊर्ध्वधनुरासन -- Ūrdhvadhanurāsana / UrdhvadhanurAsana / UrdhvadhanurAsana -- Sound
Bow (dhanus) posture (āsana), upward (ūrdhva)
- ऊर्ध्वपद्मासन -- Ūrdhvapadmāsana / UrdhvapadmAsana / UrdhvapadmAsana -- Sound
Lotus (padma) posture (āsana), upward (ūrdhva) - ऊर्ध्वप्रसारितपादासन -- Ūrdhvaprasāritapādāsana / UrdhvaprasAritapAdAsana / UrdhvaprasAritapAdAsana -- Sound
Posture (āsana) with legs (pāda) extended (prasārita) upward (ūrdhva)
- ऊर्ध्वमुखपश्चिमोत्तानासन -- Ūrdhvamukhapaścimottānāsana / UrdhvamukhapashcimottAnAsana / UrdhvamukhapazcimottAnAsana -- Sound
Posture (āsana) that stretchs (uttāna) the rear region (of the body) (paścima), upward (ūrdhva-mukha) - ("Paścima" means the entire rear region of the body and not only the back) - ऊर्ध्वमुखश्वानासन -- Ūrdhvamukhaśvānāsana / UrdhvamukhashvAnAsana / UrdhvamukhazvAnAsana -- Sound
Dog (śvāna) posture (āsana) having the face (mukha) upward (ūrdhva)
E
- एकपादप्रसारणसर्वाङ्गतुलासन -- Ekapādaprasāraṇasarvāṅgatulāsana / ekapAdaprasAraNasarvA~NgatulAsana / ekapAdaprasAraNasarvAGgatulAsana -- Sound
Balance (tulā) posture (āsana) for the whole (sarva) body (aṅga), by extending (prasāraṇa) one (eka) leg (pāda) - एकपादराजकपोतासन -- Ekapādarājakapotāsana / ekapAdarAjakapotAsana / ekapAdarAjakapotAsana -- Sound
King-pigeon (rāja-kapota) posture (āsana), (by grabbing) one (eka) foot (pāda) - एकपादशीर्षासन -- Ekapādaśīrṣāsana / ekapAdashIrSAsana / ekapAdazIrSAsana -- Sound
Two possible translations resulting in two different postures:
(Either) "Posture (āsana) (in which) one (eka) foot (pāda) (is placed behind) the head (śīrṣa)"
(or) "Head stand (śīrṣa-āsana), (by only holding) one (eka) foot (pāda) (up)"
- एकपादसर्वाङ्गासन -- Ekapādasarvāṅgāsana / ekapAdasarvA~NgAsana / ekapAdasarvAGgAsana -- Sound
Posture (āsana) for the whole (sarva) body (aṅga), (by only holding) one (eka) foot (pāda) (up)
K
- कपोतासन -- Kapotāsana / kapotAsana / kapotAsana -- Sound
Pigeon (kapota) posture (āsana) - कर्णपीडासन -- Karṇapīḍāsana / karNapIDAsana / karNapIDAsana -- Sound
Ear-pressing (karṇa-pīḍā) posture (āsana)
- कुक्कुटासन -- Kukkuṭāsana / kukkuTAsana / kukkuTAsana -- Sound
Cock (kukkuṭa) posture (āsana) - कूर्मासन -- Kūrmāsana / kUrmAsana / kUrmAsana -- Sound
Tortoise (kūrma) posture (āsana)
- क्रौञ्चासन -- Krauñcāsana / krau~ncAsana / krauJcAsana -- Sound
Curlew/Heron (krauñca) posture (āsana) - (The word "krauñca" may be translated as "curlew" or "heron")
G
- गरुडासन -- Garuḍāsana / garuDAsana / garuDAsana -- Sound
Garuḍa's (garuḍa) posture (āsana) - ("Garuḍa" means "devourer" and it is the name of the celebrated eagle acting as vehicle of Lord Viṣṇu)
- गर्भासन -- Garbhāsana / garbhAsana / garbhAsana -- Sound
Fetus (garbha) posture (āsana) - गोमुखासन -- Gomukhāsana / gomukhAsana / gomukhAsana -- Sound
Cow-faced (go-mukha) posture (āsana)
- गोरक्षासन -- Gorakṣāsana / gorakShAsana / gorakSAsana -- Sound
Gorakṣa's (gorakṣa) posture (āsana) - ("Gorakṣa" means "cowherd" and it is the name of one of the two sages who compiled the Haṭhayoga science during the Middle Ages; Matsyendra is the name of the other sage)
C
- चक्रासन -- Cakrāsana / cakrAsana / cakrAsana -- Sound
Wheel (cakra) posture (āsana)
J
- जठरपरिवर्तनासन -- Jaṭharaparivartanāsana / jaTharaparivartanAsana / jaTharaparivartanAsana -- Sound
Belly-revolving (jaṭhara-parivartana) posture (āsana)
- जानुशीर्षासन -- Jānuśīrṣāsana / jAnushIrSAsana / jAnuzIrSAsana -- Sound
Posture (āsana) (in which) the head (śīrṣa) (is placed over one) knee (jānu)
T
- ताडासन -- Tāḍāsana / tADAsana / tADAsana -- Sound
Mountain (tāḍa) posture (āsana) - (Two variants are shown here)
- तुलासन -- Tulāsana / tulAsana / tulAsana -- Sound
Balance (tulā) posture (āsana)
D
- दण्डासन -- Daṇḍāsana / daNDAsana / daNDAsana -- Sound
Stick (daṇḍa) posture (āsana)
DH
- धनुरासन -- Dhanurāsana / dhanurAsana / dhanurAsana -- Sound
Bow (dhanus) posture (āsana)
N
- नटराजासन -- Nāṭarājāsana / naTarAjAsana / naTarAjAsana -- Sound
Naṭarāja's (naṭarāja) posture (āsana) - ["Naṭarāja" is an epithet of Lord Śiva meaning both "King (rāja) of dancers (naṭa)" and "King (rāja) of actors (naṭa)", because in India an actor is generally also a dancer. Hence that double entendre] - निरालम्बसर्वाङ्गासन -- Nirālambasarvāṅgāsana / nirAlambasarvA~NgAsana / nirAlambasarvAGgAsana -- Sound
Posture (āsana) for the whole (sarva) body (aṅga), "nirālamba" (endowed with no ālamba or support) version (nis-ālamba)
P
- पद्मासन -- Padmāsana / padmAsana / padmAsana -- Sound
Lotus (padma) posture (āsana)
- परिपूर्णनावासन -- Paripūrṇanāvāsana / paripUrNanAvAsana / paripUrNanAvAsana -- Sound
Boat (nau) posture (āsana), full version (paripūrṇa)
- परिपूर्णमत्स्येन्द्रासन -- Paripūrṇamatsyendrāsana / paripUrNamatsyendrAsana / paripUrNamatsyendrAsana -- Sound
Matsyendra's (matsyendra) posture (āsana), full version (paripūrṇa) - ("Matsyendra" means "chief of the fishes" and it is the name of one of the two sages who compiled the Haṭhayoga science during the Middle Ages) - परिवृत्तजानुशीर्षासन -- Parivṛttajānuśīrṣāsana / parivR^ittajAnushIrSAsana / parivRttajAnuzIrSAsana -- Sound
Posture (āsana) (in which one's own) head (śīrṣa) (is placed on) the knee (jānu), "parivṛtta" (turned round or revolved) version (parivṛtta)
- परिवृत्तत्रिकोणासन -- Parivṛttatrikoṇāsana / parivR^ittatrikoNAsana / parivRttatrikoNAsana -- Sound
Triangle (tri-koṇa) posture (āsana), "parivṛtta" (turned round or revolved) version (parivṛtta)
- परिवृत्तपश्चिमोत्तानासन -- Parivṛttapaścimottānāsana / parivR^ittapashcimottAnAsana / parivRttapazcimottAnAsana -- Sound
Posture (āsana) that stretches (uttāna) the rear region (of the body) (paścima), "parivṛtta" (turned round or revolved) version (parivṛtta) - ("Paścima" means the entire rear region of the body and not only the back) - परिवृत्तपार्श्वकोणासन -- Parivṛttapārśvakoṇāsana / parivR^ittapArshvakoNAsana / parivRttapArzvakoNAsana -- Sound
Angle (koṇa) posture (āsana) on one side (pārśva), "parivṛtta" (turned round or revolved) version (parivṛtta)
- पर्यङ्कासन -- Paryaṅkāsana / parya~NkAsana / paryaGkAsana -- Sound
Bed (paryaṅka) posture (āsana) - पर्वतासन -- Parvatāsana / parvatAsana / parvatAsana -- Sound
Mountain (parvata) posture (āsana)
- पश्चिमोत्तानासन -- Paścimottānāsana / pashcimottAnAsana / pazcimottAnAsana -- Sound
Posture (āsana) that stretches (uttāna) the rear region (of the body) (paścima) - ("Paścima" means the entire rear region of the body and not only the back)
- पादहस्तासन -- Pādahastāsana / pAdahastAsana / pAdahastAsana -- Sound
Posture (āsana) (in which one's own) hands (hasta) (grab) the feet (pāda) - पादाङ्गुष्ठधनुरासन -- Pādāṅguṣṭhadhanurāsana / pAdA~NguSThadhanurAsana / pAdAGguSThadhanurAsana -- Sound
Bow (dhanus) posture (āsana) (by grabbing) the big toes (pāda-aṅguṣṭha) - पादाङ्गुष्ठासन -- Pādāṅguṣṭhāsana / pAdA~NguShThAsana / pAdAGguSThAsana -- Sound
Posture (āsana) (in which one grabs his) big toes (pāda-aṅguṣṭha) - पार्श्वधनुरासन -- Pārśvadhanurāsana / pArshvadhanurAsana / pArzvadhanurAsana -- Sound
Bow (dhanus) posture (āsana), on one side (pārśva) - पार्श्वशीर्षासन -- Pārśvaśīrṣāsana / pArshvashIrSAsana / pArzvazIrSAsana -- Sound
Head stand (śīrṣa-āsana), on one side (pārśva)
- पार्श्वहलासन -- Pārśvahalāsana / pArshvahalAsana / pArzvahalAsana -- Sound
Plow (hala) posture (āsana), on one side (pārśva) - पार्श्वोत्तानासन -- Pārśvottānāsana / pArshvottAnAsana / pArzvottAnAsana -- Sound
Stretching (uttāna) posture (āsana), on one side (pārśva)
- पूर्वोत्तानासन -- Pūrvottānāsana / pUrvottAnAsana / pUrvottAnAsana -- Sound
Posture (āsana) that stretches (pūrva) the frontal region (of the body) (uttāna) - ("Pūrva" means the entire front region of the body and not only the chest) - प्रसारितपादोत्तानासन -- Prasāritapādottānāsana / prasAritapAdottAnAsana / prasAritapAdottAnAsana -- Sound
Stretching (uttāna) posture (āsana) with outstretched (prasārita) legs (pāda)
B
- बकासन -- Bakāsana / bakAsana / bakAsana -- Sound
Crane (baka) posture (āsana)
- बद्धकोणासन -- Baddhakoṇāsana / baddhakoNAsana / baddhakoNAsana -- Sound
Angle (koṇa) posture (āsana), "baddha" (tied) version (baddha)
- बद्धपद्मासन -- Baddhapadmāsana / baddhapadmAsana / baddhapadmAsana -- Sound
Lotus (padma) posture (āsana), "baddha" (tied) version (baddha) - बद्धहस्तशीर्षासन -- Baddhahastaśīrṣāsana / baddhahastashIrSAsana / baddhahastazIrSAsana -- Sound
Cross-armed (baddha-hasta) head stand (śīrṣa-āsana)
BH
- भरद्वाजासन -- Bharadvājāsana / bharadvAjAsana / bharadvAjAsana -- Sound
Bharadvāja's (bharadvāja) posture (āsana) - (Bharadvāja is considered to be one of the seven vedic Ṛṣi-s or Seers)
- भुजङ्गासन -- Bhujaṅgāsana / bhuja~NgAsana / bhujaGgAsana -- Sound
Snake (bhujaṅga) posture (āsana)
- भुजपीडासन -- Bhujapīḍāsana / bhujapIDAsana / bhujapIDAsana -- Sound
Arm-pressing (bhuja-pīḍā) posture (āsana) - (Another possible translation is "posture that causes pain or suffering to the arms", as "pīḍā" also means "pain, suffering, etc." apart from "pressure")
- भेकासन -- Bhekāsana / bhekAsana / bhekAsana -- Sound
Frog (bheka) posture (āsana)
M
- मकरासन -- Makarāsana / makarAsana / makarAsana -- Sound
Makara (makara) posture (āsana) - (Makara is a kind of mythical sea-monster) - मण्डलासन -- Maṇḍalāsana / maNDalAsana / maNDalAsana -- Sound
Circle (maṇḍala) posture (āsana) - मत्स्यासन -- Matsyāsana / matsyAsana / matsyAsana -- Sound
Fish (matsya) posture (āsana) - मयूरासन -- Mayūrāsana / mayUrAsana / mayUrAsana -- Sound
Peacock (mayūra) posture (āsana) - मरीच्यासन -- Marīcyāsana / marIcyAsana / marIcyAsana -- Sound
Marīci's (marīci) posture (āsana) - (Marīci is considered to be both a Prajāpati or Lord of created beings and one of the seven vedic Ṛṣi-s or Seers)
- महामुद्रा -- Mahāmudrā / mahAmudrA / mahAmudrA -- Sound
Great (mahā) seal (mudrā) - मुक्तहस्तशीर्षासन -- Muktahastaśīrṣāsana / muktahastashIrSAsana / muktahastashIrSAsana -- Sound
Head stand (śīrṣa-āsana), "mukta-hasta" (loose-handed) version (mukta-hasta)
Y
- योगमुद्रा -- Yogamudrā / yogamudrA / yogamudrA -- Sound
Yoga (or Yogic) (yoga) seal (mudrā)
R
- राजकपोतासन -- Rājakapotāsana / rAjakapotAsana / rAjakapotAsana -- Sound
Royal (rāja) pigeon (kapota) posture (āsana) - ("Rāja-kapota" means "royal pigeon" and not "king of pigeons", which is written "kapotarāja")
L
- लोलासन -- Lolāsana / lolAsana / lolAsana -- Sound
Unsteady (or restless) (lola) posture (āsana)
V
- वसिष्ठासन -- Vasiṣṭhāsana / vasiSThAsana / vasiSThAsana -- Sound
Vasiṣṭha's (vasiṣṭha) posture (āsana) - ("Vasiṣṭha" is the name of the sage who was guru or spiritual preceptor of Lord Rāmacandra)
- वातायनासन -- Vātāyanāsana / vAtAyanAsana / vAtAyanAsana -- Sound
Horse (vātāyana) posture (āsana) - वीरभद्रासन -- Vīrabhadrāsana / vIrabhadrAsana / vIrbhadrAsana -- Sound
Posture (āsana) of the distinguished (bhadra) hero (vīra)
- वीरासन -- Vīrāsana / vIrAsana / vIrAsana -- Sound
Hero (vīra) posture (āsana)
- वृक्षासन -- Vṛkṣāsana / vR^ikSAsana / vRkSAsana -- Sound
Tree (vṛkṣa) posture (āsana)
- वृश्चिकासन -- Vṛścikāsana / vR^ishcikAsana / vRzcikAsana -- Sound
Scorpion (vṛścika) posture (āsana)
Ś
- शलभासन -- Śalabhāsana / shalabhAsana / zalabhAsana -- Sound
Grass-hopper (śalabha) posture (āsana)
- शवासन -- Śavāsana / shavAsana / zavAsana -- Sound
Corpse (śava) posture (āsana)
S
- समकोणासन -- Samakoṇāsana / samakoNAsana / samakoNAsana -- Sound
Straight (sama) angle (koṇa) posture (āsana) - सालम्बसर्वाङ्गासन -- Sālambasarvāṅgāsana / sAlambasarvA~NgAsana / sAlambasarvAGgAsana -- Sound
Posture (āsana) for the whole (sarva) body (aṅga), "sālamba" (endowed with ālamba or support) version (sa-ālamba)
- सालम्बशीर्षासन -- Sālambaśīrṣāsana / sAlambashIrSAsana / sAlambazIrSAsana -- Sound
Head stand (śīrṣa-āsana), "sālamba" (endowed with ālamba or support) version (sa-ālamba)
- सिंहासन -- Siṁhāsana / siMhAsana / siMhAsana -- Sound
Lion (siṁha) posture (āsana) - सिद्धासन -- Siddhāsana / siddhAsana / siddhAsana -- Sound
Perfect (siddha) posture (āsana) - (Other possible translations: "Posture of the perfected one" or "Posture of the perfected ones") - सुप्तकोणासन -- Suptakoṇāsana / suptakoNAsana / suptakoNAsana -- Sound
Angle (koṇa) posture (āsana), "supta" (lain down or reclined) version (supta)
- सुप्तत्रिविक्रमासन -- Suptatrivikramāsana / suptatrivikramAsana / suptatrivikramAsana -- Sound
Trivikrama's (trivikrama) posture (āsana), "supta" (lain down or reclined) version (supta) - ("Trivikrama" is an epithet of Lord Viṣṇu meaning "One who strides over the three worlds -heaven, earth and hell- in three steps") - सुप्तपादाङ्गुष्ठासन -- Suptapādāṅguṣṭhāsana / suptapAdA~NguSThAsana / suptapAdAGguSThAsana -- Sound
Posture (āsana) (in which one grabs his) big toes (pāda-aṅguṣṭha), "supta" (lain down or reclined) version (supta)
- सुप्तवज्रासन -- Suptavajrāsana / suptavajrAsana / suptavajrAsana -- Sound
Thunderbolt (vajra) posture (āsana), "supta" (lain down or reclined) version (supta) - (As "vajra" means "diamond" too, the translation "Diamond posture" is also accepted) - सुप्तवीरासन -- Suptavīrāsana / suptavIrAsana / suptavIrAsana -- Sound
Hero (vīra) posture (āsana), "supta" (lain down or reclined) version (supta)
- सेतुबन्धसर्वाङ्गासन -- Setubandhasarvāṅgāsana / setubandhasarvA~NgAsana / setubandhasarvAGgAsana -- Sound
Posture (āsana) for the whole (sarva) body (aṅga) forming (bandha) a bridge (setu)
- सेतुबन्धासन -- Setubandhāsana / setubandhAsana / setubandhAsana -- Sound
Posture (āsana) forming (bandha) a bridge (setu)
H
- हनुमदासन -- Hanumadāsana / hanumadAsana / hanumadAsana -- Sound
Hanumān's (hanumat) posture (āsana) - (Hanumān is sometimes considered to be the most fervent Lord Rāmacandra's devotee) - हलासन -- Halāsana / halAsana / halAsana -- Sound
Plow (hala) posture (āsana)
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